For decades, improv groups all over Maine have been pushing boundaries with their audiences and, of course, making people laugh. What’s the secret to a successful improv act? We go inside the world of improvisation, from how it’s used in corporate and educational settings to the history of improv in Maine and how improv can be an art form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBPf4SdyhXM
Guests
- Jen Shepard, co-founder of ImprovAcadia
- Erin Curren with Portland Playback
- Allen Adams, assignment editor at the Maine Edge and founder/co-conspirator of the Focus Group
Resources
- Press Herald: David LaGraffe, 72, beloved teacher who dedicated his life to the arts
- MaineToday.com: Portland Playback Theatre celebrates 10 years of telling your stories with Saturday performance
- The Maine Edge: Another comedic convergence in Brewer
- Vice: The Hidden Language of Long Form Improvisers
- The Improv ME Festival