Well it has begun. I have started the work that goes into putting together an improv festival.
Now in its fourth year, the So Ill Improv festival, is getting bigger and better. The So Ill is my baby and it has been a joy to watch it grow up and get bigger and better.
When I was a senior at SIU in Carbondale I wanted to give something that would stay in the small college town even after I was gone, for me it had to be improv comedy.
As a freshman I was actively seeking an improv home after experiencing it in high school. The only thing was, I couldn't find a shred of improv at the University of over twenty thousand students. It wasn't until a year later, when I saw some sidewalk chalk for auditions, that I found out about an improv group called Community Floss. Once in the group my goal quickly became to get the word out on what improv is and why people should care.
Producing the festival and now helping out the students who produce it is a lot of fun wrapped up in one weekend. I love every bit of it, from raising the money, getting groups to submit, to creating a website and then watching it all come together. In fact, producing the festival is what gave me the desire to pursue improv as a business.
Oh, and if you want to be a part of all of this then by all means:
www.soillimprov.com
Love,
Eric
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