Monster Baby #103 You Contain Multitudes (Considering Identity)

by | Dec 21, 2022 | Buddhism, Clanging, Dion Flynn, Family Systems, How I Met Your Mother, Humor, identity ball, Improv, Josh Radnor, Mindfulness, New Choice, non-self, priorities, Thich Nhat Hanh, Walt Whitman

“We Contain Multitudes”–image courtesy of Whiskey Monday on Flickr Who are you? Answering that question well may require more angles than we usually think of. After starting with a delightful new game (“Clanging”, introduced by Dion Flynn and Josh...

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...