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Soulmates is coming to iO West

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Hey! I finally have my own show to promote!

Soulmates & Scary.Killer.Nice will be performing at the iO West mainstage, Monday 2/25 at 8PM. It’s $5 in advance, or 2-for-1 at the door if you show them this Facebook event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/466758320052814/

It’s going to be a fantastic hour of improv. Hope to see you there.

Nov 1

Competitive Improv

As you may or may not know, my team Soulmates has been winning the iO West Cagematch for 11 weeks now. I haven’t mentioned it too much because I try to keep the plugging to a reasonable amount and, more importantly, I’m not sure I’ve had much to say on the matter that would mean anything at all to anyone other than myself.

But it’s after midnight on Halloween and I’m having one of those moments.

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May 9

The Pretty Flower

sabrinalondon:

Last night my team Soulmates worked with Ben Rodgers as our coach. Our team performs the Pretty Flower form and if you aren’t familiar, the Pretty Flower is basically a monoscene with tag outs. Other teams that do the Pretty Flower are Dierkes and Fernie, Sentimental Lady, and Winslow. It’s an…

Check out Sabrina’s post on performing a Pretty Flower, as learned from Ben Rodgers (Shitty Jobs, Reuben Starship). Soulmates has had pretty good success with the flower, but it’s always occurred to me that the tagouts could be faster and sharper, to contrast with the slower and more patient home scene. Ben got us on the path to achieving that and it was invaluable stuff for anyone looking to do fast play or perform the flower.