The Joy of Improv
What happens when Atlanta improvisers open up about the craft they love? Joel Camargo finds out, sitting down with performers across every experience level to talk philosophy, technique, stories, and the lessons that stick with you long after the lights go down. If you study improv, this is essential listening. If you live and breathe it, you're going to feel right at home.
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Episodes
10 episodes
Drew Turner
In this episode, I sit down with Drew Turner, one of Atlanta's most prolific independent improv producers. Drew's journey to improv starts in an unexpected place — he wanted to be a video game designer, took a drama class as an easy elective, a...
Cole Wadsworth - Part 2
In part two, Cole and I pick up right where we left off and go even deeper into the craft, the personal, and the philosophical sides of improv. Cole opens up about Two Worms, the duo format he does with Meg that he calls his favorite thing to p...
Cole Wadsworth - Part 1
In part one of this two-part episode, I sit down with Cole Wadsworth, one of the most unique and physical improvisers in Atlanta. Cole's energy is unlike anything you've ever seen on stage, and this conversation is just as unpredictable and joy...
Alice Garriga
I sit down with Alice Garriga, a performer in the Atlanta improv scene and a member of the indie team French Improv. Alice takes us through her journey from comedy classes at the Alliance Theater in third grade, to a professional play in eighth...
Madeline Evans - Part 2
In part two, Madeline and I dive into a packed round of community questions from friends and students across Atlanta. Madeline shares what she'd change about improv in Atlanta, the biggest mistake she sees new improvisers make, how she creates ...
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Madeline Evans - Part 1
In part one of this two-part episode, I sit down with Madeline Evans, someone I truly consider the queen of Atlanta improv. Madeline shares her journey from putting on plays for her grandma as a kid to selling out the most popular improv show i...
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Abel Arias - Part 2
In part two, Abel and I pick up right where we left off and go even deeper into the craft and philosophy of improv. We talk about why improvisers should stop serving the tools and start letting the tools serve them, and why space work is one of...
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Abel Arias - Part 1
In part one of this two-part episode, I sit down with Abel Arias, an experienced veteran improviser in Atlanta, teacher at Dad's Garage Theatre. Abel takes us through his journey from watching Whose Line Is It Anyway as a kid, to children's the...
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