Episode 5: Melissa Bowler on Improv, Growing Through Bad Performances, and Broadening her acting..

We’re back and we’ve decided to take this in a new direction. Our passion for acting and performing sparked this new adventure for us. Now we want to keep learning and talking with people who have done it or are currently in the field of acting, performing, and film.  So moving forward each guest will be centered around this concept. Our guest in this episode is Melissa Bowler.  She is the co-founder of Providence Improv Guild (PIG for short), a training center and comedy venue that focuses on giving performers an open stage, teaching improv and sketch comedy classes and workshops. She also travels across the country with her workshop “Connecting Through Comedy”, which trains professionals in teamwork, open communication, and creative problem-solving. In our episode, we talk about how she got her start in improv, how it helped her in other areas of comedy (standup, sketch writing). How faking confidence is key, and how bad shows and performances are part of the growth. Simulation acting, medical simulations, and how that has broadened her spectrum of acting. And the advice she offered us to continue our passion. So we hope you enjoy this episode, and without further a due her she is Melissa Bowler…