Improv Interviews

Brenna Judkins by Margot Escott

Koray Tarhan has an infectious smile and laugh! He is a generous and talented man who brought Improv to his home in Instanbul, Turkey in 2000 and author of the first handbook on improv in Turkish, Dogaclama Icin Elkitabi (2013). We had such a fun time chatting and playing with he and his wife, Zeynep Özyurt Tarhan Koray works as an actor, musician, and project coordinator at Istanbulimpro and also applies improvisation in business, education, and social projects. He works with children, teenagers, and adults in different foundations and organizations. Koray authors improlog.blogspot.com, is the coordinator of Istanbul International Improv Festival, and a member of the Applied Improvisation Network (since 2009) which has invited him to present and/or lead workshops at several international conferences. He has also participated as an actor and workshop leader for improv festivals in Amsterdam, Berlin, Chicago, Beijing, and Ljubliajana. Koray is a graduate from Ankara University Theater Department (2001). Blog. https://www.istanbulimpro.com/ https://gogetfunding.com/help-istanbulimpro-stage-an-international-meeting-point-of-improv-and-storytelling/ XMA Header Image Help Istanbulimpro Stage – An International Meeting Point Of Improv and Storytelling gogetfunding.comZeynep Özyurt Tarhan

Siddharth Venkatesh is a beloved improviser with Improv Comedy Bangalore who has fans all around the world. He loves the "Globalization" of improv in the present scenario, as he gets to improvise with and learn from amazing Improvisers from all over the world. We had a wonderful chat with him and did a fun scene with our friend Landon Kirksey at https://youtu.be/LwOBmU2BTco In early September he co-created the ICB FB Community with the objective of enhancing peer to peer interactions, learning, and supporter of Improv. He loves to play Indian classical percussion, which also has an element of improvisation embedded in it. I know you will enjoy this gentle and fun man as much as I did! Engineer Landon Lee Kirksey

Cheng Zheng by Margot Escott

Maria Schaedler-Luera describes her Brazilian roots and discovering the legendary Augusto Boal when she moved to the states. Maria is an actor with vast training in many styles of improv.

Will Luera is the Director of the Improv Program at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota and is beloved by many. Listen to his story about growing up on the south side of Chicago (city of Improv) and not knowing about this art form until he moved to Boston to study Physics at Boston College.

Meet the lovely improviser, Jon Nguyen from Norwich, UK. He describes his passion for improv and how he stumbled upon it. Jon is a beloved teacher and improviser!

Clay Drinko - Play Your Way Sane by Margot Escott

Stephanie Rae - Black Improv Alliance by Margot Escott

Improv Interviews speaks with Rick Hall, the multi-talented member of Second City, actor who has appeared in many films and TV shows including Seinfeld, Curb your Enthusiasm and K.C. Undercover. His voice is familiar as he has appeared in many commercials and his one-man show "Pig Boy" played two sold-out performances at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. His short “Slice of Pie” has won nine national film festival awards. He shares the story of his romance and 36 year relationship with Laura Hall. They give acclaimed workshops on "Musical Improv" and are both beloved teachers. His most recent project is an audiobook of “The Mozart Conspiracy” by writer Phil Swann on Audible.com