For those of you who are wondering what improv classes are like, I decided to post some videos of my first performance in front of a live audience. Nerve wracking? Nah, the problem among budding improvisers is performance anxiety and getting out our heads to get to the point where we’re just “being” and feeling the “is-ness” of a scene. While it sounds a bit esoteric, as a beginner improviser each of our sketches abide by these three pillars of improv in order to drive a scene forward: (more…)