Best muprovmusings Podcasts (2024)

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SuperScene 02 - Directing - Muprov Musings 049 1:07:38

4h ago1:07:38

1:07:38

Directing is one of the most important improv skills because if you learn how to be a good director, you will also learn how to be a good Side-coach and Artistic Director! If you want to develop your own signature style and innovate in the world of improv, directing a SuperScene is a great place to start!…

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Dogpoodle Defense! 4:48

4d ago4:48

4:48

Watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciEg0W3PP7Y&t=114sBy muprovmusings

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SuperScene 01 - Ahmad - Overview - Muprov Musings 048 1:06:16

9d ago1:06:16

1:06:16

It wouldn't be Superscene without Terry Davis... Ahmad Koya, waterbender, world saver, wave maker, comes on the podcast to talk SUPERSCENE— the most fun format of all time. 25/30 Meet Ahmad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM19JJ1Ofuo Terry Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcFrsz2L5zQBy muprovmusings

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Hal's Adventures 02 - Cleo DeOrio - Momentum and Muscling - Muprov Musings 047 40:24

22d ago40:24

40:24

The amazing Cleo DeOrio joins the podcast LIVE for the next stop of the adventure-–Dell'Arte International! In just two weeks studying here, Clio and the other instructors have taught me a whole new framework for understanding improvisation through the practice and metaphor of physical movement and momentum. Now you can get the concepts straight fr…

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Hal's Adventures 01 - Charlotte Gittins - Not Alone - Muprov Musings 046 39:03

1M ago39:03

39:03

Hal is flying solo as the host in this one, but with an amazing international guest, Charlotte Gittens! A live, late-night, interview after an incredible show! Dogpoodle Time Travel event 8/10: https://fb.me/1OZjLNNOaw7YbnABy muprovmusings

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Educators 03 - Henry Kandel - The Origin of Species - Muprov Musings 045 1:06:16

2M ago1:06:16

1:06:16

This is a really special episode because Henry Kandel was the first person to teach Hal improv! Kandel was improvising in Chicago in the 90s and is an artist with and unique perspective on improv that has shaped a lot of the perspectives of your hosts! We are so happy to have them on the show, and I (Hal) am eternally grateful for the four years of…

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Educators 02 - Cindy Ong - Just Keep Sailing - Muprov Musings 044 1:10:02

2M ago1:10:02

1:10:02

Cindy Ong, architect and founder of RTW kids joins the program to talk about the impact that improv can have on young people! She has grown an large independent improv school that students stay enrolled in for over a decade! There is really nothing like it right now in the world of narrative improv! So cool!!! RTW Kids: https://rtwkids.org/mission/…

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Educators 01 - Robert Greene - Make The Right Play - Muprov Musings 043 1:11:02

3M ago1:11:02

1:11:02

Robert Greene joins the podcast to kick off our educators series! For any parents out there with young children, we hope this episode will open you up to the power of play in raising kids! Robert is a multi-hyphenate artist so the conversation touches everything under the sun and synthesizes it all together into some beautiful wise words!…

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LIVE from the UnScripted Shakespeare Festival - Muprov Musings 042 55:06

3M ago55:06

55:06

Our first live show!!! Full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lec-vqzpKNo Tune in to see Hal and Julian at their peak fun, joyously playing all the characters in an unscripted Shakespeare play!!! Check out those crazy costumes! Such a great show!!! The Midnight Dance will whisk you away on a whirlwind ride and show you the power of a pickled…

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Improv Admin - Muprov Musings 041 53:51

3M ago53:51

53:51

We forgot to post last week, but boy do we have a good reason!!! We just finished organizing the Unscripted Shakespeare Festival! My lord it was so much fun. Sadly, the event that you are about to here about has already concluded, but the good news is that it was amazing and will hopefully happen again next year! Get ready next week to hear the fir…

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Fundamentals 10 - Show - Muprov Musings 040 1:08:56

3M ago1:08:56

1:08:56

Happy MUthers Day! One of my all-time favorite episodes for sure! Tune in to hear a full length improv show demonstration! If anyone listening has an in with Coca-Cola or the Mormon Church, we are trying to get sponsored for this one :)By muprovmusings

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Fundamentals 09 - The Surgical Run - Muprov Musings 039 1:11:06

4M ago1:11:06

1:11:06

Calm vibes only on this episode as we chill our way through an invaluable improv tool. If you have never enjoyed a surgical run before, get ready for one of the best ways to get an inside scoop into our minds. It is half way between a practice run and a GIGASPINE and makes for great listening!By muprovmusings

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Fundamentals 08 - Storyspine and Platform - Muprov Musings 038 1:05:21

