#improvisers

[stickmenlover]

I guess I had to post this eventually

[driftglazz]

1. Ornette Coleman and Anthony Braxton playing pool (at Coleman’s loft, Artist’s House)

2. Ed Blackwell, Dewey Redman, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Haden rehearsal at Artist’s House

3. Ed Blackwell and Ornette Coleman at Artist’s House

(all photographs from originally from the book Ornette Coleman: His Life And Music by Peter Niklas Wilson)

[erisis]

Just before I got sick, I was lucky enough to have a nice home cooked dinner with my old friend Malani and her fiancé at their Nashville home! Malani and I did longform improv together as part of the group, “ForPlay” (Get it? Huh?? Get IT?!!???) at Second City L.A.! It was so lovely to see her and catch-up!!! Also, these photos, taken in quick succession, are a perfect example of the fact that I’m an absolute ball of energy (when I’m healthy at least) and I never quite stop moving!!! #nashville #improvisers #oldfriends #homecookingontheroad #transwoman (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3NZ8Kps6R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[heathervstheworld]

Do your own thing. That's what I would recommend to anybody who wants to do anything, not just write for The Onion. Do it for free and have fun. Whether it's writing comedy or making music or painting or performing interpretive dance. If you want to do something creative, you should have a better reason for wanting to do it than to make money. If you want to make money, my advice is to sell shoes or go into banking.

Todd Hanson, EIC of The Onion from And Here's the Kicker by Mike Sacks

[speechlesssf-blog]

Beware the slides of March! #March is going to be huuuggeee! In #SF? Join us at @PublicWorksSF on Thursday March 16 for our big 4th anniversary #celebration and #Madness #show with the most winningest, #funny #improvisational #speech giving, Power Glove winning #presenters in our 4-year history! This show is not to be missed! Catch the #Facebook #Livestream if you can't make it in person 👩‍💻 We're SpeechlessSF on FB. We're celebrating in SF on 3/16 - tickets and details: www.speechlesslive.com #improv #comedy #improvcomedy #storytelling #tech #satire #siliconvalley #sanfrancisco #sfbayarea #bayarea #sfnights #sflife #theatrelife #improvisers #Comedians #livecomedy #comedylife

[erisis]

One of the most wonderful things about my life is that my adventures let me meet all sorts of incredible humans!! And make any number of unexpected connections! Here’s a really just joyous shot from the Creating Change conference last year in Dallas. I was there to represent the Smith College School for Social Work as an Assistant Director of Admissions there. And as luck would have it I got to meet in person another trans improviser named Rocky Lane! I had previously been introduced to Rocky online through a former teacher (and long time friend of mine from Second City, the fantabulous Tom Booker! Rocky does incredible work himself, working for the trans community. And I very much hope that one day we will have the chance to work and improvise together for a little longer than it took to excitedly collide for this photo!! Happy Trans Day of Visibility!!! #tdov #transimprovisers #transisbeautiful #visibility #transdayofvisibility #transwoman #transman #creatingchange #smithcollegeschoolforsocialwork #smithssw #improv #transgender #docmartenstyle #lillypulitzer #texas #activists #improvisers https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFVFVvnLFZ/?igshid=1pc3h43oa23d

[erisis]

My longform improv group Zodiac Round Table made our debut last night at Happier Valley Comedy and it was fantastic and super fun!!!! I so enjoy playing with these smart and funny humans!!! And it was an incredible show!! We’ll be performing every month at Happier Valley as the new house longform team! Come on out and see us sometime!!!! #improv #improvisers #comedy #acting #westernmass #improvisation #ensemble #transwoman #awesomehumans #funnypeople #funnyhumans #tallgirl (at Happier Valley Comedy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CluYq-wPkMd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=