This week, we speak with Bonnie Kate Wolf, a director, performer, and improviser with ComedySportz Seattle. Bonnie Kate shares stories of how she selects and directs shows, the perils of imposter syndrome, what makes a good audition, and the importance of website templates and online calendars. Join us for a great conversation with this hilarious and brilliant PNW improviser!

Join us for this charming conversation with Cynthia Lair, a performer, teacher, luminary, and student of Uta Hagen, as she shares her thoughts on remaining present, what makes great scene work, and being surprised by the offers of your fellow performers. Cynthia has been a long time television, stage, and improvising actress, and is a member of the Unexpected Productions ensemble.

Podcast Cross-Collab! We talk to Ben Lidgus, host of the Improv Good Vibes Podcast ( https://sites.libsyn.com/589180 ), teacher, puppeteer, former member of the Jet City improv troupe, and current member of Comedy Sportz Seattle. It's a zany two hours of theory, experiences, philosophy, and more than a little Elvish!

This week, it's a boisterous conversation with Seattle improviser Issiah Harris, who is a performer and frequent MC at the Market Theater's own Theater Sports show. We talk with Issiah about performing, how he got his start in improv, his improv idols, and acting in shows like Black Ice (an improvised sitcom). Join us for a raw and unedited session filled with laughs and insight!

Join us for a lively discussion with Seattle improviser Dominique Sagiao, an ensemble member at Unexpected Productions. Dom, Chazz, and Paul have a lively discussion on physicality, scripted vs. improvised theater, performing as a Pacific Islander, mindfulness, and taking shortcuts in improv.

The second of a 2-part interview with long time Artistic Director of Seattle's Unexpected Productions, Randy Dixon. Randy shares tales of improv in Europe and around the Pacific Northwest, the background on his book, as well as his philosophy on improvised theater after decades of work in the craft. Join us for the second half of this extensive conversation with a luminary of the PNW improv community!

The first of a 2-part interview with long time Artistic Director of Seattle's Unexpected Productions, Randy Dixon. Randy shares tales of the founding of UP, his work with Keith Johnstone, Del Close, Paul Sills, and other improv luminaries, as well as his philosophy on improvised theater after decades of work in the craft. Join us for the first half of this extensive conversation with a luminary of the PNW improv community!

Today we're speaking with Akhilesh Balachandran, an Indian National here in Seattle who rediscovered improv here in the States. We talk with him about teaching improv in Seattles Eastside community, experiencing improv as both a student and a teacher, the various schools and theaters in Seattle, long form vs. short form shows, the importance of representation, and his debut as an improv director with "What If?"