Blog Posts for Shaun D Landry

Join me as writers in the What John McCain/Barack Obama Did to me Extravaganza! Contest

Shaun D Landry — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:21:39 -0700

As the election finally comes to a grinding three year close and the debates switch from stuff that mean nothing to an election to "Mean Stuff" that means nothing to an election, Aren't you still glad that we have gotten to know over these years the real inner workings of both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama? The real issues that are of major national economic, ...

The San Francisco Literary Community - Thank you.

Shaun D Landry — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:34:06 -0700

When I first got on the Redroom as a completely unplublished writer/rabid blogger the overwhelming welcome was warm, genuine and wonderful.A year later as an unpulbished rabid blogger doing a seven week improvisational theater festival in San Francisco I still find the words genuine warm and wonderful to be true.This weekend was pretty incredible: When Improv meets writers. I had the distinct ...

The World Has Gone Nuts. Or Maybe it is Just My House.

Shaun D Landry — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:08:36 -0700

Today Spotted Walking to Urban Market (the end of the block):A man on the stoop three door down hunched over. He does not live there. He is talking about how "Whores should think twice about the consequences" This conversation is going on without anyone around him.A woman fifty feet up spinning about in a circle. She has no expression on her face. she is just spinning in a ...

The Improv Tour: Chicago Improv Festival with The Irish Mutts 2008

Shaun D Landry — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:07:42 -0700

It is almost hard at this point to express The Chicago Improv Festival Experience, as, but I will try. It was incredible. Wonderful moments. Strange moments. Joy, bewilderment. Great shows, emotional shutdowns fits of laughing all mixed with Viva Las Vegas, The Rat Pack, it being on like Donkey Kong all wrapped in Midwestern Sushi.The Irish Mutts did it. We ruled the day. Kevin McShane ...

The Bad Blogger: The Normalcy of an Improv Festival.

Shaun D Landry — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:43:40 -0700

I have been touring on the road so much (Chicago, Los Angeles, and now Minneapolis) along with the upcoming San Francisco Improv Festival, I feel I have left the Redroom in the corner crying Why don't you love me.Well, I do. I love you Redroom. So this is a full on excerpt of my blog of The Minneapolis Improv Festival. Pictures included. The names have not not been changed to protect noone ...

Deer in Headlights: Political Wives and the men who are on the Down Low.

Shaun D Landry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:31:32 -0700

I wonder how long it took for Silda Wall Spitzer to pull herself together before she was hauled in front of the camera. How much crying did she get out? What sort of eye makeup she used to cover the puffiness. What sort of decent mood relaxants to numb her enough to stand there for a full hour. Where did she go after it was all done? Did they both go home together? Did she run away? Did she ...

Some Joy in being Non Healthy: No Political Pundits about my death.

Shaun D Landry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:26:49 -0700

There are very few things to be relieved about when you are a few (translation: more than a few) pounds overweight. There is also some joy of not being completely competitive. Some joy in being somewhat of a passive aggressive slacker. One of these particular moments in time and space when realizing that my overweight ass might live longer than those who are ripped cut and being competitive at ...

Bah: More theaters need internet connection.

Shaun D Landry — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:29:56 -0800

I thought it would be fun to blog from the stage. I'm in the BOA Festival's show for the next two weeks in A Toss of The Hat written by Mike Ricca and produced by my company.It is also directed by my husband Hans Summers. Yeah. Shut it. He cast his wife in the show. Nepotism sometimes rocks. But, we are both good people and I'm not in the lead. I personally have no need whatsoever to be the ...

Which Side are you on: The Story of "Average Joe"

Shaun D Landry — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:46:08 -0800

Mr. Nader announced today his running mate for president: former San Francisco Supervisor and 2003 SF Mayoral Green Party Candidate Matt Gonzalez. It makes me sort of sad that Gonzalez has hitched his wagon to the Lar "American First" Daly of our generation. There are now people who are talking about how "refreshing" it is that Ralph has thrown his hat into the race, making ...

Improvising Better A Guide to the Working Improviser: Hitting it Old School - An Improv Book Review.

Shaun D Landry — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:52:55 -0800

There are hundreds of fantastic books out there to learn the craft of improvisational theater. From Viola Spolin's classic Improvisation for the Theater to The Annoyance Theater Chicago's Mick Napier's book Improvise: Scene from The Inside Out and many many others. But if you want a fast read and a quick introduction to improv theater, or you just need a fast reminder if you are doing improv in ...