13th
Vinny at the Bat
I’m back from Boston and here’s the low-down: The Boston Improv Festival is pretty darn good.
The highlight for me was taking a workshop with Joe Bill. I’ve heard a lot about him and now I know why. His teaching style is playful. It builds slowly but concretely. There’s lots of room for play but he also knows what he wants. I always felt in good hands from start to finish. I aim to teach improv in the same way. Sometimes I feel like I achieve it but Mr. Bill’s experience really showed through.
In any case, I’m pretty inspired to try out The Bat here in Montreal. It’s an audio-only performance and it’s much more of an improv experience than a show. It’s pretty tough to describe other than it’s “a soundscape in the dark”. Draw from that whatever your mind conjures up.
It seems to me that I enjoy meeting the other troupes way more than I enjoy playing at these festivals. Doing a show is always stressful, especially on little sleep before a foreign crowd. Meeting people is easy and a pleasure. Also, I think I came up with an idea for a small one-man show that might suit me. Never thought I’d say that.
Ok. Back to the Montreal scene! See you all around!
-fv
