Yes But Why Podcast

This week’s Yes But Why episode features a wonderful conversation with Sabrina Pratt, Owner & Artistic Director of The Central Coast Comedy Theater in San Luis Obispo, CA. A self-described “nerdball” for improv, Sabrina shares lots of great stories about her life in the arts as well as some killer advice for anyone on the fence about starting their creative career.

Sabrina discusses her lifelong love of the stage from beauty pageants growing up to bizarre variety shows at Second City in Chicago. We talk about leaps of faith and kismet and all the wild decisions that led to her current home in San Obispo, California. This is an empowering interview for anyone who wants to create something different and on their own.

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This week on Yes But Why Podcast, we chat with advertising writer and children’s book author, Sue Salvi. Sue shares stories about working as a hotel manager, writing advertising with her improv troupe, and writing her book, Someday A Bird Will Poop On You, on a road trip.

Sue was connected to Yes But Why by past podcast guest Kristy Nolen. Kristy and Sue have been friends their whole lives – they grew up together in Pittsburgh, they were roommates in Chicago in their twenties when they took classes at Second City, and they are still good friends today! Sue tells us about the 8 years of Second City tours she worked on, during which she met her husband and eventually had her first baby. Listen in for the story of the Alaskan midwife!

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This week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast is an interview with Argentinian improviser Matias Avaca. Listen in as we discuss the journey that led him to running the Mabel Impro Teatro team in New Zealand.

Amy and Matias were connected through previous Yes But Why guest, Christiane Brew, who met him at Improvention in Australia a few months back. There and at many other festivals, Matias has shared his “Living the Impro Loca” format which challenges international improvisers to speak only in their native tongue, even if their scene partner is not fluent. It is a beautiful melting pot of language and comedy and Matias loves to share it.

Matias talks to Amy about being in the midst of a yearlong tour of the world teaching improv workshops and attending improv festivals. He shares his experiences on the road as well as stories of the gurus who taught him improv games at home. This is a great interview to listen to if you are interested in traveling as a performer!

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This week, Yes But Why Podcast is proud to present Irene White. You recognize Irene from a hundred roles you’ve seen her play (she played Chandler Bing’s secretary once) but most recently you know her from her recurring role of “Carol” on Superstore.

This is a great interview for anyone considering a career in acting. Irene has been a working character actor for many years and she owes this consistency to her friendliness and her work ethic. Irene also shares what she thinks are the keys to success for any actor.

In this cathartic conversation, Irene and Amy bond over their shared love of scheduling and hustle. Irene is the kind of performer who works hard everyday for the roles she gets and she loves every minute of it. Irene tells Amy stories of her beginnings as an improviser at Second City in Chicago as well as her short stint in the Austin improv scene at Coldtowne Theater. Enjoy this conversation!

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This week, Yes But Why Podcast features voice instructor and theater artist, Ben Corbett.

Ben Corbett is the kind of man who wants to help you be your best self. Ben’s call to teaching vocal work is about helping his students liberate themselves, about helping them define their own version of success. In this interview, Ben talks about what being a performer is really about. Creativity is a lifelong journey and Ben helps to see what work is needed for his students to be the best artist they can be.

Amy and Ben know each other through their alma mater, University of Dallas. Ben, like Amy, attended UD for undergrad and they connected on the alumni page for drama majors and the rest is history*. (*history = this interview) Listen in as Ben shares stories of Shakespeare, Kristen Linklater and the Equality Center in Tulsa.

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This week, Yes But Why Podcast is talking to Pittsburgh-based musical improviser and arts educator, Missy Moreno!

Missy is an upbeat, bubbly and goofy (her words) improviser. Missy tells Amy about the Pittsburgh comedy scene and about her amazing collaborative partnership with Connor McCanlus. Their troupe Baby Grand performs their musical improv show regularly at Pittsburgh comedy spaces like the Arcade Theater. You should go see their shows!

Since the first time she dipped her toe in musical theater in high school, Missy Moreno has been immersing herself in all the arts education she can find. Listen in as we explore comedy camaraderie, theater career longevity and the healing power of improv. There are some great epiphanies in this conversation. Take note!

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This week, Yes But Why Podcast features Canadian improviser, Anna Bunce.
When we first connected with Anna, she was grappling with the transition of moving to Victoria for her day job after just having started the Fill In The Blank improv theater in Nanaimo. She shares how tough it was that she was not going to be able to take part in the new improv community she had just helped to create and we discuss how happy she was to find a welcoming new theater home in Victoria at Paper Street Theater Company.

Anna is a bubbly extrovert and a great storyteller. She chats with Amy about playing oboe in the high school band, about searching for a thriving improv community in every city she lives in, and about teaching life skills through improv. Anna is a resilient artist with a positive disposition and her story is such a great inspiration for anyone who wants to create (or just join) an improv community near them. Enjoy!

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In this week’s episode of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy has the pleasure of spending time with comedian, L.E. Zarling!

L.E. shares stories of her own recent personal transformation and how she hopes to use the lessons she’s learned to empower everyone around her! L. E. is a dedicated performer working right now on a new improvised solo show that will surely make you laugh! You should support her any way you can!

Stay tuned for a special moment right in the middle where you get a little one-on-one time with L.E.!

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This week on Yes But Why, Amy chats with diehard performer Leo Kempf about the hustle required to perform comedy when the nearest improv city is 6 hours away! Whoa! Leo tells stories about making an SNL parody for class (love you Melanie Hutsell), crazy road trips for comedy, and touring with multiple bands as a guitarist! These are delightful stories and they will inspire you to get up and make something of your own! (You can do it!) Leo brought improv closer to his home and if you live in Indiana or thereabouts, you can support Leo and his improv troupe Ralph, Dave & Etc! Thank you for listening and keep performing!

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This week on Yes But Why, Amy chats with German engineer and improviser Stefan Kollmeier about bringing the rational and the performer parts of his life together to become whole. In this episode, Stefan shares stories about bringing improv to his job at Lufthansa, performing and teaching with KurzFormChaos, and writing papers on design thinking theory. Enjoy this discussion on improv structure, magic realism and overcoming fear!
Enjoy this discussion on improv structure, magic realism and overcoming fear!

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