An open letter to improv companies around the world by Velvet Wells In 2020, in response to the murder of George Floyd, many North American improv companies reflected on how they benefited from systems of oppression and the lack of diversity in their leadership, membership, and audiences. In this post, I am asking companies toContinue reading “Committed to end anti-Black racism? Offer free improv workshops to Black people”
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Performing comedy is more than a hobby thank you
As part of their small talk/conversation starters, people will sometimes ask if I am still pursuing the hobby of performing. How to crush my spirits with one word By no means do I think I deserve the ingenue roles in Hollywood, nor go viral on social media, or even see my face in everyone’s dream.Continue reading “Performing comedy is more than a hobby thank you”