4M ago1:05:21

1:05:21

We are going back to the basics! Shout out to Ken Adams and the storyspine. Lets platform some scenes!By muprovmusings

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Fundamentals 07 - End it Find it Start it - Muprov Musings 037 1:05:17

4M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

Most failed scenes are one side-coach away from being great. On this episode we talk through three simple coach lines that can save the day. If you practice it enough with a coach, the voice in your head will begin to remind you all by yourself!By muprovmusings

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Fundamentals 06 - Passing the Torch - Ness - Muprov Musings 036 1:00:48

4M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Improv is all about flexibility and change, so how does the way we teach it change over time as each generation gets to improve on the past? Enter Ness Arikan— who learned improv in this fundamentals curriculum, and now is the current instructor to this same workshop. She has reworked the whole curriculum and can give a rare inside look at the cutt…

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Fundamentals 05 - Assemble Your CREW - CREWprov Cruisings 035 1:07:42

5M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

Gosh this is like five episodes packed into one... Back in the day we taught a whole second version of this class where we deep dived each of them, but lets start with a fundamental understanding.... If you have strong opinions about acronyms then then you will love this episode. Let us know what team you are on in the comment ;) #TeamCROW #TeameCR…

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Fundamentals 04 - Support - Muprov Musings 034 59:55

5M ago59:55

59:55

People talk a lot about supporting your partner in improv, but how do you actually make that happen? Well, everyone is different so it really depends on who your partner is! Here are some ways that we practice the meta-stuff and learn to tailor our support to the people that we play with! Folk singer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDrKeGqV6qY Tim…

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Fundamentals 03 - Expert Obvious - Muprov Musings 033 1:07:44

5M ago1:07:44

1:07:44

Sometimes the best thing to do is be obvious. Why not take the path of least resistance? It can be hard to feel confident enough to do things the easy way but at the end of the day that is what fundamentals is all about! Improv Wisdom, By Patricia Ryan Madson: https://www.amazon.com/Improv-Wisdom-Dont-Prepare-Just/dp/1400081882 A New Play: https://…

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Fundamentals 02 - Mirrors and Memories - Muprov Musings 032 1:16:37

5M ago1:16:37

1:16:37

Fundamentals go deep! This episode goes from 0 to 100 starting out with the familiar mirror exercises building from Blocking to Yes And, but then taking it two steps beyond the idea of "Yes, and." Experienced improvisers can skip over some of the initial steps but hopefully it is fun to see the whole trajectory laid out! Mirror Study: https://www.p…

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Fundamentals 01 - Make Mistakes, Please - Trey - Muprov Musings 031 1:13:34

6M ago1:13:34

1:13:34

Whether you are a total beginner or a veteran, if you want to reach the next level of improvisation the best way to do it is to go back to the fundamentals! Rather than going for a traditional intro series, we will pull back the curtain and talk about teaching muprov and how to design a course to teach these fundamentals. You may know some of the e…

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Signoffpalooza - Muprov Musings 030 52:48

6M ago52:48

52:48

This episode is a short one ;). Hear our takes on Impro Amsterdam, Birthdays, running, and Tob/Bottom. Stick around to the end of the episode and you might win a prize! We have a lot of fun! Join us next week for the first episode of our Muprov Fundamentals Series!By muprovmusings

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The Improvisor State - Muprov Musings 029 47:09

6M ago47:09

47:09

Fire, Earth, Water, Air. After 100 years it is finally time to put your fists together and let those eyes glow. Thats right, magic is real and you can become the improv Avatar. Similar to our episode on The Ordeal, this one explores a forbidden technique on the the frontier of what is possible. This episode is shorter than normal because we are sav…

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Status - Muprov Musings 028 1:12:18

6M ago1:12:18

1:12:18

We break down our own way to understand status and do some status duels! If you have never heard of status, learn it, if you have heard of it, learn our way and find yourself a powerful opponent! Hal had fun dueling for the real life status in this episode as well :).By muprovmusings

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Shakespeare 10 - Debrief in the Snowbank - Muprov Musings 027 1:03:16

6M ago1:03:16

1:03:16

Miranda stays on the podcast to debrief the Tailor of Malta. (So listen to episode 09 if you haven't). Seeing how improvisors analyze their own shows is a great way to apply that learning to your own improv! Stick around for the sign off to get the low down on Swedish dish-clothes, Homebrew Syrups, and drinking Sap.…

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Shakespeare 09 - The Tailor of Malta - Muprov Musings 026 1:11:38

7M ago1:11:38

1:11:38

John Mistele, Miranda Johnson, and Will Gutzman join the podcast to put on a special Shakespeare show full of hats, shipwrecks, and gnomes! I won't spoiler the ending but boy are there surprises in store....By muprovmusings

