In Conversation With Dave Morris and Jason Geary

Ep 1: FormatsJason Geary from Australia, and Dave Morris from Canada, discuss the intricacies of formats in improvisation. How we develop them, how to make sure they work, and whether or not they’re good or bad for improv.If you'd like to add to offer feedback or add to the conversation please hit us up on FB.

## Ep 2: Genre/StyleYour hosts, Jason Geary and Dave Morris talk about improvising with style. How do people do it right? How do people do it wrong? Why should people do it, or not do it?

## Ep 3: The Improvisers MindIn this episode, Jason and Dave delve deep into their own psyches trying to answer the improv koan: “How does one think, without thinking.”

Ep 4: StorytellingJason and Dave talk about their favourite storytelling methodologies, why storytelling is so important for improvisers to know, and how we can tell better stories.

Let’s talk business. Dave and Jason delve into the world of corporate improv and applied improvisation. How to do it, what to look out for, the difference between performing and teaching, and of course, life.

Dave and Jason have a chat about what we want and hope for the future of improv, for ourselves and for the community and art form at large. 

In this episode, we answer questions that you, the listeners have sent in over the course of the season. This is part one. If you have more questions shoot them through to us on FB. 

Another round of Q & A keeps us chatting about the art form we love, why not come back and join us?

Another joyful attempt at answering your questions about improv. Enjoy. 

In this episode, we improvise an audio version of Jason's improv format ZOOM. This is the first time the format has been attempted in audio-only, and to add to the degree of difficulty one performer is in the northern hemisphere and one is in the southern. We hope you enjoy. Find a comfortable place, kick your feet up and let us guide you through and daring shared narrative format filled with beautiful imagery, precious moments and magical realism. (You may have auto received the rehearsal, which Jason uploaded by mistake. Bonus process for you. Here's our proper run.)

We get back to answering you burning improv questions and deep dive into a big one. 

Dave and Jase return to recording after a short hiatus. We spend the episode catching up and talking about the exciting new direction for the podcast. Dave accepts a challenge which leads to us having a theme song!You can buy Jason's Book here:Pay what you can/feel: www.trybooking.com/BLDST

A first for the podcast, we have a guest! We have the pleasure of talking to Tony Beeman, Artistic Associate at Unexpected Productions in Seattle. Tony joins the conversation and offers deep insight into our craft. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. You can buy Jason's Book here:Pay what you can/feel: www.trybooking.com/BLDST

Dave and Jase are joined by the supremely talented Polish improviser Gosia Różalska. We have the pleasure of hearing about format creation, her process, philosophy and approach to improv. Gosia is a well-respected teacher on the international improv festival circuit and one of the most joyous people to play with on stage. we hope you enjoy our conversation. 

This week we have two wonderful guests. We meet Shannon Stott for the first time ever and we are joined by mutual old friend Jill Bernard. It's a free-flowing conversation about what keeps us coming back to improv and what drives us to expand our horizons.Find Jill and HUGE Theatre here. Fins Shannon's FB page here.

This week we have a fun, rambling podcast with Dave's karmic doppelganger Cale Bain (Jason's description.) For a podcast that never begins, we cover off an awful lot, including a live dog attack. Please enjoy this wonderfully laid back podcast. It's so very charming. You can find all the info on ITS theatre here. Be sure to check them out if you're in Sydney.

Our guest this week is the gentle giant of the improv community, Joe Bill. So full of great conversation we give you our longest podcast to date, and we could have easily kept it all going. We discuss jazz, the brain on improvisation, our fears and how things have changed as we've grown inside this artform. A podcast that's so full of gems it's worth listening twice. Enjoy.Charles Limb: Your Brain On Improvisation.Thelonious Monk: Band Notes.

We were lucky enough to get to spend an hour with Jen O'Sullivan from Wellington NZ. She's an amazing improviser, festival director, and all-round wonder woman. On top of all that, she's a new mum and we had the pleasure of podcasting with her new baby making new baby sounds all the way through this podcast. We were so happy at the end of this podcast because this chat was so genuinely lovely. We can't wait for you to hear it!Jen things you can check out:Knife Fight.The New Zealand Improv Festival.Locomotive (FB Link).

A great chat with Canadian Improv great Vinny Francois. This week we talk about the difficulties of keeping a company viable in a pandemic, what rises from those ashes and a good deal of juicy improv philosophy in the second half. Enjoy! Check out The Improv College for all your online improv class needs. 

An audio recording of our very first Facebook live stream Q & A, with the joyous spontaneous addition of Lliam Amor, who was watching along and asking questions. What better thing for an improv podcast than a spontaneous guest. Lliam's website for all your design needs: https://lliamamor.com.au/