Get In Focus! with David Razowsky

David Razowsky is the former artistic director of the Second City Los Angeles and the host of the award-winning podcast ADD Comedy with Dave Razowsky. His book, A Subversive’s Guide To Improvisation, Moving Beyond “Yes, and”, has changed the way improvisation is being taught and performed worldwide. His teaching and performing have taken him all over the world, from the US to Austria, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the UK, and New Zealand, where he recorded the TEDx Auckland Talk, Life, The Process is the Product. As an actor at The Second City, David worked with Martin Short, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Rachel Dratch, Chris Farley, and Amy Sedaris, among others. He’s directed The Second City Mainstage, The Second City Hollywood, The Second City Detroit, The Second City National Touring Company, and two productions for Boom Chicago in Amsterdam. He is a consultant for Dreamworks, a teacher at Steppenwolf Theater, and an adjunct faculty member at California State University. David’s a member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company and performed in their Kennedy Center run of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged.

David Razowsky’s approach to improvisation:

“I have a simple approach to improvising: Your present awareness is the only thing you need to create compelling, smart, truthful, and surprising scenes. Period. No games, no preconceived premises, no ideas, no ego. All that matters is now. The actor’s level of improvisation experience doesn’t matter, for all you need to bring to my workshop is your present presence. All you’ll leave with is your joy, excitement, and confidence. And after all, what more do you need?”

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