by dorian lenz | Jun 4, 2026 | Classes & Workshops, Improv Talk, News & Events
Roll for Improv: Why June’s Process Lab Mixes D&D With Scene Work D&D players and improvisers are doing more of the same thing than either of them usually admits. Both walk into a room with no script and build a story by listening to whoever talks next. Both...
by dorian lenz | May 28, 2026 | Improv Talk, News & Events
This Saturday at NCT: A Morning Improv Workshop, an Evening Comedy Show, One Mesa Stage At 11 a.m. this Saturday, a small group of improvisers will walk into NCT’s theater in downtown Mesa, pick one imaginary room, and refuse to leave it for thirty minutes. At...
by dorian lenz | May 21, 2026 | Improv Talk, News & Events
Friday 08/21 at Neighborhood Comedy Theatre Need a night out in downtown Mesa? The Main Street Comedy Show is back — and this week, our guest storytellers is Susan Ricci: Susan Ricci is the founder and former Executive Director of the Museum of the American Bison...
by dorian lenz | May 21, 2026 | Improv Talk, News & Events
What ‘Yes, And’ Really Means – And Why It Changes How You Listen. A few weeks ago, during the Saturday night Competitive Comedy show, in a game called Blind Freeze, a performer marched onstage cradling what he introduced as his “emotional...
by dorian lenz | May 20, 2026 | Improv Talk, News & Events
Friday 07/17 at Neighborhood Comedy Theatre Need a night out in downtown Mesa? The Main Street Comedy Show is back — and this week, our guest storytellers is Tomas Stanton Tomas is the Director of Engagement Mesa Arts Center and the host of Mesa Arts Center...
by dorian lenz | Apr 22, 2026 | Improv Talk, News & Events
Friday 06/19 at Neighborhood Comedy Theatre Need a night out in downtown Mesa? The Main Street Comedy Show is back — and this week, our guest storytellers are… our dads. Yes, actual dads. Armed with stories. Possibly old receipts. Definitely strong opinions.They’ll...
