Guest Name: Heather Urquhart Location: Brighton/London, UK Years improvising: 18 Team affiliations: The Maydays, Showstopper, 10,000,000,000 Love Stories, The Playground, The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure Improv style: Truthful, silly, connected, musical (when I’m allowed) Website: www.heatherurquhart.com Twitter: @musicimprov Additional notes: Today’s robot is probably different to yesterday’s robot and tomorrow’s. Bit like improv I guess. Here’s a Youtube video that sums up life for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoTmNU_5A0
Guest Name: Dylan Emery Location: London Years improvising: 16 – although my first improv was actually 32 years ago when my amazing English teacher would do impro classes once a week. Team affiliations: The Showstoppers, Grand Theft Impro, The Crunchy Frog Collective, The School of Night, Ghost Couple, The London 50-Hour Improvathons, Extempore Theatre. Improv style: Theatrical. Ambitious. Well-acted or well clowned. Unexpected. Website: www.dylanemery.com Twitter: @dylanemery Additional notes: Something to watch – the brilliant Kurt Smeaton and his impro/sketch troupe Falcon Powder made a series of educational webcasts called The Whole Truths. First episode of six: Wolves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tND1J13xXH4
Guest Name:Valerie Ward Location: Austin TX Years improvising: 16 Team affiliations: Parallelogramophonograph, Echo Lake Improv style: Narrative, organic, stylized, playful, connected Website: www.pgraph.com Additional notes: What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself — and thus make yourself indispensable. -Andre Gide
Guest Name: Joe Samuel Location: Brighton Years improvising: 40 on piano, 10 as an improviser musician Team affiliations: The Maydays, The Dreaming, Theatre De L’Oignon, The Concept Improv style: Music Website: www.joesamuel.co.uk
Guest Name: Naomi Petersen Location: London Years improvising: 4 Team affiliations: The Free Association, Sweet Fanny Adams, Nicely Turned Out, Wednesdays Improv style: Playful, Committed, Big On Game Website: www.thefreeassociation.co.uk Twitter: @NaomiPetersen