The Zone

Tonight Rick had a great show. It was one of those shows where everything was crisp, streamlined, andpunchy. There were 9 of us which can usually make for an imbalanced show but it was one of the rare times that we pulled it off. All nine of us participated, all nine of us were funny, everyone did their share of the show. Andel was back for one night only which contributed to our excitement and cohesion. She left Rick in the winter to do a boat and when she got back she got cast in the Second City e.t.c. show. The show is great and Punam just got added to the cast. If you haven't seen it you should 'We're All In This Room Together.'

The opening was real fast, all the scenes were clear and concise, one of them a blackout. We had two songs one really successful the second not as successful. The show was short by our standards 23 minutes but we were cooking from lights up. It was one of those shows where I think we were in 'the zone'. There wasn't a lot of thinking going on: what comes next, whats my scene idea, how do I call this back etc. We were just playing and we were all on the same wavelength at the same pace. We were attuned. Ted and Ellen our new additions have been integrated and a show like tonight just shows what a great fit they are. When you have shows like this you wonder why they can't all be this way. What was different, what made it click? I don't know.

You can try to find the zone all you want. Sometimes it just happens. Sometimes you can't look for it in order to find it. It's not just with improv its with anything running, writing, riding motorcycles, whatever. Sometimes you hit this point when you're not thinking just enough to be totally present in the moment.

And then anything is possible.