Monday, January 30, 2012

Twinprov drops raps at TEDxOU, hosts, lets people finish



TEDxOU was amazing from sunup to sundown. Every spare minute was spent engaged in learning about and from some inspirational and awesome people - right up to the moment we introduced them on stage. Made friends, blew minds, and felt terrific. In the words of a fellow attendee, "The [TEDxOU] speakers just made me want to be awesome."

We got covered in the Daily Oklahoman and the OU Daily.

The best part: all the improvisers, students, and fans in the audience! Neophillic idea junkies to the rescue! One special fan helped us warm up (P!) so we felt like we were stepping onstage at OKC Improv.

Twinprov would like to especially thank Ken Stoner for taking a chance on us, Adam Croom, Madison Blocker for greasing all the wheels, Ghislain d'Humieres for his hospitality and humor, Eric Webb for spurring this from the get go. Thanks too to all our poor friends who had to hear us rant about improv and spontaneity even more than usual - and give constructive feedback on that ranting.

The greatest thanks go to Marcy Fleming, co-founder and Director of Education at OKC Improv, and our dear friend, who was there for every moment, word, and insight of our talk, from the second she found Ken Stoner at TEDxOKC to the last minutes of the reception. We could not have done it without you. Let's write that book!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Twinprov storms Seattle Improv Festival 2012, become Muppets

Austin's Confidence Men
It's official, Twinprov will be headlining two shows at the Seattle Improv Festival on Feb 17-18.

Can't wait to see all our improv friends from Hawaii, Philly, Vancouver, Austin...it's like we're getting the gang back together!

As a sneak Seattle treat, OKC Improv is hosting Elizabeth Westermann from Puppet This! and Puppet Crush this Saturday at 10 p.m. As an extra super bonus, she's unveiling her original Twinprov puppet that we'll be playing with. Will it have two heads???

In the meantime, enjoy our first improv playtime with Elizabeth and her wonderful creations from Improvaganza in Honolulu last fall.

Twinprov emcees TEDxOU

Buck and I are all a twitter and a blog about presenting and hosting the inaugural TEDxOU conference. Fans, serial killers, and my mom who are collecting articles for their walls should read the nice OU Daily article

After all our years with O.U. Improv!, playing in Meacham Auditorium is like visiting an old friend. We never imagined that the silliness we created in the halls, banquet rooms, and occasionally, basements, of campus would turn into a new artistic community for the state, a passion for us, and open so many doors.

We kick off our talk, "A Date With Inspiration" tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.

See you there!