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Shakespeare 08 - Practice Run - Muprov Musings 025 1:29:31

7M ago1:29:31

1:29:31

You know the drill if you have been here for the Hero's Journey, but before we can do our epic show for you, there has to be an even-more-epic practice run! In these practice run Hal and Julian play all the characters and in keeping with our tradition, accidentally ran a little over time... it is okay though because every minute is GREAT!…

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Shakespeare 07 - GIGASPINE - John - Muprov Musings 024 1:17:10

7M ago1:17:10

1:17:10

The GIGASPINE is back with JOHN MISTELE! These Gigaspine episodes in which we talk through how to build a whole show are my favorite thing that we do on the podcast and this one lives up to the high standards set by the Anna Wang in Hero's Journey 07! If you want to get a better narrative intuition, there is really no better way than hearing first …

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Shakespeare 06 - Reverse Engineering - Hal - Muprov Musings 023 1:04:34

7M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Hal is the “guest” this week to explain how they created their patented Shakespearean Narrative Flowchart™. We kind of get into the weeds on this one and pull back the directorial curtain on how you can boil down existing scripts into improvisable narrative structures. Once the sausage is made you get this simple flowchart: https://docs.google.com/…

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Shakespeare 05 - Platform - Muprov Musings 022 1:06:54

8M ago1:06:54

1:06:54

Every show has to start somewhere, but on this episode Julian and Hal break down how some real Shakespearian Comedies begin and how that unsettles some of the usual heuristics for evaluating the openings of narrative improv shows! The Statistical side of Mu gets some love in this one :). I am going to leave off the flow chart till the next episode!…

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Shakespeare 04 - The Fun Zone - Jayda - Muprov Musings 021 1:07:25

8M ago1:07:25

1:07:25

Jayda Alvarez joins the pod to talk about dramatic irony! Put the comedy in your comedies by turning out to the audience and saying your inner thoughts!By muprovmusings

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Shakespeare 03 - Em-O-tions and MUnologues - Muprov Musings 020 56:03

8M ago56:03

56:03

Happy Holidays! The Shakespeare train keeps on chugging, so turn out to the audience and let out a guttural cry and a stream of inner thoughts!By muprovmusings

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Shakespeare 02 - Language - Muprov Musings 019 58:27

8M ago58:27

58:27

We dive into the Elizabethan language and grammar! For the grammar rules you can follow along with this page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1teSwA7-5kqL7FJa6J-FU9DyITS1Y19zDumy75gRgufg/editBy muprovmusings

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Shakespeare 01 - Lisa Rowland - Overview - Muprov Musings 018 1:03:51

9M ago1:03:51

1:03:51

What a treat to have THE Lisa Rowland on to kick off our Shakespeare series! She is truly the Shakespeare GOAT and no one would be better to give the overview of what this format will be like! Stay tuned! Over the next nine episodes we will be teaching you everything you need to know to put on your very own totally-improvised, Shakespeare Play! I h…

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Intimacy - Anna M - Muprov Musings 017 1:16:44

9M ago1:16:44

1:16:44

Anna Mistele joins the podcast to talk about stage intimacy and how to safely practice intimacy and touch in an improvised setting! Adding intimacy to your practice plan can really help people feel secure and confident with finding their own boundaries and learning each others! To see this work in action check out: Example one: Skip to 20:03 if you…

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Commedia - Matt Chapman - Muprov Musings 016 1:18:03

9M ago1:18:03

1:18:03

Matt Chapman, clown extraordinaire, movement magician, and champion of introducing himself joins the Podast to give many words of wisdom on commedia, clown, game, movement, and teaching! This one was a really fun conversation for us and I hope you have fun listening!By muprovmusings

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Stage Combat - Muprov Musings 015 1:09:06

9M ago1:09:06

1:09:06

Bye Bye Hero's journey... HELLO COMBAT!!! We got a little carried away with the technical stuff in this episode. Rather than a conversation about stage combat, it is more of a detailed list of how to do space object (mime + sounds) combat with various weapons and superpowers! I am going to try to upload the the video of this one on youtube in the c…

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Hero’s Journey 10 - Debrief - Will - Muprov Musings 014 1:14:35

9M ago1:14:35

1:14:35

Will Gutzman, Pro Improvisor, joins the pod fresh from his koi pond to debrief our recent show! We get in some meta stuff about how to debrief and give feedback in general, and also show you how we analyze a show after the fact! This is also the Sunset Show for hero's journey so we say goodbye to the format and hit the key takeaways! Its the last t…

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Hero’s Journey 09 - The Show - Muprov Musings 013 1:17:42

