I shall return, in accordance with prophecy!

Well, almost three weeks have passed since I left the city of Nashville. I left with a plan. To see how I arrived at this plan, let's work backwards.

1. I don't want to work in a cubicle all day or be subject to the whims of management.
2. I like improv comedy. It was my one source of joy most weeks as a cop.
3. I would love to do improv for a living.
4. Simply performing improv shows won't pay the bills.
5. Owning/managing an improv theater won't make me rich, but I could make a living.
6. I would need a lot of performances every week to pay the bills.
7. I would need a lot of performers to fill those time slots.
8. Those performers would have to be good, so that people will keep coming back to see them.
9. Someone's gotta train them.
10. To be a good trainer, I need to know improv as well as possible.
11. To know improv very well, I need to go where the best instruction is.
12. Chicago is the Mecca of improv comedy.
13. To complete training programs at places like iO or ComedySportz, it'll take about a year.
14. Therefore, I must pack up and leave Nashville for a while, but will return better prepared to make improv comedy something big in Music City, USA.

There's a lot to consider between now and next year. Casting, show formats, auditions, classes, cast training, location, management staff, promotions, marketing, incorporation, business permits, alcohol permits, and lots more. Fortunately, I have plenty of time to get that sorted out.

In the meantime, I plan to publish blogs about the various things that I've learned from my improv instructors, highlights of shows that I've seen, things that I'm pondering about the future improv theater, and of course, some random nonsense. Enjoy.

-Dylan