Today, my guest is Shannon Stott. 

Shannon is the creator and director of Improv On and Off the Stage, A virtual Improv Studio offering virtual classes and workshops. Based in Austin, TX she has been performing and teaching Improv since 2000. Shannon uses Improv to help people connect to themselves and others both on and off the stage.

Find more information about her at Shannonstott.com  or follow her on instagram and YouTube at shannonstottimprov.

Hey! We’d love to answer your improv questions, share your feedback, and get your recommendations. Send emails and voice memos to chris@thunderboltcomedy.com and I made put them on the show. 

We are sponsored by Pineappl, a video app designed for virtual improv. If you want effortless movement and a sense of connection in your virtual classes and shows, Pineappl is the platform for you. Try Pineappl (no final e) for free at get.pineappl.studio.

Our theme music is Earth’s Assault on the Central AI by Tettix, courtesy of Tettix, You can find more of their music at tettix.bandcamp.com

Improv Discussion and Resources, as always, is produced by me, Chris Griswold, for Thunderbolt Comedy. Virtual and in-person classes in improv and sketch comedy at thunderboltcomedy.com

If you’d like to discuss this episode, visit the Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group or the ID&R Discord. The links for both will be in the show notes.

Links:

• Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group
• Improv Discussion & Resources Discord
• Pineappl, the video app for virtual improv
• Thunderbolt Comedy

Today, my guest is Kareem Badr. 

Kareem is one of the owners of The Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX  , and with his improv team Parallelogramophonograph, he co-authored “Do It Now”, a book of essays on narrative improvisation. In 2020, his fiction podcast script "Curtains" won the Austin Film Festival script competition.

Great news! The Hideout Theatre has re-opened! PGraph's first show back at the theater is this Thursday, July 22nd!

Hey! We’d love to answer your improv questions, share your feedback, and get your recommendations. Send emails and voice memos to chris@thunderboltcomedy.com and I made put them on the show. 

We are sponsored by Pineappl, a video app designed for virtual improv. If you want effortless movement and a sense of connection in your virtual classes and shows, Pineappl is the platform for you. Try Pineappl (no final e) for free at get.pineappl.studio.

Our theme music is Earth’s Assault on the Central AI by Tettix, courtesy of Tettix, You can find more of their music at tettix.bandcamp.com

Improv Discussion and Resources, as always, is produced by me, Chris Griswold, for Thunderbolt Comedy. Virtual and in-person classes in improv and sketch comedy at thunderboltcomedy.com

If you’d like to discuss this episode, visit the Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group or the ID&R Discord. The links for both will be in the show notes.

Links:

• Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group
• Improv Discussion & Resources Discord
• Pineappl, the video app for virtual improv
• Thunderbolt Comedy
• Hideout Theatre
• SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception

Today, my guest is David Escobedo. 

David is the creator of The Improv Boost, a community-focused social media presence with more than 29,000 followers. David has been teaching and performing improv since 1994. He has studied at iO, Second City, Westside Comedy.

He has a Bachelor's Degree in performance and directing and a Master's Degree in Drama, focusing on improv, and he is currently pursuing his PhD in Drama, focusing on improv training and rehearsal. 

Follow The Improv Boost on Facebook and Twitter for updates on David’s PhD work and his community boosting efforts.

Hey! We’d love to answer your improv questions, share your feedback, and get your recommendations. Send emails and voice memos to chris@thunderboltcomedy.com and I made put them on the show. 

We are sponsored by Pineappl, a video app designed for virtual improv. If you want effortless movement and a sense of connection in your virtual classes and shows, Pineappl is the platform for you. Try Pineappl (no final e) for free at get.pineappl.studio.

Our theme music is Earth’s Assault on the Central AI by Tettix, courtesy of Tettix, You can find more of their music at tettix.bandcamp.com

Improv Discussion and Resources, as always, is produced by me, Chris Griswold, for Thunderbolt Comedy. Virtual and in-person classes in improv and sketch comedy at thunderboltcomedy.com

If you’d like to discuss this episode, visit the Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group or the ID&R Discord. The links for both will be in the show notes.

Links:

• Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group
• Improv Discussion & Resources Discord
• Pineappl, the video app for virtual improv
• Thunderbolt Comedy
• Chocolate Cake vs Fruit Salad
• Triangle of the Scene