10M ago1:17:42

1:17:42

All the guests you met along the way come back on the podcast to put on an audio-only Hero's Journey show! A great demonstration of the skills that we have been talking about! We will follow it up with a debrief in the next episode!By muprovmusings

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Hero’s Journey 08 - Practice Run - Muprov Musings 012 1:29:12

10M ago1:29:12

1:29:12

Hal and Julian do a practice run before the show playing all of the characters! Listen to a wild tale of magic rubies, talking badgers, the U.S. military, and opera zombies :)By muprovmusings

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Not Muprov Musings 9:34

10M ago9:34

9:34

We don't have a full episode this week :(. But... We do have exciting news coming. The reason this episode is delayed is that we are trying to get some people together to demonstrate a full run of a show!By muprovmusings

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Hero’s Journey 07 pt.2 - Tesuji - Anna W - Muprov Musings 011 1:08:40

10M ago1:08:40

1:08:40

We finished the story spine that we started in part one! It is absolutely epic so tune in to the first one to catch up if you missed it and then follow along! We have a little time at the end so strap in for Sign-off-palooza with late-night Hal and Julian!By muprovmusings

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Hero’s Journey 07 pt.1 - Narrative - Anna W - Muprov Musings 010 1:11:23

11M ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Hero's Journey 07 might be our best episode yet! Anna Wang joins the podcasts to talk about how to understand narrative and make narrative choices. We start to make our way through a Giga-story spine in this episode... to find out what happens next tune in again next Monday! Apologies for the audio quality! We have a campus mic now so future guests…

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Hero’s Journey 06 - Enemies and the Ordeal - Muprov Musings 009 1:13:35

11M ago1:13:35

1:13:35

Hal and Julian talk about villains, when to bring them into the narrative and how to play them! They also explain the ideas of the Hero's ordeal and the Improvisor's ordeal and how you can combine them! Into and Outro music by Sebastian Hochman: https://open.spotify.com/track/1iktOn8ElJkhGSRXI7Afy7?si=b45514d69dc146e9…

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Hero’s Journey 05 - Tests, Allies, and Betty - Daania - Muprov Musings 008 1:12:19

11M ago1:12:19

1:12:19

Daania Tahir joins the podcast to talk about Tests and Allies, otherwise known as the fun zone! This is the most short-formy part of your hero's journey so expect lots of fun! Julian's mic broke right before this episode so his audio is a little off but it will be back up and running by the next episode!…

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Hero’s Journey 04 - Thresholds and Texture - Kaelyn - Muprov Musings 007 1:12:33

11M ago1:12:33

1:12:33

Kaelyn Ong joins the pod for the fourth episode of our hero's journey series to talk physical improv, show texture, and threshold crossing. We throw in a little call to adventure too!By muprovmusings

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Hero’s Journey 03 - Worlds and Worldviews - Muprov Musings 006 1:12:28

12M ago1:12:28

1:12:28

Hal and Julian talk about setting up your protagonist's worldview in their ordinary world!By muprovmusings

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Hero’s Journey 02 - Music and Genre - Sebastian - Muprov Musings 005 1:18:32

12M ago1:18:32

1:18:32

For Episode 5 we are joined by talented Musical Improvisor Sebastian Blue to talk underscoring and genre. Get the information you need to add a musical improviser to your group and prepare them for the Hero's Journey, as well as the basics of how we approach genre! See Me Now: https://open.spotify.com/track/1iktOn8ElJkhGSRXI7Afy7?si=f89cc2703cc94e8…

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Hero’s Journey 01 - Overview - Muprov Musings 004 1:06:22

12M ago1:06:22

1:06:22

This is our first format episode for The Hero's Journey improv format. This overview episode will explain the basics of the format and give you a general idea of what your Heros' Journey show might look like! Show Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlGln8Yit-4By muprovmusings

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Be Average - PRM - Muprov Musings 003 1:02:58

1y ago1:02:58

1:02:58

Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom and founder of the Stanford Improvisers is interviewed about her 5th Maxim: Be Average. What a treat! Improv Wisdom: https://www.improvwisdom.com/index.html Music: https://open.spotify.com/album/0r4m4JQTjnnDfxSYllht9W?si=ZYxb5qprS9icazolVZke7g A New Play Night 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2qDjmWa…

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Yes and No - Simran - Muprov Musings 002 1:11:10

1y ago1:11:10

1:11:10

Cohosts Hal and Julian welcome guest Simran Tandon for a debate about Yes vs No in improv. Tune in to hear their thoughts and pick which side you fall on! Links: The making of A New Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=861yDZ1jwwk Simps333: https://www.youtube.com/@SImps333 Intro music: https://open.spotify.com/album/0r4m4JQTjnnDfxSYllht9W?si=SdYY…

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