The word INSPIRE means "to fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative." It also means, "to breathe in (air); to inhale." Breathing & inspiration are connected by more than just etymology. One flows from the other. Breathing is the start, middle and ending of every scene and good actors connect their thoughts & feelings to their words and actions through their breath. This blog comes from having been fortunate enough t

I teach improvisers that we need to tell small, important and meaningful stories. I've been teaching improv for a number of decades now and I've seen more than my fair share of bombs being diffused and out of control airliners being landed. I don’t remember a single individual one of those scenes, because those stories were so BIG that they were un-relatable and to me... un-memorable. Here is a clip of Michael Scott from The Office talking about improv... It’s funny in the co