I watched Trish Berrong and Jill Bernard do a show at the Westport Coffee House. The scenes were calm and steady except for a few comedic spikes throughout the performance. The scenes resonated with me more than most improv shows I’ve watched.

After reading Trish’s blog, I realized that one thing I really appreciated was that every movement and spoken word was important. As Trish wrote in her blog, “Everything means something. Everything matters.” [source]

I also liked that they didn’t break character and that they played fun, believable characters. They’re both great at finding the right words to express themselves, and it really heightened the scenes.

Here are a few of my notes about their show and what I as an improviser can take from it. Jill and Trish:

• were low energy except for a few hilarious moments (I enjoyed the contrast in energy levels.)
• had total trust in each other as scene partners (let each other carry the scene without help)
• committed to each scene (they never broke character)
• played fun, believable characters
• were extremely fluent and expressive (probably due to years of experience)

It was a great show!