The Improv Teachers podcast

The Improv Teachers

Here you'll find the award-winning podcast, The Improv Teachers as well as other improv related conversations from veteran improviser Lauren Morris. There's conversations about being an artistic director and what it takes to own and operate a long-form improv theater in a small community.

Here you'll find the award-winning podcast, The Improv Teachers as well as other improv related conversations from veteran improviser Lauren Morris. There's conversations about being an artistic director and what it takes to own and operate a long-form improv theater in a small community.

 

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Episode 57: Katy Schutte

Katy Schutte is one of the UK's original long-form improvisers. She performs and teaches a... more

22 Oct 2019

51 MINS

51:12

22 Oct 2019


#86

Episode 56: Chris Mead

Chris is a UK-based performer and theatre-maker who teaches and coaches improvisation in L... more

03 Sep 2019

53 MINS

53:38

03 Sep 2019


#85

Improv Teachers, Director's Edition, Episode 11

It's episode 11 and today I discuss expanding your community, growing your leadership team... more

07 Aug 2019

18 MINS

18:03

07 Aug 2019


#84

Episode 55: Andy Perkins

It's Tuesday and ... Andy began teaching as a graduate student while pursuing his MFA in a... more

06 Aug 2019

46 MINS

46:29

06 Aug 2019


#83

Episode 54: Lauren Esposito

It's Tuesday and... Lauren Esposito is our guest! Lauren Esposito is a teacher and perform... more

09 Jul 2019

44 MINS

44:24

09 Jul 2019


#82

Improv Teachers: Episode 53, Megan Gray

It's Tuesday and ... Megan Gray is this month's guest! Megan is the former Artistic Direct... more

04 Jun 2019

48 MINS

48:40

04 Jun 2019


#81

Improv Teachers Quick Take #16, Watching Shows

Quick Take 16 in podcast form! This week it's about encouraging your students to see shows... more

27 May 2019

03 MINS

03:06

27 May 2019


#80

Improv Teachers Quick Take #15, Building Trust

Quick Take 15 has arrived! Today we explore how to build trust in the classroom. Without t... more

21 May 2019

03 MINS

03:52

21 May 2019


#79

Improv Teachers Quick Take #14, Giving Notes

Quick Take #14 is all about giving notes! How many notes should be given after a scene, se... more

14 May 2019

03 MINS

03:35

14 May 2019


#78

Improv Teachers Quick Take #13, Differentiation Of Notes

Welcome to Quick Takes! Let's explore improv teaching tools that help you in the classroom... more

14 May 2019

03 MINS

03:07

14 May 2019


#77

Improv Teachers Episode 52 Rick Andrews

It's Tuesday and ... Rick Andrews is our guest! Find us on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, a... more

07 May 2019

49 MINS

49:08

07 May 2019


#76

Improv Teachers Quick Take #12, Expectations!

Welcome to Quick Takes! Today we discuss setting up expectations in the classroom. This is... more

29 Apr 2019

03 MINS

03:40

29 Apr 2019


#75

Quick Take 11: The Socratic Method

Today it's all about the Socratic Method. Learn what it is and how to implement it in your... more

22 Apr 2019

04 MINS

04:24

22 Apr 2019


#74

Improv Teachers Quick Take #10

It's episode 10 of Improv Teachers: Quick Takes. You can find more on YouTube at https://y... more

17 Apr 2019

03 MINS

03:17

17 Apr 2019


#73

Improv Teachers: Episode 51, Jocelyn Hillen

It's Tuesday and Jocelyn Hillen is our guest! Jocelyn Hillen is a Pittsburgh native who ha... more

16 Apr 2019

41 MINS

41:30

16 Apr 2019


#72

Improv Teachers Quick Take #9

This week's Quick Take is about using the 5 whys to get your student to understand and lea... more

09 Apr 2019

03 MINS

03:01

09 Apr 2019


#71

Improv Teachers: Episode 50, Andel Sudik

It's Tuesday and ... Andel Sudik is our guest! Andel was born and raised in Santa Clarita,... more

02 Apr 2019

58 MINS

58:18

02 Apr 2019


#70

Improv Teachers Quick Take #8

In this episode, we discuss Mel Robbin's 5-second rule and how it can be applied to improv... more

01 Apr 2019

02 MINS

02:51

01 Apr 2019


#69

The Improv Teachers Director's Edition, Ep 12

In this episode, host Lauren Morris discusses keeping teams motivated, hard notes, when to... more

01 Apr 2019

10 MINS

10:22

01 Apr 2019


#68

Improv Teachers Quick Take #7

This week we are going to start our multi-part series on Bloom's Taxonomy. There are 6 par... more

25 Mar 2019

02 MINS

02:50

25 Mar 2019


#67

Improv Teachers Director's Edition Episode 11

In this episode, I take a look at discussing boundaries, intimacy, and consent at your the... more

25 Mar 2019

13 MINS

13:41

25 Mar 2019


#66

Improv Teachers Quick Take #6

This week we are going to start our multi-part series on Bloom's Taxonomy. There are 6 par... more

18 Mar 2019

02 MINS

02:29

18 Mar 2019


#65

Improv Teachers Quick Take #5

This week we are going to start our multi-part series on Bloom's Taxonomy. There are 6 par... more

11 Mar 2019

02 MINS

02:16

11 Mar 2019


#64

The Improv Teachers Episode 49, Ryan Suffridge

It's Tuesday and ... Ryan Suffridge is our guest! Ryan re-kindled his love of improv back ... more

05 Mar 2019

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:19

05 Mar 2019


#63

Improv Teachers Quick Take 4

This quick take is all about the goals and objectives. Two different concepts, both import... more

04 Mar 2019

02 MINS

02:53

04 Mar 2019


#62

Improv Teachers Director's Edition, Episode 10

This episode we explore why we watch videos of our performances, notes to give once expect... more

03 Mar 2019

13 MINS

13:23

03 Mar 2019


#61

Improv Teachers Quick Take #3

This week we are talking about creating your syllabus! It's an essential tool in any impro... more

25 Feb 2019

03 MINS

03:19

25 Feb 2019