Tag Archive: Chicago
YBY ep 324: Maddie Cordovano on making up stories and bringing people together.
This week on Yes But Why, I had a lovely time chatting with Maddie Cordovano, the newest Conservatory Director at Fallout Theater in Austin. Maddie Cordovano has been an improviser for a little over 14 years. She trained at iO and The Second City in Chicago before moving to Austin where she signed with her first agent and wrote her first solo show. She is now the new Conservatory Director…
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YBY ep 316: Pete Parsons: talent on the stage and on the page.
This week on Yes But Why, I interviewed writer and actor, Pete Parsons. Pete Parsons is an entertainer who currently lives in Austin Texas. A graduate of The Theater School at DePaul University, Pete learned the most about what it takes to be an artist from the Chicago improv theaters and their classes and communities. These days, you can catch him at the Fallout Theater in downtown Austin. Every Saturday…
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YBY ep 314: Creative multipotentialite Charlotte Brown connects improvisers all over the world!
This week on Yes But Why, I chatted with improviser and theater techperson, Charlotte Brown. Charlotte Brown (they/them) is a Chicago-based multipotentialite that enjoys many creative endeavors such as improv, filmmaking, photography, and teching virtual improvised shows! Charlotte got their start during the pandemic doing tech for online improv shows through the Hideout Theater in Austin, Texas (you know the one). Charlotte has enjoyed virtual theater because they have gotten…
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YBY ep 302: Olivia Wise and being funny in your own special way
In this episode of Yes But Why, I talk to Chicago-based theatre artist, Olivia Wise. Olivia Wise is a writer, actor, and improviser with a background in theatre. She recently relocated to Chicago from Austin, where she studied and performed improv at ColdTowne Theater and starred in scripted shows such as ColdTowne’s Sex AKA Weiners and Boobs and Fallout Theater’s Losers in Space. Currently, Olivia cohosts a weekly podcast calledWe…
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YBY ep 301: Jermaine Trice gives a stage to underrepresented performers.
This episode of Yes But Why, I sat down to chat with Jermaine Trice, improviser and artistic director of The Improv Place (US). Jermaine Trice is the founder of The Improv Place in the US. He is a Chicago native who has been performing long form, short form, musical, and experimental improv off and on since the late 1990s, starting with Second City. I had a great time chatting with…
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