Ep 36: Live Episode - Rory Vieyra/Star Shrek

IMDp: Improvised Movie Director Podcast

This episode was recorded semi-live with piano accompaniment from Sarah Weiler. The team were in the same room together preparing for their 2022 run at the Brighton Fringe.

Episode 36: Live Episode - Rory Vieyra/Star Shrek

IMDp is an improvised interview podcast. Every week Martina Minnow interviews a director about their upcoming film, except the film doesn’t exist and they create it together through their conversation. Also joining Martina each week are our resident improvisers who create cutaway scenes and clips from the films discussed. However...

until she introduces them, only Martina knows the guests name and the name of their movie. The guest and team are kept in the dark until we press record.

IMDp will be recording two live episodes at the Brighton Fringe on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 May 2023. Where we will be joined by Guest Directors: Mike Kunze & Izzy Glynn (Sat 20 May) / Jenny Wynter & Adam Balakjian (Sun 21 May).

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Today’s Special Guest:

Rory Vieyra (Eunice Sneak) is an improviser and Actor who regularly performs with Music Box Improv, Acaprov and The Inflatables in London and abroad. He also teaches improv with Hoopla Impro and performs in immersive Murder Mystery group Play Dead London. He loves Cinnanmon Buns, Dolly Parton and Ancient Greece. He know his impressions are bad but refuses to stop.

Instagram & Facebook: @roryvieyra

The IMDp Team: @improvmoviepod

Sabrina Luisi (Martina Minnow) is in Hoopla House team Michelle, acapella improvised musical group Acaprov, improvised musical narrative group Multiverse and long form team Buffet. Sabrina is also an actor and writer in immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London. She loves Eastenders, refrigerated Curly Wurlys, and has three accents she uses on rotation in improv shows.

Twitter: @sabrinaluisi Instagram: @sabrina.luisi

Monica Gaga (Resident Improvisor) is a British-born black African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer. She trained in Community Theatre at East 15 Acting School, and her boundless love for improv stems from time spent at Second City in Chicago. When she is not performing, hosting or teaching, Monica is championing diversity, inclusion and equity in improv and trying to get as many people, particularly POC, involved as possible.

Monica is based in London, UK. www.monicagaga.com

Ryan J Murphy (Resident Improvisor) is an improviser from London who has been performing since 2012. He’s performed shortform, longform and musical improv up and down the UK, including at the last 7 Edinburgh Festival Fringes, and internationally. Ryan performs in the Enid Blyton inspired show Bumper Blyton and improvised acapella musical Acaprov. Find him eagerly shouting out answers at a quiz or whipping up a pavlova.

Twitter: @RyanJMurphy

Steve Tanner (Producer/Editor) is Director of 4Foot1Films. He is a theatre director with Southside Players, and he creates and edits video content, regularly collaborating with Hoopla Impro. He runs filmmaking workshop Make A Movie Club for kids and is also an actor and writer with immersive online murder mystery group, Play Dead London.

@4foot1films

Sarah Weiler (Piano Accompaniment) is a Pianist, Composer and Creative Coach. She runs a breakfast radio show on Boogaloo Radio and corporate songwriting workshops with Power of Uke. She was also a founding member of Acaprov.

Theme Music by Matt Brown & Jonny Griffiths

Episode Artwork by Marty Sears