by teddydmz | Sep 12, 2020 | apocalypse, astrology, beats, Buddhism, Improv, inspiration, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, Quaker Meeting, Relationships, Right Speech, Second Circle, timing, Uncategorized, yoga
When is the right time to act or to speak? So much of being skillful with life is getting in rhythm with one’s self and one’s surroundings. In Monster Baby #85, Ted and Lisa explore bunches of angles on timing. The episode starts with a game Lisa recently learned...
by teddydmz | Sep 29, 2018 | Dan O'Connor, Impro Theatre, Improv, long form, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, Second Circle, Still face experiment, Teaching, TheatreSports, unscripted
How do we break free from the stale scripts we’ve been living by? Lisa and Ted have a two-part conversation with longtime improv stalwart and new author, Dan O’Connor, to find out. Ted and Lisa welcome Dan by showing him a fresh version of his hot-off-the-presses...
by teddydmz | Jul 28, 2018 | acting, Buddhism, Humor, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, Right Speech, speaking, speech
Speaking up is one of the most natural—and most frightening—things we humans do. With Ted back from a month-long voice and speech training in Manhattan and Lisa back from a few weeks at summer camp, Episode #49 takes on the topic of stepping up and speaking out. Ted...
by teddydmz | Aug 30, 2017 | Eco, Ego, humility, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, self-focus, Thought-Provokers, yield
How does yielding at the right times serve creativity and collaboration? Ted and Lisa start with a game of Sound Ball (1:49) and catch back up after a summer apart (3:47) before jumping into this episode’s topic of “It’s Not You.” (11:02) They explore the connections...
by teddydmz | Jul 27, 2017 | Digging deeper, Girl Scouts, Glacier National Park, Improv, life choices, Manhattan, Mindfulness, Moments, Patsy Rodenburg, poetry, Thought-Provokers
Lisa and Ted reach across the country to dig deeper into life’s offerings. Lisa shares some perspective from her time at Girl Scout camp and Ted relays a story or two from his trip across country on his way to a training program in Manhattan (1:56) and then the pair...
by teddydmz | Apr 26, 2017 | acronyms, charisma, ensemble, Gratitude, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, presence, present, Shakespeare, Theatre
Time to get present, y’all! Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first Monster Baby podcast, Ted and Lisa offer Episode #24, a deep dive into presence and its role in our lives. A new warm-up creates some crazy acronyms (1:14) before the co-hosts check in about...
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