My First New York Anniversary

I’ve lived in New York City for a year now (my anniversary was a couple of days ago)! Kind of ridiculous, really. This has not felt like a whole year but too bad, it has been. Now, what have I learned? For starters, I’m glad I moved specifically to Brooklyn and not Manhattan. I’m not… Continue reading My First New York Anniversary

2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Matt Aromando, Emily Laverdiere, Sara Burns, Lauren Magnuson, Mickey McCauley, Tao Yang. Photo by Laura Miner.

The Del Close Marathon (DCM) is an annual improv festival put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City since 1999. It now offers several concurrent shows running across multiple venues for 48 straight hours with acts from all over the world. When I took my first improv class back in 2011 at… Continue reading 2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Preview: 6th Annual Women in Comedy Festival

This year is the 6th annual Women in Comedy Festival and I’m very excited for it! After a couple of years as just an observer, this year I’m also performing in a couple of shows.

Studio 40! Part Trois

I’m so excited to announce that my improv group, Big Gulp, will be returning to ImprovBoston‘s Studio 40 for a third straight run! This means from December through May, we’ll be performing an average of twice a month on Friday nights at 7:00pm on ImprovBoston’s studio stage. Studio 40 includes six different, theater-independent, teams with three… Continue reading Studio 40! Part Trois

Two Years in Improv

Big Gulp in Studio 40 Left to right: Tao Yang, Matt Aromando, and Sara Burns Photo by Laura Miner

Two years ago today I had my first improv show, a graduation show from Improv 101 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

Dog murder and other made up things

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From June 28th through 30th, I was in New York City, checking out the Del Close Marathon put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Though I didn’t feel like waiting in line at the main UCB Theatre, I spend 10-ish hours watching improv at 3 of the 7 total stages: UCB East, Theater 80,… Continue reading Dog murder and other made up things