This week we're speaking with Alan Hawkins, a veteran improviser and member of the Unexpected Productions ensemble. Alan talks with us about his time in the Second City Conservatory, the differences between Chicago and Los Angeles improv, his Shakespeare troupe "The Brothers Falstaff", and how he came to author "You Can't Learn Improv From A Book." Join us for a two hour conversation with this master performer, actor, director, teacher, and improviser.

This week we’re speaking with Domeka Parker, Artistic Director at Portland’s Deep End Theater. Domeka shares with us how she caught the bug for improv by performing on stage at age 9, talks about her show “Relations”, the pillars of Sound Improv, her collaboration with the Five Corners Improv Group, and what lead to her becoming Artistic Director. Join us for a great 90 minute conversation!

Jay Hitt is the Managing Director of Unexpected Productions and the Market Theater in Seattle. With a history in improv spanning decades, we speak with Jay about his humble beginnings playing as a make-believe ninja in the 80's to running a premier theater in a major metropolitan area, with side forays into volunteering, physical performance, clowning, and the many shows he directs. Join us for a conversation with the chattiest mime we've ever met!