The Improviser's Guide Podcast

The Improviser's Guide Podcast

Whether shooting from the hip, interviewing professionals, or presenting an absurd world, 'The Improviser's Guide Podcast' tackles the many facets of improvisation and how they affect your day to day living. , Hosted by the creator of the honored ensemble [By The Mummers], Frank Cardillo.

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March 12, 2021 67 mins

Kyrie Ellison is a performance maker who utilizes the choreographic to create inclusive and safe spaces for audiences to explore and adventure with each other. Combining her childhood love of fairy tales and an adult obsession with self-help books, she examines the ways in which humans triumph over difficulty. Kyrie is an aspiring Fight Master and Intimacy Director and chats about both on this episode!

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After 18 months, The Improviser's Guide Podcast returns with a look over its ever-growing network including the podcasts Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz and Magical Mommy Mondays, as well as the Parks and Monorails Most Magical Hour, What's in the Attic, and Forever 44 Fedora Club livestreams.

Music produced and performed by Matt Harvey.

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Donna Kay Yarborough talks about her run at Orlando Fringe in Klondike Kate's Sourdough Reunion Show on this 'it's the day of the show y'all' edition of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY; The Improviser's Guide Podcast!

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

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April 17, 2019 45 mins

On this episode of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY: The Improviser's Guide Podcast, TV and Broadway veteran Jason Kravits discusses performing the improbable; the hilariously spontaneous OFF THE TOP!  Backed by the most daring band in the business, Kravits invents an entire life story in song - music, lyrics, stories, characters - completely from scratch, based solely on audience...

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April 13, 2019 28 mins

IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY returns with EMIT Theatre's Artistic Director, Gianna Cioffi! Lots of Shakespeare talk, early influences, the impact of arts organization on a young person's life, and the upcoming production of 'Romeo & Juliet'.

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

Intro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

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March 20, 2019 41 mins

In an interview conducted the week of March 11th for Theme Park Thursday with @DillosDiz, A. Ali Flores discusses his 20+ year career as one of the most recognized Central Florida entertainers. Ali's passion for standup comedy began when he started doing audience warm-up for shows like Double Dare 2000, NBA All-Star Jam, Ripley's Believe it or Not, Fox Family's Summer Jam and, most recently, Family Feud with Steve Harvey. . His uni...

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February 6, 2019 41 mins

Puppeteer extraordinaire Julia Darden is the guest on this week's episode of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY: The Improviser's Guide Podcast. We discuss her journey from UCONN to Central Park, where her show 'Yeti, Set, Snow!' is enjoying a four month run at The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre.

An original story and production from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre, Yeti, Set, Snow! is the story of a young girl named Widget, and her fr...

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January 29, 2019 41 mins

This week's bonus monologue stream covers the January 24, 2019 Billy Joel performance at Madison Square Garden. From MTV Videos, to not appreciating the beauty of Christie Brinkley in the 1980's, to Storm Front and River of Dreams, it should be no surprise that the work of William Martin Joel has become part of this Long Island kid's DNA. Here's how his work has affected The Improviser's Guide over the years? Listen now!

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January 23, 2019 41 mins

A stream of consciousness review of the Broadway musical, 'King Kong', is the subject on this BONUS edition of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY! Plus, breaking down the character (and the characters) of the most recent inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

Intro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

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January 15, 2019 32 mins

Author Brian Depetris joins IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY: The Improviser's Guide Podcast to discuss his first published children's book, 'The Dreamland Express'.

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

Intro composed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

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December 5, 2018 41 mins

Jim Greene's Scarlett Rat Entertainment produces Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles, outside Syracuse NY, between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve each year. Interactive character extraordinaire John Michael Decker plays Scrooge and is this episode's guest on IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY; The Improviser's Guide Podcast. We discuss the very, many, un-merry Scrooges, comic book storytelling, and the art of being approachable.

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November 14, 2018 32 mins

The title character of this November's Hamlet Isn't Dead production of 'Julius Caesar' joins IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY; The Improviser's Guide Podcast. Maureen Fenninger discusses power, gender, and the jaw dropping revelation that she has yet to watch a single episode of 'Slings & Arrows' (no judgment).

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

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October 30, 2018 44 mins

This week's edition of IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY; The Improviser's Guide Podcast tackles the debate of 'TRUST' vs. 'FAITH'. Are these two words interchangeable? Should they be treated separately? Is evidence required? A lofty discussion.

Dr. Rus D. Jeffrey has close to 40 years of mainstream broadcast experience and 20 plus years of pastoral ministry experience. In 2002 he and his wife Sandra founded Fresh-Wind Ministries. What started a...

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October 24, 2018 26 mins

The final bonus edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday before spinning off to become it's own separate podcasting entity on Halloween is here! This week, trying to separate Roman Reigns' work and life, telling an organic story, and I'll be at Evolution this Sunday October 28th - come visit!

Theme & Introduction by Matt Harvey.

Intro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

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October 23, 2018 47 mins

Solo Improviser Peter Michael Marino returns to IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY; The Improviser's Guide Podcast to discuss his latest offering, 'Show Up, Kids'. We discuss children show experiences, King Kong, the endless hustle, & the flu shot.

Theme composed by Matt Harvey.

Intro performed by Lindsay Zaroogian.

'Sugar Honey' by Lady D & The Shadow Spirits.

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October 17, 2018 24 mins

Becky Lynch, HBK, Evolution, Crown Jewel, and the audience on this BONUS edition of #EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday!

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Theme and introduction by Matt Harvey.

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October 9, 2018 57 mins

This week's IT'S [Talk] TUESDAY guest is Alyssa Duerksen. Lady D & the Shadow Spirits have just released their new album, 'Star Kiss', and Alyssa is here to discuss the real, the authentic, and the truthful journey of this collection.

Lady D & the Shadow Spirits plays deeply powerful soulful poetry through the lens of rock, folk, soul and punk music. Lady D, Alyssa Duerksen, fronts this powerhouse band of refined Ithaca musicians, ...

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October 3, 2018 26 mins

Elias & KO deliver a knockout punch to the Seattle crowd leading to one of the great shared experiences with a live television audience. How does this influence the world at large? This week's #EverythingIsWrestling discourse is upon you!

#EverythingIsWrestling Wednesday premieres as it's own podcasting entity beginning October 31, 2018!

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October 1, 2018 38 mins

October 2018 marks the return of the New York International Fringe Festival and does Kierna Conner have a show for you!

'The Great Brown Bear' is an immersive parable about what it means to truly know the ones we love. It is a story of two lovers, questing to shed their past and learning what it means to live together in the prese...

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September 26, 2018 30 mins

It's the last ever episode of Theme Park Thursday with Dillo's Diz on The Improviser's Guide Podcast - and a BONUS one at that!. This week, budget cuts (aka cutbacks), the end of a nighttime era and hey now, it's an All Star... Re-sort!

And what would the last ever episode of Theme Park Thursday w/ Dillo's Diz be without some sound issues.

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