Michelle Gilliam
Kathy Klotz-Guest MA MBA
Check out her book “Stop Boring Me!” How to Create Kick-Ass Marketing Content, Products and Ideas Through the Power of Improv.”
https://www.keepingithuman.com/books-from-kathy-klotz-guest/ You can connect with Kathy through the links below: Contact Info- linkedin.com/in/kathyklotzguest Websites
- com/(Humor in business speaker)
- com/blog-kathy-klotz-guest/(Kathy Klotz-Guest blog)
- com/kathy-klotz-guest-keynote-speaker/(Inspiration / Transformation)
Phone
- 578.8040(Work) Email
- kathy@keepingithuman.com
Jill Eickmann on Improv
She has produced events and held board positions for The San Francisco Improv Festival, and is the Executive Producer for Femprovisor Fest, SF’s Feminist Improv Festival. Jill received her BFA in Theatre/ Acting from the University of Florida and MA in Counseling Psychology, and Drama Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. She studied in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco with some of the best from Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB), The Second City, iO Chicago (Formerly Improv Olympic), Annoyance Productions, SF Clown School, and Magnet Theater. In addition to performing in duos and small ensemble projects with Leela’s past and present faculty members, she has performed across the country with notable improvisers including Chad Damiani, Dan Fogler, Law Tarello, Jay Sukow, Tracy Burns, Brian James O’Connell, and Sunita Deshpande. (among others.) As a therapeutic performance artist, she regularly performs with playback theatre actor/director, Roni Alperin in their playback theatre duo, and in an improvised therapy format, “In Session” for the treatment of your favorite fictional character. In their duo, “Intimacy,” Jill collaborates with somatic practitioner, Chelsea McAlexander exploring the intersection between improv and consent. “The Friendship Show” a solo self-revelatory theatre performance, is Jill’s mission to heal adult loneliness through theatrical improvisation. Always looking to push the boundaries of the art of improvisation, Jill has conceived and directed original formats and theories in a long-form improv performance, from a darkly psychological “Improvised Black Mirror” format to incorporating contact improv and improvised dance in “Story Dance”, as well as online formats like, “The Before Times” which was performed at Seattle’s (On-line) Festival of Improvised Theatre with inner monologist, Joe Bill. Most notably, Jill customized a private improv class for cast members of The Lion King – Broadway Tour. Her artistic mission is to inspire people from all walks of life to invest in an improv practice that is connected, mindful, joyful, transformative, and courageously surrenders to TRUTH. To learn more about Jill, check out these links. Websites:
Visit my website where I speak to today’s leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists worldwide who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. You may enjoy hearing from improv teachers and innovators including Colin Mochrie and David Pasquesi *Improv Interviews podcast‘ is introduced by Susan L. Parker of yourinternationalvoice.com
Marc Warzecha – Sketch Master
With two decades at The Second City Chicago Comedy Theatre, Marc Warzecha is an award-winning headwriter and artistic director, overseeing dozens of original sketch comedy revues across North America including multiple productions at The Kennedy Center (Washington DC), The Second City – Mainstage and ETC (Chicago), and The Kirk Douglas Theatre (Los Angeles) featuring sketch stars like Keegan-Michael Key (Comedy Central’s Key & Peele), Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso), Tim Robinson (Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave), Kay Cannon (writer, Pitch Perfect) and writer/performers currently featured on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, NBC’s SNL, FOX’s The Simpsons, and more.
Marc started his improv journey at Second City Detroit with other megastars like Jamie Moyer and Michal Keegan He has also been a guest on CNN’s “Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Currently living in Los Angeles, he is a proud native Detroiter and Armenian. You can reach Marc at his website thesketchschool.com or @thesketchschool on Instagram. Visit my website where I speak to today’s leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists worldwide who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. You may enjoy hearing from improv teachers and innovators including Colin Mochrie and David Pasquesi *Improv Interviews podcast‘ is introduced by Susan L. Parker of yourinternationalvoice.com
Monika Ozdarska – Improv for Theatre, Business & Life
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You can learn more and connect with Monika through the links below: Website: Ozdarska.com
WePolak Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WePolakImpro
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtOfYes
Social Media: https://linktr.ee/monikaozdarskaimpro
Check out her interviews with improvisers: https://www.youtube.com/@theartofyes
Visit my website where I speak to today’s leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. You may enjoy hearing from improv teachers and innovators including Colin Mochrie and David Pasquesi *Improv Interviews podcast‘ is introduced by Susan L. Parker of yourinternationalvoice.com
Bill Chott writer, improviser and actor
EPISODE 147 & 148 Bill Chott is a fabulous human being who is a writer, improviser and actor. And a very hardworking one! He is an alumnus of ComedySportz, IO and Second City. He toured with the Second City troupe in the ’90’s. He played with many well-known improvisers and his talent with musical improv is second to none! In our chat we explore his career which includes films and Television like The Ringer, The Wizards of Waverley Place, Young Sheldon, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and This is Us. His writing credits include The Dana Carvey Show, SNL and recently “Too Funny to Fail” The Life and Death of The Dana Carvey Show”. He shares his audition story with SNL that didn’t get him in the cast but landed him on The Dana Carvey Show. Bill is a generous, kind soul and has a big, big heart. I know you’ll love him as much as I do.
PART 1
PART 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our chat with the wonderful Bill Chott. We had so much to talk about and continue learning about Bill and his story. In Part 2, Bill shares his struggles with obesity and how he has overcome them today.
Visit my website where I speak to today’s leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. Our Audio Editor for Improv Interviews is Bright Su. You may enjoy hearing from improv teachers and innovators including Colin Mochrie and David Pasquesi
Kenn Adams on Improvisation
Jane Morris Comedy Legend
Jonathan Pitts Award-Winning International Improv Theatre Artist and Storyteller
What a delight to chat with beloved improviser, Jonathan Pitts. We chatted about improv, mythology, Joseph Campbell, and psychiatrist Car Jung who were some of his influences.
My interview with Jonathan was so much fun, I’m posting it as a two-part interview with our fascinating guest!
I’d taken a few classes with Jonathan, whose 30-plus years as an improviser and coach make him a master artist.
Jonathan is an award-winning international improv theatre artist and storyteller. He’s performed and/or taught in 25 countries and 81 cities in more than 1,200 improv performances. He’s the former Executive Director of Chicago Improv Productions; Co-Founder/Producer – Chicago Improv Festival; Creator/Producer – College Improv Tournament; Founder/Producer – Chicago Podcast Festival; Founder/Producer – Teen Comedy Fest. His experience also includes being a teacher/Director of children and teens with physical and/or cognitive disabilities.
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