March 9: The Hideout. A very ill, exhausted, underslept, and tortured by local airborne allergens Mo feebly enters, only to be reinvigorated and inspired by the Karens of goga, an all-female (yay!) improv troupe from NYC.

Things learned from Karen H: 1) Men and women approach the improv stage differently because of all those typical social reasons, which is why men often end up being bulldozers and women wait for their partner to present ideas which the can support. So she had the women play "Male" parts and vice versa. Women could either play a military general, a doctor, or a CEO; the men could only be a secretary, waitress or some third female stereotype which I don't remember.

2) In order to avoid stereotypes, create characters based on people you know.

3) Take care of yourself on stage first. Don't be so quick to support or yes-and the other player.

4) Remember what your character wants. If you play an egomaniac, subtley reveal weakness, get picked on, etc.

Things learned from Karen W: 1) Becoming your character physically makes it easier to become your character dialogue-wise. 2) I need to work on more silent scenework because I'm a talker and the physical work does not come natural to me.