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Improv teacher beside a circle of chairs in a rehearsal room

Side coaching without stopping the scene

When to call out from the side, what to say and when to stay quiet.

Nov 5, 2026 · 6 min read

The empty chair exercise
Nov 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Planning ten weeks of class
Nov 3, 2026 · 8 min read
Warm-ups for a cold gym
Nov 2, 2026 · 5 min read
What goes in my prop box
Nov 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Writing exercises on index cards
Oct 24, 2026 · 6 min read

Teaching teenagers who don’t want to be there
Oct 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Status games, gently
Oct 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Walking home after a hard class
Oct 3, 2026 · 5 min read
The circle at the start of every class
Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min read

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Side Coach

One improv exercise every Tuesday: how it went in class, what I said and how to run it yourself.

2026-11-05
Side coaching without stopping the scene
2026-11-04
The empty chair exercise
2026-11-03
Planning ten weeks of class
2026-11-02
Warm-ups for a cold gym