Patricia Ryan Madson was Head of Stanford University’s Undergraduate Acting Program and has taught a generation of students in all disciplines how they can bring the lessons of Improv Theatre into their lives. She has written a fantastic book that summarizes this philosophy: Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up. In her 20s, when she […]
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When a “career by the book” falls apart, Improvise
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
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Leaving the Barber to come home
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments
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Broker, Teacher, “Wealthy Barber”
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
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Have great jobs, and leave before you hate them
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments
In the third part of our interview, Angelina Corbet talks about her transitions into and out of the corporate world, and finds out that understanding yourself can be a great way to find a new career. “Having the corner office. Having the salary. Then saying, ‘Oh God, is this really all that there is?’” This […]
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Leaving teaching, finding teacher within
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
In the second part of our interview, Angelina Corbet talks about early influences, her childhood dream careers, and how she joined and left teaching only to have it work its way back into the core of her work. “That was probably the hardest transition because I had to let go of the idea that I […]
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