Mañana - El Estreno de "Perro de la Calle"

Llevamos mas que un año de trabajar juntos y mañana vamos a tener nuestro primer show :] 

Tomorrow, we go to the cashew festival in a tiny town about an hour and a half from San Jose for our first show ever.  The town is called San Mateo and is merely a stop along the collectivo bus' long winding route through the mountains. 

After our hour long set we're going to lead a "taller" (workshop) of improvisation.  

This afternoon we had our final rehearsal before the big day and I am so proud of my tiny little improv troupe that I got "piel de gallina" (skin of chicken - or what we call goosebumps). 

It sunk in that I STARTED and TRAINED a group of young people to do improv.  And to do it WELL.  But not only that.... watching the way they: work as a team, respond to each other so quickly in positive ways, banter wittily, use the rule of three, create callbacks, MC the show with such energy and confidence, transition between games like this is our 100th time performing together.....

I am beyond impressed.  I am inspired.  Their intelligent and fearless work inspires me.  

While it may be only 4 of us going, tomorrow... we are a mighty and cohesive little group. 

Vamos, Perro de la Calle!!!!!.... a San - Ma - Te- O, San - Ma - Te -O!!!!!!!!

Game list (in case any improv nerds are interested):

Introduction (what is improv, who we are and where we come from)

Slide Show (vacaciones) - with audience member to pose in photos
 - suggestion: an odd or imaginary place to vacation

Growing Shrinking Machine (la escena que crece y disminue)
- suggestion: an object in your bag

Translator (traductor)
- suggestion: an imaginary country and a made up title for a story

Word's Worst (lo pero del mundo)
- suggestion: jobs or professions

Half Life (La mitad)
- suggestion: relationship

Freeze (Congelese) 
- suggestion: a location where you are active


Lesson Plan for Taller

Names with ball toss
Word association with ball
Things you can find in.... (Cosas que puede encontrar en..... ) with ball toss
What is improv and what you noticed in the show? - discussion - How do we use improv in life?
Yes, lets! (si, vamos!)
Yes, and stories in partners (si, y historias en pareja)
Hitchhiker (collectivo)
Slide Show (vacaciones)