Best muprovmusings Podcasts (2025)

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Fringe Debrief - John Mistele - Muprov Musings 087 1:20:51

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After an extended break, we are back to talk about our recent experience at the Fringe. John Mistele is guest! Sorry for the audio quality on this one!By muprovmusings

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GOATs 02 - Lisa Rowland - Muprov Musings 086 1:01:27

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The Glorious GOAT we are interview this week is none other than Lisa Rowland! We have always looked up to Lisa when she was our teacher, but assumed that she was just the best improviser that we knew. As we have traveled the world and seen more improv, it turns out that she is one of the best in the whole world too! Lisa has served as the artistic …

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Sjoelenterviews 02 - Flock Festival - Muprov Musings 085 1:14:01

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The second part of the interviews that I got from Flock Festival, this episode features the voices of the international guests who had come from far and wide to take part! It includes interviews with: Liam Webber Chris Mead Maria Ramis Auri Itämäki Isabel Brodie Adria Lerma Katy Schutte Phill Spear Lê Kim Thanh Julia…

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Sjoelenterviews 01 - Flock Theatre - Muprov Musings 084 1:17:24

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This special live episode, I interview great improvisers while they play the dutch game of Sjoelen. Flock Theater in Amsterdam is the best improv theater that I have seen anywhere in the world, and I hope these episodes will shed some light on how it runs! This is the first in a two part series of interviews from Flock Festival in Amsterdam, with t…

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GOATs 01 - Mark Smith - Muprov Musings 083 1:29:24

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Dr. Mark Smith joins the podcast for the first episode of our GOATs Series, where we interview great improvisers to try to understand how they got to where they are today. Mark is the artistic director of the Liverpool Improvisation Festival, has a very substantial body of work in improvised and scripted theater, and he wrote his doctoral thesis on…

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LIVE from the UnScripted Shakespeare Festival 2025 - John Mistele - Muprov Musings 082 51:40

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A duo show, recorded live at the Unscripted Shakespeare Festival featuring Hal Munger and John Mistele! This is the audio of the show that we are bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Julian is adjusting to his new job, so he will be back on the podcast soon to begin an exciting new series but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the Flicker of t…

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A New Play 14 - Directing - Hal - Muprov Musings 081 1:05:30

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For the final episode of our A New Play series, Julian interviews Hal about directing A New Play.By muprovmusings

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A New Play 13 - Debrief Nights 3 & 4 - Muprov Musings 80 1:27:13

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Apologies for the upload delay, Hal was running the UnScripted Shakespeare Festival! We are right back at it debriefing the final two nights of A New Play! Our intro music by Sebastian Blue Hochman famously comes from night four! Night Three watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y_G9zNJv3Q Night four watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5lApi_…

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A New Play 12 - Debrief Nights 1 & 2 - Muprov Musings 079 1:41:21

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We rewatched nights One and Two of A New Play and talked through how they went!If you haven't seen them go check them out! A New Play Night One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjeb4BI1o-0 A New Play Night Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2qDjmWah6g&t=19sBy muprovmusings

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A New Play 11 - Physical Improv Techniques - Muprov Musings 078 1:11:31

6M ago1:11:31

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Our third episode about the physical improvisers gets deep into the specific techniques that we developed for A New Play. Many of these techniques never made it into the performances, so this is the first time they are available to the world!By muprovmusings

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Hal's Adventures 04 - Taxi Tales - Muprov Musings 077 57:52

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Live interviews with the cast of Taxi Tales from the Liverpool Improvisation Festival! Taxi tales was an incredible show created and directed by Dr. Mark Smith that tells the story of twelve taxi rides over the course of one night. An enormous thank you to everyone involved with LiF for making this such a magical experience! You can find out more b…

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A New Play 10 - Production - Lana - Muprov Musings 076 1:10:54

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Lana Tleimat, the assistant director, producer, stage manager, costume fabricator, and pain sink of A New Play puts on one final hat: podcast guest.By muprovmusings

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A New Play 09 - Physical Amplification - Kaelyn - Muprov Musings 075 1:03:55

