Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater

Sarah Wilson

Episodes 25
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 5.0 (9)
Since Apr 2022
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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About This Podcast

Interviews, inspiration, and information on Improvised "Improv" Theater, with Synergy Theater. Questions answered: Will an Improv class with Synergy Theater help you with public speaking? Help you think on your feet? Make you a better communicator? Boost your self-confidence and creativity? Yes, and... Our welcoming and supportive community and learning environment make us unique. It all begins with The Three Rules of Improv, honed by Synergy Theater Director Kenn Adams: 1) Be spontaneous. 2) Make you partner look good. 3) Build on your partner's idea. Improv in Practice offers interviews with Synergy Theater performers, students, and special guests. We explore improvisation from the point of view of the performer, the teacher, the student, and the audience. If you're wondering how you can try Improv for the first time, or how you can dig deeper into the art of improvisation, Synergy Theater is here for you. In addition to offering classes, Synergy Theater performs full-length improvised plays and strives to create theater with compelling characters, wonderful stories, and vibrant spontaneity. Our mission is to build a better world through improvisational theater. Find out how at synergytheater.com.

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Recent Episodes

S5E35 Diablo Improv Festival with Diana Brown

Oct 16, 2025 30m

Hello Friends and Improv Festivalgoers! The FIRST ANNUAL Diablo Improv Festival happens October 24-26, 2025, and is only days away as I write this. High on my list of things to look forward to is…

S5E34 Diablo Improv Festival with Jaime and Randy

Oct 14, 2025 39m

Hello Improvisers! It's almost here: The FIRST annual Diablo Improv Festival October 24-26 at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. Will we see you there? For more info visit…

S5E33 Diablo Improv Festival with Kat and Della

Oct 07, 2025 55m

It's almost here: The first annual Diablo Improv Festival, October 24-26, 2025, at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, CA! We have a lot to talk about in the run up to the festival and so we have TWO…

S5E32 Improvising Hitchcock with Professor Denah Johnston

Jul 10, 2025 1h

Hello Improvised Theater and Alfred Hitchcock fans! In this episode we host Professor Denah Johnston, who teaches The Films of Alfred Hitchcock at San Francisco City College. We also host a virtual…

S5E31 Adrián & Addam Face Dungeons & Dragons

Mar 20, 2025 40m

Hello Improvisers!  Synergy Theater's Improvised Dungeons and Dragons begins April 3rd, 2025 and runs through April 13th, Thursday's through Sundays, at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut…

S5E30 Elyse Iovino Lays Down the Law

Jan 26, 2025 47m

Hello Improvisers! In our 30th episode, we talk with Elyse Iovino who joined Synergy Theater in 2023. We talk about Synergy's current show: IMPROVISED LAW AND ORDER, what surprised Elyse about the…

S5E29 In the Zone with Arastoo Darakhshan

Oct 10, 2024 44m

Arastoo Darakhshan is a composer, producer, teacher and performer. Arastoo is an alum of Berkeley Improv and is a familiar cast member in Synergy Theater performances. Arastoo's newest role is as the…

S4E28 Spontaneous Soap with Lynn & Val

Jul 11, 2024 37m

Hello Improvisers! Mark it on your calendars: Thusday July 18th, 2024, The Lesher Center in Walnut Creek welcomes Synergy Theater's latest show: SPONTANEOUS SOAP! In this episode, Val Jord and I sit…

My Dearest Rachel Kumaar & Valerie

Apr 11, 2024 44m

Hello Friends! Do you have your My Dearest Love - Synergy's newest show - tickets yet? If yes, then Valerie Jord and I look forward to seeing you April 18 - April 28th, Thursdays - Sundays at the…

S4E26 A Bowlful of Adventure Serial with Griffen & Addam

Jan 25, 2024 43m

Adventure Serial awaits! In this episode we talk about Synergy Theater's newest show based on the adventure-genre storytelling that we all love. Adventure Serial kicks off February 1st, 2024, and…

S3E25 Just in Time for Zombies with Justin Carns

Oct 23, 2023 39m

Hello Friends! Synergy Theater's "Z is for Zombie" is at the Lesher Center now to October 29th! "Z is for Zombie" kicks off Synergy Theater's new season of 2023-2024 shows. Visit SynergyTheater.com…

S3E24 Improv World Creation from A to Zombie with Adrián Bosada

Sep 12, 2023 45m

Valerie Jord and I are happy to present to you - Adrián Bosada, a performing member of Synergy Theater. We talk about Adrián's experiences in Improv, his journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco,…

S3E23 Uplifting Others is a Class (Improv) Act with Rev. Beth Carroll & Actor Rich Perez

Aug 21, 2023 47m

Yet another great reason for you to take a Synergy Theater improv class: you get to meet people like Rev. Beth Carroll and Actor/Writer/Artisic Director Rich Perez! We talk first to Beth about her…

S2E22 The Pied Piper of Synergy Theater Improv with Ben & Valerie

Jul 03, 2023 50m

Who is Ben Piper? Is Ben a mythical forest-dwelling creature who is elusive when it comes to interviews? Not really. Ben is a Synergy Theater performer, Improviser, Dad, and all-around great guy! In…

S2E21 A Benny for Your Thoughts on The Mating Game with Benny & Valerie

Apr 10, 2023 49m

It's here! It's here! Synergy Theater's THE MATING GAME opens at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA, this week, Thursday April 13th! Visit SyngeryTheater.com and look for…

S2E20 The Mating Game with Valerie R. & Kenn Adams

Mar 06, 2023 50m

What's The Mating Game, you ask? Well, Valerie Regalia, creator and director of Synergy Theater's upcoming new show The Mating Game, answers all your(my) questions. And for the first time Kenn Adams,…

S2E19 Synergy Theater's The Mating Game with Valerie and Sarah

Feb 20, 2023 34m

Welcome to The Mating Game! Valerie Jord and I discuss Synergy Theater's upcoming show based on the 1970's game show The Dating Game. The MATING Game begins April 13th, 2023, at the Lesher Center in…

S2E18 Spontaneous Myth & Magic with Lynn & Valerie

Jan 16, 2023 44m

Hello Friends! Valerie Jord and I are happy to let you know that Synergy Theater is back at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA, with a new show: Spontaneous Myth & Magic. If you…

S2E17 A Spontaneous Hitchcock Finale with Eileen and Valerie

Oct 30, 2022 42m

Eileen Tumlin is here! Eileen is a teacher, architect, improviser, aspiring puppeteer and more! Valerie Jord brings wonderful questions to the interview and we talk about Eileen's first foray into…

S2E16 Improv is for Hitchcock's The Birds with Paul and Valerie

Oct 27, 2022 34m

In this episode, Valerie Jord and I are joined by Paul Hansen - Synergy Theater student, Hitchcock fan, and more. Paul's knowledge of Hitchcock, Shakespeare, and the snack habits of Singapore monkeys…

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