
Yes, Also Yes, Also - Tara Copeland
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Nov 25, 2025 Tara Copeland, a veteran improviser and musical improv teacher, reflects on her journey from interning at Chicago City Limits to performing with UCB's Mother. She dives into the importance of narrative mapping in musical improv and shares her unique approach to teaching. Tara shares insights on feedback, the value of playful ensembles, and self-criticism. Listeners will enjoy her anecdotes about adapting performances while touring and her hot takes on the challenges of the improv world, all while keeping the spirit of fun alive.
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Improv Calling In College
- Tara Copeland first discovered improv in college after seeing a sketch/improv troupe at Bryn Mawr and immediately felt it was her calling.
- She later interned two summers at Chicago City Limits, which launched her deep involvement in musical improv.
Tina Fey Workshop Spark
- Tara attended a Tina Fey three-hour workshop during a New York summer and called it the best part of her season.
- That workshop deepened her resolve to pursue improv professionally.
CCL's Long-Form Musical Tradition
- Chicago City Limits shows mixed short-form games with long-form musicals, ending act one with a 30–40 minute improvised musical.
- That hybrid format shaped Tara's early musical improv practice.