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Physical Improviser Kaelyn Ong comes on the podcast to talk about her experience working in A New Play and what she has done since. We explore the role of physical improviser as amplifier and Kaelyn talks about how she treats physical improvising like animation!By muprovmusings

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A New Play 08 - Lessons From Theater - Jayda - Muprov Musings 074 50:42

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Jayda Alvarez, one of the five character improvisers from A New Play, joins the podcast to answer all of our questions! Jayda brought a lot of her theatrical knowledge to A New Play, so this episode is not too dissimilar from the early conversations we had in making it.By muprovmusings

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A New Play 07 - Structure - Muprov Musings 073 1:11:42

7M ago1:11:42

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So how do you improvise a show where the structure itself is improvised? Simple... Know all structures!By muprovmusings

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A New Play 06 - Monologues - Anna W - Muprov Musings 072 1:19:36

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Anna W is back by popular demand to talk about her signature move: monologues! She is truly a monologue master so listening to her talk is pure joy. Monologue's ended up being one of the defining features that distinguished ANP-prov from regular improv and I am so glad we were able to do such a deep dive on them. Such a nice episode!…

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Festen - Aymeric Desjardin and Charlotte Méniére - Muprov Musings 071 1:07:27

8M ago1:07:27

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TW: Child abuse and sexual assault. This episode is a rare LIVE interview with two of the most brilliant impro minds out there! Impro Amsterdam reliably curates the best improvised shows that I have seen anywhere in the world, and standing out from the pack this year was Festen. Based on the movie by the same title, Festen takes place over the cour…

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A New Play 05 - Exploring Boundaries - Muprov Musings 070 1:09:36

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In practicing for A New Play we sought to expand the world of what is possible to improvise! To do this we broke away from the traditional "rules" of impro and rebuilt our own looser guidelines to play by. In this episode we also talk about how you can safely explore and expand the comfortable boundaries of of contact, combat, content, and intimacy…

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A New Play 04 - Vacuums - Muprov Musings 069 1:03:58

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In this episode we explore the subtle difference in thought process the separated A New Play improvisation from other types of improv. If you are wondering why this is such a challenging form, here is your answer, but the payoff for learning to play in this way is enormous :)By muprovmusings

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A New Play 03 - The Physical Improvisors - Sasha - Muprov Musings 068 1:17:58

9M ago1:17:58

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Sasha Sokolova joins the podcast to talk about the biggest innovation of A New Play: The Physical Improvisors. If you want some brilliant insights in to how to add movement, visual artistry, and technical elements to your improv, tune in to here what Sasha has to say! To apply to take the 3 day workshop at the UnScripted Shakespeare Festival, got t…

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A New Play 02 - The Tao - Muprov Musings 067 1:22:27

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Read along with this one: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/5/25851/files/2016/02/taoteching-Stephen-Mitchell-translation-v9deoq.pdf or listen to the full text: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sIyojwbx9eaKqkoPL3DDH?si=1dadcab6edf44c79By muprovmusings

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A New Play 01 - The Dream - Muprov Musings 066 41:43

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At the far reaches of the possible, A New Play, is unlike any other improvised piece of theater. In this first episode we break down the vision for creating the show, and the ways in which we dreamed of expanding the the art form of improvisation. If you also have the dream of elevating improvisation into the realm of theater, tune in to this seaso…

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The Mu-ies - Muprov Musings 065 57:36

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Everyone's favorite award show :0 This one is a little self indulgent, but was delightful to make! Congrats to everyone who won a Mu-ie this year! Thanks to Limited Resources for inspiring this episode (and honestly the whole podcast) Also, I realized we missed the Tesuji of using the delayed Tesuji point to bring it to a tie... That is why it is s…

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Slasher 11 - Reflections - Muprov Musings 064 1:01:02

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Goodbye Slasher, Hello reflections on what we learned!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 10 - Pickle Combo - Muprov Musings 063 1:15:09

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This show is fantastic! Improv people always warn you not to do transaction scenes but they don't give you the gory details about can happen if you don't follow their advice ;). The show starts out as a sort of normal silly improv show about pickles and arcs into something intense and amazing! Hal and Julian both think that it is the best audio sho…

