About Us

The Life-PlayTM Story

Founders:
david shepherd photo1 small About UsDavid Shepherd spent most of his life inventing improv formats such as COMPASS cabaret in Chicago, which was replicated 1000 times world wide. From New York his Improv Olympix was carried to 300 Canadian high schools. MOVIExperience brought him to Massachusetts, where he now develops Life-Play . Contact: groupcreativity (at) charter (dot) net or 413.256.3493.
carman contact small About UsCarman Dewees worked on Wall-Street, wandered Asia and pestered people for National Public Radio. He is currently an independent radio producer and web-designer. Carman lives in Northampton, Mass and develops Life-PlayTM , runs the website and produces the Podcast. Contact: on Twitter, carman (at) life-play (dot) com or 413.248.7529.
Chris_formalChris Britt studied theatre and film at Northwestern University, trained at the Second City Conservatory and worked for the political satirist, Jimmy Tingle. He is working on a film about Alan Watts, an interpreter of Asian philosophies for Western audiences. Chris lives in Marin County, CA.
Contributors:
Michael Golding is a teacher, writer, director and life-long improviser. He currently teaches improvisation to at-risk teens in Los Angeles. Michael was recently given the title “Canadian Improv Games Ambassador to the U.S.A.”
Michelle Burke, MEd. is a teacher. She enjoys the performing arts, writing and photography and lives in Northampton with her son Keanu and dog Tucker.
Saranya “Aey” Senaves owns a small bookshop in Nongkhai Thailand, on the Mekong River, a border town to Vientiane, Laos. She enjoys photography, gardening and bird watching.
Connie Michener is a writer, voice-over artist, a stand-up comedian and illustrator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Design and is a graduate of ImprovBoston. Connie created the Life-PlayTM logo and lives outside of Boston.
Scot Coar is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Recording Producer/Engineer. He lives in western Massachusetts.
Aimee Swift graduated from Smith College in 1991 with a B.A. in Art History. She is currently working on a novel for children. Aimee lives in Northampton, MA with her Standard Poodle, Boca, and blogs about her writing life.
Neil Alers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. In 2009, he returned to New York from New Mexico.
Ana Maria Salicioni was born and raised in the Patagonia region of Argentina, the southern most part of the country. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry. Ana Maria and her husband live in Amherst, MA.