Does practice make perfect?

nicolemarietherese:

digsyfinallyhasa:

I do think that we shouldn’t be on so many teams. There. I said it. A lot of this does come from some odd quirk in my brain that hates clutter.

Also, I’d argue that we practice. I’d mostly be lying, but a case could be made.

If you take your shows seriously, they can function as practices, right? I don’t mean having a nerve-wracking, “gotta do it right” mindset. But if everyone is bringing their own personal stakes to the show, regardless of whether the venue is free and we’re in front of mostly our friends, they’re going to push themselves to perform at the top of their games.

Also though, we need to do a better job of reaching outside of the improv community to grow our audiences for these independent shows. Performing for other improvisers is fun, but it starts to feel like we’re a bunch of kids putting on plays in our parents’ living room. Makes it both harder and more important to feel those personal stakes.