Sometimes they are good. If you are in a rut before a show and need a little fix to make things feel right, a good quick energetic warm-up is just the thing to get you back on the performance-minded track. If it is high-energy and has a little bit of a "pointless" feel to it, those are usually the ones I like the most.
Sometimes they are bad. There is such a thing as being put "into your head" simply because the warm-ups got you there. Ones that have too many rules to it. Yeah, sure, they're good for concentration. But honestly, If you need a warm-up exercise to help you concentrate before a show, perhaps you're not ready to be on stage. Just drink a blueberry smoothie and focus on something else.
Sometimes they are indifferent. What? Who's indifferent? Get'em outta here!
This topic isn't really debatable in my opinion. How can anyone say what is good and what is bad? Whatever works for the group, right? Frankly, I think warm-ups are great for rehearsals, but not necessarily important before a show. Most people wanna get all they can out of rehearsals. So a little warm-up will clean out the cobwebs and prepare you for some serious practice. But before shows, one should already have enough nervous energy running through their veins, that a warm-up will only hinder the energy. Sometimes, that nervous energy is better than any warm-up I've ever participated in. That, and a blueberry smoothie. Seriously. Every member of every troupe should drink one before every show. I don't know how many times I have to say this.
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And what does Dr. Brustad prescribe for the performer with zero nervous energy? Seriously, the only time in recent memory that I've had nervous energy was before the TBA show.
How many shows have you done since leaving Comedy City?
5 or 6
Well then, you've got something special that the majority of most improvisers don't have.
I would suggest perhaps a one-man show.
Thank you Dr. Brustad, I will forward you my Cigna info.
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