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Slasher 09 - Azurite - Muprov Musings 062 1:07:01

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Happy Holidays! A few days late but just in time to put our latest slasher into your Christmas Stocking. Gather round the fire and listen to our radio play, Azurite.By muprovmusings

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Slasher 08 - Carousel - Muprov Musings 61 1:31:21

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Full slasher example #1. This one paced like the movies that we have been watching so it is a little longer than our normal shows! Gets pretty crazy once the action starts... We will have another full show next week!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 07 - GIGAskeleton - Muprov Musings 060 1:11:21

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Our GIGAspine episodes talk though all the thought processes that go into the narrative choices of a complete show! We think that this is one of the best ways to get insights into how you and you teammates actually make decisions, and to build up that skill separately from the actual improv.By muprovmusings

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Slasher 06 - Breaking the Form - Muprov Musings 059 1:01:08

11M ago1:01:08

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New slasher episode on when/how to break the form in improv. Julian sings a song in this one!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 05 - Reverse Engineering - Muprov Musings 058 1:09:40

11M ago1:09:40

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On this episode we break down the plots of five slasher movies to create heat maps of the kills, and strengthen our understanding of narrative timing! We learned a lot making this and are excited to begin experimenting with the new principles!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 04 - Slashing - Muprov Musings 057 1:06:30

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In order to do a Slasher you must first learn to be a Slasher! I think that the second half of this episode when we talk about the slasher ordeal is really useful if you want to skip ahead to it!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 03 - Tropes - Muprov Musings 056 1:06:09

12M ago1:06:09

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What are some tropes that start to make your show feel like it is in the slasher genre? How do you engage with tropes in improv? Should you lean into them or play against them? Sorry for the late post, I am editing them further in advance now and just forgot to post it Sunday night!By muprovmusings

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Slasher 02 - Fear - Muprov Musings 055 1:04:20

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You have two days left to cast your ballot in the 2024 US election!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!! How do you depict and feel fear onstage? How can you scare your audience and stage partners? Is it okay to to actually feel afraid as the player? What an awesome episode! Like really this one has so much great stuff in it... So dang useful :) :| :0 80 https://www.yo…

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Slasher 01 - Improvising Horror - Julian Bernado - Muprov Musings 054 55:58

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Happy Halloween!!!! Muprov Musings is back with a frighting format that has been developed and directed by our Co-Host Julian Bernado, and he steps into the guest role on this episode to give you the full backstory of its evolution. The Improvised Slasher lets you play with a whole new side of improvisation. If you have not tried improvised horror …

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Update on the Coming Series 6:06

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We are making some structural changes! Tune back in on October 28th for the start of our new season!By muprovmusings

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Improvised Dungeons and Dragons - Sam Kamenetz - Muprov Musings 053 1:04:18

1y ago1:04:18

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Sam Kamenetz founded the group Improvised DnD in NYC! He comes on the podcast to explain the ins and outs of the format. If you want to audition for the group or see one of their shows live in NYC, check out their instagram! https://www.instagram.com/improvised_dnd/ Zoom link for Muprov Musings democracy show at 1:15 am Monday 9/23 (The zoom is 24 …

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Superscene 05 - Show - Muprov Musings 052 1:16:00

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Special thanks to Ahmad Koya, Anna Mistele, and John Mistele for coming on the podcast to perform a SuperScene! If you like mysteries, aliens, rodents, butterflies, and God, then you will love this SupersScene :)By muprovmusings

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SuperScene 04 - Practice Run - Muprov Musings 051 1:20:53

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As usual we got a little carried away with the practice run! It's a slow-rolling snowball that is pretty delightful in the end!By muprovmusings

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Superscene 03 - GIGAmmonite - Muprov Musings 050 1:11:55

1y ago1:11:55

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Thank you Trey for teaching us the Hush little Baby warm up! Thank youHal for finding the perfect fossil to represent the spine of the story of Superscene.By muprovmusings

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

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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

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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

1y ago1:06:16

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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

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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

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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

1+ y ago1:06:16

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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

1+ y ago1:10:02

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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

1+ y ago1:11:02

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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

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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

1+ y ago53:51

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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

1+ y ago1:08:56

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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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