Jamie Stewart Crawford is an author in the process of publishing on her first full book, a co-producer of Story Club Cleveland, and an accomplished improv performer and teacher.

In this episode we talk about how to still tell your stories after you realize the film industry isn't what you hoped it would be, how global events affect connection, and how improv actually isn't about being funny.

Subscribe to Jamie's substack, or catch us on Game Night second Fridays of every month!

How do you navigate the difference in perspective when performing old songs? How do you capture a character? What can you do to get The Spark of creativity, and how to keep it?

Find out all this and more with this months guest Joseph Maxwell, an excellent songwriter and first-time playwright.

Catch his play Callback this August, stream his music here, and take a listen to Nothing Else Matters, one of Joe's favorite produced songs.

For those morbidly curious minds: The Worst Song I've Ever Made.

Travis Williams is a lifelong actor and career chemist who spent his early years clowning.

We cover taking on character mindsets (without descending into madness), the effect of expectations on performance, and the importance of framing on progression.

You can catch him in action on Comedy Court, Worldbuilder, and the kid-friendly show An Improvised Fairy Tale.

In this two-part episode we speak with Jen Gallagher, a prominent Cleveland improviser and classical art educator.

We discuss deriving meaning from art (intended or not), the importance of humbling yourself, and when to let loose our Evil Clown.

If you're in Cleveland looking for a show, you can catch Jen on ⁠The Riff⁠, ⁠Funny Business⁠, and ⁠⁠Mischief LLC⁠⁠.

*Part two of two!*

In this two-part episode we speak with Jen Gallagher, a prominent Cleveland improviser and classical art educator.

We discuss deriving meaning from art (intended or not), the importance of humbling yourself, and when to let loose our Evil Clown.

If you're in Cleveland looking for a show, you can catch Jen on The Riff, Funny Business, and ⁠Mischief LLC⁠.

*Catch the second part on June 9th!*

Steph Maniaci is a visual artist and a poetry master (with the degrees to prove it!).

This month we speak on intentionality in generating art, how specific is too specific, and drawing inspiration from her experiences in Appalachia.

You can find her Etsy shop here and some of her poetry here:

• Palimpsest, discussed in this episode and
• La Terribilità, un-discussed in this episode.

This month's guest is Joe Kirincic, a man who tricks computers into making pretty pictures, writes words to make you chuckle, and does math for fun.

In this episode we discuss tackling the difficulties in drafting comedy writing, using art to visualize math algorithms, and even art as a sport?

You can find his sketch work here: @kidneypluscomedy.

You can find his art nowhere because he keeps it for himself like a hoarding dragon!!

Tom Horsfall is a Cleveland improv comedian, sketch actor/writer, and musician. In this episode, we talk comedy, tackling performance anxiety, and finding inspiration in writing and music.

You can find his comedy on Instagram @tomneedsyoutolikehim, his music @tomhorsfall_music, sketch work with @kidneypluscomedy, and improv with @worldbuilderimprov.