The Improv Teachers

Katy Schutte is one of the UK's original long-form improvisers. She performs and teaches all over the world, is head-teach for Hoopla and Co-Artistic Director for The Maydays in the UK. Katy has been one of The Maydays since 2004, she is half of legendary sci-fi improv duo Project2 and author of The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, which is published by Nick Hern Books. A Fun

Chris is a UK-based performer and theatre-maker who teaches and coaches improvisation in London. He has studied theatre at Royal Holloway College and improvisation at iO and The Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. He is the co-artistic director of The Nursery Theatre, a space in London dedicated to improv as a theatrical art form and a member of the internationally-renowned ensemble The

It's episode 11 and today I discuss expanding your community, growing your leadership team, and finding your management style. You can learn more at www.adlibcomedy.com and www.laurenhasthree.com

It's Tuesday and ... Andy began teaching as a graduate student while pursuing his MFA in acting at Purdue. While there, he designed and taught a semester long foundational improv course. Since then, he has moved back to Kansas City, Missouri where he teaches acting and improvisation for multiple theatre companies including the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the Kansas City

It's Tuesday and... Lauren Esposito is our guest! Lauren Esposito is a teacher and performer with the Syracuse Improv Collective in Syracuse, NY. She performs regularly with resident teams Susan Be Anything and Heavy Metal Heat Wave. Lauren has been improvising since 2009 and started teaching improv in 2012. Her training as an improv teacher first began at the Alan Alda Center for

It's Tuesday and ... Megan Gray is this month's guest! Megan is the former Artistic Director of the Magnet Theater, a writer, performer, and native New Yorker. She has performed with Second City aboard the NCL Gem and was a member of Magnet's longest-running resident team "Junior Varsity." She can be seen in such notable shows as "The Armando Diaz Experience" and "The Cast." Megan

Quick Take 16 in podcast form! This week it's about encouraging your students to see shows. Watching improv is an important element of the learning process. To learn more visit www.laurenhasthree.com

Quick Take 15 has arrived! Today we explore how to build trust in the classroom. Without trust, students cannot grow or explore new territory. It is up to us, the teacher, to provide a place where trust is fostered, created, and nurtured. To learn more visit www.laurenhasthree.com

Quick Take #14 is all about giving notes! How many notes should be given after a scene, set, or exercise? It's a balancing act and important for the improv classroom experience. To learn more visit www.laurenhasthree.com

Welcome to Quick Takes! Let's explore improv teaching tools that help you in the classroom. This week it's about differentiation of your notes. No one student is the same and our notes should reflect this. From a beginner to an advanced student, our approach has to be tailored for the student's needs. By differentiating our notes you can increase student engagement, increase self-a