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Del Close

@DelClose

I was considered one of the premier influences on modern theatrical improvisation. I will now twitter you a daily message of improv wisdom.

 beyond the pale
Joined May 2009
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You have a light within you. Burn it out. #improv #life
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HAROLD needs all of you- your behavior, not your description of your behavior. #improv
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Don't bring a cathedral into a scene. Bring a brick; let us build together. #improv #lifehacks
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The point is that beyond the deepest tragedy there is laughter; even in the midst is tragedy there is always the possibility for laughter.
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the American Theater Magazine writes about the theatrical power of long-form #improv. Finally. I am mentioned. alturl.com/adcjv
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Don't let them make you buy the lie that what you're doing is for the laughter. #improv #theater
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Treat your audience like poets and geniuses and they'll have the chance to become them. #improv #art
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Wonderful stories from Tim Meadows about me. indiewire.com/article/tim-me…
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Every interpersonal situation has a solution in which everyone wins. #improv #life
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Reality- reaction, emotions. Human behavior deal honestly- Listen. React, don't act. #improv
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I am mentioned in Amy Poehlers upcoming book. sun-tim.es/1qUO2ml#.VEQSbJiO…
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Where do the best laughs come from? Terrific connections made intellectually or terrific revelations made emotionally. #Improv #comedy
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What the audience will laugh at, indeed will cheer at, are these moments of discovery, moments of connection. #improv #theater
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The kind of improvisation I'm particularly addicted to is the kind that does not aim at creating material. It IS the material. #improv
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@TheMitchRouse @MissionChicago
Image from David Pasquesi (@DPasquesi)
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Replying to @Nina_Metz
@NinaMetzNews @DelClose Del was my mentor, friend, creative partner. I was at the new iO opening. Here's my take: tinyurl.com/pdkxhon
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great #DelClose advice on emotional discoveries in improv: improvartvice.tumblr.com/pos… @iOWest #improv
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Del's new home. #delclose
Image from The iO Theater (@iochicago)
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You have a light within you. Burn it out. #improv #life
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Don't let them make you buy the lie that what you're doing is for the laughter. #improv #theater
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