written by: Raye Maddox The number five is nice and round, almost even. If there was one number I would contest should be an even number it’s five! Just look at a 10, or 15, or 20, or 100, or 1025! Solid, brick-like numbers, which is similar to a round, safe even number (think 2, 8, or even 64). So why do programs, counters, and speedometers sometimes stop at increments of 5s? Thinking even further, why do most Improv Comedy Programs (ICPs, for short) halt at a Level 5? I can only imagine it's because 5, as just mentioned, is a beautiful, perfect, serene number.
Sure, this isn’t a nation-wide standard yet, though I hope it will be soon under this new administration, and admittedly there are a few ICPs in LA, New York, or Chicago that only have four levels, or three, or two, or just one. But, for the sake of this blog, let’s imagine a world where an ICP continued after Level 5…what more could a burgeoning and supple improviser learn in a whole new course-level? More space-work? More accents? More warm-ups? No. They would learn a deeper way to enjoy consciousness, a way to expand their mind and, hence, playstyle. Introducing: Improv Level 6: Sleep and Dream-Play A Seven-Week Advanced Improv Course
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From the Desk of Joel, your loyal DICF Reporter:
Dear Reader, We pick up here, mid-interview with the IDIOTs of Indie Night fame, who have elected to run an entire Comedy Festival in April. After taking what many of them agreed to be a “much needed potty break”, we all moved indoors out of the freezing, bleak day. They had their foyer already prepared to host me and I found quite a modicum of delight in treating myself to a few biscuits and items of that nature provided to me. Though, before I could fully relax, I was taken aside briefly by one unnamed, yet tall, IDIOT and was politely told to change the subject off the IDIOTs and onto something else, if I could. I was perplexed and challenged by this, but I was assured it would be better for everyone involved because currently “there was a lot of heat on a few of them and any more info about them from the interview could put them and their families in great danger”, end quote. Joel: It’s time to dig a little deeper on a certain subject my readers and I are very curious on. Do any of you have pets? All in Unison: Yes. Joel: Oh, delightful! Then may I compile some answers from everyone and detail a profile for each of your pets? All in Unison: Yes. (What follows is an accounting of each pet per their owner’s words, listed in alphabetical order of Pet Name)  From the Desk of Joel, your loyal DICF Reporter:
Dear Reader, First and foremost, welcome to the inaugural Dallas Indie Comedy Fest blog post! As we build up towards the festival in mid-April there will be a brand-spankin’ new post every Tuesday. We have so many grand and great ideas planned for this blog, including guest writers! Every week’s post will leave you wondering what will come next: a movie review, a how-to guide on laughing during an improv set, the best places to commune with spirits in Dallas? Who knows. But before the future comes the present! And what better way to take account of the present than through an audit! We here at the blog have asked The Idiots behind DICF hard hitting questions and pledged to give the answers out to the public, for transparency sake. There have been many claims and allegations about who The Idiots are, where they come from, and what their intentions are with the beloved Indie Comedy scene of Dallas, Texas. We sat down with them on a cold, below freezing day in an expansive outdoor garden. Peacocks and jaguars roamed the grounds freely, while a frigid breeze frisked my scarf, as if it was attempting to find contraband. All six Idiots sat across a small stone table from me with a majestic water fountain splayed behind them, although the streams were solid lances of ice. Joel: Let’s begin at the beginning, yes? Where are each of you originally from? All in Unison, except Stefan: Dallas Stefan: Eldorado, Arkansas Joel: Ah right, then it’s a good thing this is indeed a Dallas Festival. My readers will be happy to know it is all in the hands of locals. Raye: Your readers can shove it. |
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