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‘Grandfather of Improv’ Turns 85

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

By Carman Dewees

David Shepherd, my friend and co-founder of Life-Play, turns 85 today. An improv celebration began early this morning in Belchertown—David’s marathon birthday wish for 24/7 improv and play. I can only hope that I’m half as playful when I’m David’s age!

David, it’s been wonderful to get to know you over the past eighteen months and become close friends. I’ve learned immensely from your creative instincts and your honest play. Thank you for sharing lessons from a your lifetime of play.

grandfather twilight 150x150 Grandfather of Improv Turns 85May your birthday wishes come true! May Life-Play be shared with the wider world and grow with evolving adventures. This morning, testing a new adventure with you, called Dream, I was reminded of a book I read I as a child, Grandfather Twilight.

You’re the theatrical grandfather I never had.

Thank you, David!

Happy Birthday!

Please join us at Life-Play in wishing David a Happy Birthday and check back for updates of the playful Birthday festivities!

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LP News for August ‘09

Friday, August 14th, 2009

By David Shepherd and Carman Dewees

Life-PlayTM has reason to celebrate: our Main Game guidelines have never been cleaner–thanks to Carman’s scrub of the guidelines. Carman recently instituted Tuesday night Life-PlayTM Conference Call, to learn and play games. If you’re interested, send him an e-mail at: carman [at] life-play [dot] com

David’s in Toronto for a friend’s giant birthday party–from the 14th to the 18th! Chris Britt is preparing a Life-PlayTM animated video for our upcoming premiere at Boston Improv Festival on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Save the date. If you’d like to get involved with the event, feel free to contact Chris at: chris [at] chrisbritt [dot] com.

We’re now piecing together a Life-PlayTM Book. Thanks to Michael Golding for offering a piece about teaching and playing Life-PlayTM with at-risk teens in LA. We are excited about essays being written by Aimee, Ana Maria, Neil and others.

Over the past year, many friends have tested our Main Games. Please accept our humble thanks: Connie, Michelle, Scot, Eli, Rosemary, Maria, Devon, Nancy, Laurie,  Dan, Andrea, Charity, Kerstina, Bob and many more. Today, our Main Games are clear and intuitive!  Every tiny discovery we made has helped us engage more deeply and to share the games with new players. Watch us grow and grow with us.

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Life-Play News for July ‘09

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

By Carman Dewees & David Shepherd

Our new web-site, created by Carman, with our logo designed by Connie Michener, is helping us share our format with the larger world. Our group mostly consists of people who know and like each other and want to know and like each other more!

We’d love to see a person from our tight band playing with someone from India, for instance, or Australia. David finds this a romantic notion—that our young format could embrace players from two sides of the world.

Our list of games is still growing! Send us yours so it can be tested by the group. Pick an area of experience and make a game. Some old games like “Week that Was” are still not being played according to Guide Lines. What IS an emotional nub? What does it look like? And how do you pull a stream of colorful emotions out of it?

We wish everyone a happy summer!

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