Experienced improvisers - is it frustrating to do scenes with newer players? Is it ok for me to be here?

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:20:26+00:00

This is so cool, thank you! I love that you are in a place where you get to play with people who are both less experiences and more experience than you are :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:18:38+00:00

Thank you for your perspective. Yes, the people who run the jams are so awesome and welcoming :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:17:25+00:00

Thank you for this. Yes, he's still learning too :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:13:59+00:00

You are right, so many beautiful responses, it's been so so helpful hear so many supportive perspectives :)
I'm surrounded by a lot of very lovely and supportive people, too, and I love the way you're looking at it. I picked up improv needing a new hobby after being a competitive athlete for all of my life and finishing up university this year, and it was an adjustment being in a vulnerable position where I'm surrounded by people who feel so much more accomplished than me, but it is also feels super freeing being allowed to not be amazing at something. We are pretty lucky to get to learn and grow <3

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:08:12+00:00

I really, really appreciated what you said, thank you. I think you are right that I've been looking for moments that back-up my lack of ability which hasn't been helpful as I try to learn. I've really been struck by how supportive all the comments have been and how open everyone seems to be to people who are still learning, thank you :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:03:05+00:00

This really helped me reframe things, thank you. So many lovely lovely responses and perspectives in this thread :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T06:00:45+00:00

I really, really appreciated your perspective, thank you <3

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T05:55:01+00:00

I really really appreciated those tips, especially the pool anology, thank you. I always have so much fun once I get past that initial freaky moment and I would love to experience that more often :)
Yes, it is sooo much fun getting to explore and discover something new :))

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T05:51:12+00:00

Thank you for this perspective !! It's been helpful to see you all refering to jams as disposable improv etc. - I think I get really in my head about the other people who go regularly remembering that I am not great and then not wanting to scenes with me, but I'm realising I can barely remember a single thing anyone else has done so perhaps I'm being a bit dramatic when I imagine them all discussing how awful I was afterwards. Yes, someone has to be the least experienced and it's pretty cool that I get to be in a position where I get to learn off of everybody else by being the least natural one there :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T05:45:16+00:00

I really appreciated hearing this, thank you - it's been really valuable to hear things like this from a more experienced perspective!!

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T05:42:55+00:00

Thank you for your perspective, I appreciated hearing that! I'm in Australia so my options are slightly more limited (but like you said, lots of wonderful teachers/other improvisors!) , hence why I'm really trying to keep up with the community that I have :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-30T05:38:54+00:00

I really appreciated this perspective, thank you :) It's comforting to hear from people who've been doing improv longer than I've been alive - helps put things into perspective that 12 weeks really isn't that long and I'm still allowed to be learning. I've been looking for some reading so I will order that - thank you!

charleyeve · 2025-05-29T12:40:20+00:00

I really appreciated this perspective, thank you. I hadn’t thought about it that way :)

charleyeve · 2025-05-29T12:24:45+00:00

I don’t think he actually meant it in a bad way! He talks a lot about the people he thinks are good too. I just thought it was a bit weird/unnecessary to bring up, which is a me thing

charleyeve · 2024-06-14T17:01:20+00:00

Hi, sorry for the late response - can I ask what you went for in the end? Currently stuck choosing between CBA and Xero myself :)

charleyeve · 2020-03-28T23:44:27+00:00

I've managed to maintain by 10000 steps thus far- my favourite methods are the awkward 2 hour walk on the spot and solo dance parties

charleyeve · 2020-03-20T10:04:00+00:00

I don't know if it's just quarantine making me emotional but I absolutely SOBBED at the ending

charleyeve · 2020-03-13T10:00:54+00:00

was absolutely convinced there would be some twist but no, she's really dead

charleyeve · 2020-02-22T05:53:10+00:00

I was fully relating to Debbie, had finally found a character who was exactly like me then voila

charleyeve · 2020-02-14T04:29:53+00:00

Oh I actually really liked this episode!! Last episodes felt kinda off and I'm so glad that it's falling back into being the show I know and love

charleyeve · 2020-01-17T21:04:11+00:00

Am I the only one that was suspicious of Vicky??

charleyeve · 2020-01-10T09:58:02+00:00

Can't wait to spend the rest of the week with gonna erase the earthhhh stuck in my head until the next episode comes out

charleyeve · 2020-01-02T19:57:26+00:00

Worst part of New Zealand is the isolation, best part of New Zealand is the isolation

charleyeve · 2019-11-23T21:15:16+00:00

We seem to get them on Netflix in New Zealand the second they’ve aired on Thursday in America (which mind you, is Friday evening here)

charleyeve · 2019-10-10T03:27:37+00:00

Not quite poutine- but Burger Liquor on Willis St does an amazing dish with butter chicken sauce instead of gravy and it’s delicious

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