improvisation Archives

My Life as an Unexpected Actress

By Cindy Silver | July 17, 2019

Cindy Silver fostered her son Nathan’s creativity and now plays another important role in his life: his favorite actress.

By Antonio Méndez Esparza | October 22, 2018

Director Antonio Méndez Esparza on the wisdom of Robert Bresson, and working with non-actors, including on his new film, Life and Nothing More.

By Dominic Savage | May 16, 2018

Dominic Savage, writer-director of the newly released The Escape, on the unusual and challenging way he approaches making movies.

By Dave Douglas | March 26, 2013

I was listening to Wayne Shorter's new album on the Taconic State Parkway when I heard a woman's voice yell, "Oh my God!" It was intense...