Hello! There's just a few days left. Synergy Theater will be back in the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA, October 20-30, 2022, for Spontaneous Hitchcock! You'd be crazy to miss it. But if you still need more convincing, just listen to our guest and Synergy Theater performer Valerie Regalia. We talk about everything from performing improv with your mother after a freak bicycle accident to what Valerie hopes to gain from performing Spontaneous Hitchcock before the final curtain falls.
Valerie Jord is back too! Yay! And because there are two Valeries in this episode: Valerie Regalia = Valerie. Valerie Jord = Val. Got it? Good! Now on to the interview!
What is it about villains that we like so much? How do we overcome the instinct to deny our guilt and plead our case when being painted as a villain in a scene? What role does status play in the hero-villain relationship? These are the themes that Arastoo Darkashan, Reggie Harris, and I have fun discussing. Arastoo is a regular performer with Synergy Theater, and also pursues acting, writing, and music. Reggie uses what he learns in Synergy Theater classes in his professional voiceover work. Reggie's company, Better Together, offers coaching on how to use improv principles in on-the-job settings. The truth is, every good dramatic story needs a villain. Get in touch with your dark side, in service to the story, with Reggie and Arastoo! ...
In this interview with Nikki Vilas, Synergy Theater performer, we have fun talking about costumes for Spontaneous Hitchcock. How does the cast find the right period-appropriate pieces? What styles do they adapt? What about period-appropriate set pieces? Also, Valerie Jord shares what she enjoys about the pictures and video she takes - including what she captures of the stage sets before a Synergy Theater show even begins! Have a listen and find out why we're so excited to see what the cast will be wearing for Synergy Theater's Improvised Hitchcock! Hope to see you there, or at a future Synergy Theater show. Visit SynergyTheater.com to find showtimes and more! ...
Yvonne Conybeare is a director and actor and lives in New York. Robin Wiggs is a writer and improv performer and lives in London. I met them in our Improv IV class online, and I knew I had to interview them together. Yvonne and Kenn Adams, director of synergy theater, are old friends, and so we talk about Theater Sports New York, and the origin of Kenn's Play by Play. Yvonne has insights on how our defensiveness affects our improvisation and how to overcome it. Robin joins the interview a bit later and we talk about improv in London and how Robin prepares for performances. Make sure that you listen all the way through the show for something a little different at the end. Robin's Links: "Moidercats", Cariad Lloyd Yvonne's Links: conybeare.net, Thinking, Fast and Slow ...
