Monster Baby #15: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 1)

by | Nov 8, 2016 | Constructive Living, Contemplation, David K Reynolds, Improv, improv wisdom, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson, Simps, Stanford Improvisors, Stanford University, Teaching

  Chillin’ with Patricia in El Granada. Lisa and Ted welcome their teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom, for a two-part Monster Baby conversation. They explore how mindfulness and improv first...

Monster Baby #12: Meta-tation: This is a Subtitle

by | Sep 14, 2016 | Applied Improvisation Network, Blues Traveler, Da Vinci's Notebook, David Wilcox, Europe, Improv, meta perspective, Mindfulness, Thought-Provokers, Wales

Lisa and Ted return from their most recent retreat to share a few meta-level insights. After a storytelling warm-up game (1:27) and a check-in about Ted’s trip to Europe (7:51), the duo introduce the perspective of the Observer in meditation and improv (19:25). They...

Monster Baby #11: Passing the Bechdel Test: On Gender in Improv and Facing Old Demons

by | Sep 2, 2016 | Bechtel test, Diversity, gender, Improv, Inclusion and Social Justice, Mindfulness, NMH, sexual harassment, skeletons, Thich Nhat Hanh, women

With Ted finally back from a month in Europe, he and Lisa explore the ramifications of her recently directed run of “Bechdel Test” improv shows.* After a playful warm-up game of Finish the Word (3:23), Lisa and Ted recount their performer and audience perspectives on...