Well today is the anniversary of my Birth oh so long ago, but it also marks another sort of big event in my life I guess.
I am now officially a graduate of both the Annoyance & iO Training programs. In fact I just wrapped up my graduation show at The Annoyance Theater last week and am currently starting my grad show at iO.
Now my grad shows over at The Annoyance were honestly some of the most fun I've had on stage in a long time. Were all the shows amazing (nope only the first two really), but it's been the most fun I've had improvising in Chicago by far.
There were some terrible and amazing people in my grad class, but irregardless of who was on stage with me everything about the shows just rocked for me (even the shitty scenes, and trust me there were plenty).
We were only supposed to get one grad show at The Theater - but Mick (the Artistic Director) liked our class so much he gave us four extra spots. These classes and shows have been fantastic.
Which makes the iO shows so frustrating. I've only had a couple so far, but the vibe is completely different. I don't have fun improvising on that stage. Which is my fault I'm sure - but there's just too much BS middle school drama over there lately. Too many people care and it's forced me into the realm of not caring so much, that I see the shows as a job.
Ah well. C'est la vie.....
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