Harrison Brookie
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Birthday:
April 8, 1985
Email:
harrisonbrookie(at)gmail(dot)com
Current Location:
Durham, NC
Current Activity:
Teaching high school and training at Dirty South Improv Theater
Turtle Stats:
Turtle From: Fall 2004-Spring 2008
Nicknames: “Hey you’re in Turtle Soup Comedy right?”
Positions Held: Ad Man, Old Man
Nicknames: “Hey you’re in Turtle Soup Comedy right?”
Positions Held: Ad Man, Old Man
Turtle Memories:
How I got involved with Mock Turtle Soup: Needed participation credit for my Theater 210 class. By the skin of my teeth (or so I hear) I unexpectedly got into the group and loved it.
Favorite game(s): Half life, 185, Blind line, Sign Language Interpreter, Good/Bad/Worst, Beastie Rap, Honk/Ding, Suggestions, Snakes on a Stage, Gravid Water, Two person improv
Least liked game(s): Replay Pileup, Three Rules, Entrances and Exits, Shakespeare, Crazy Quest, Slideshow, Four Ways to Die, Death Pendulum, Military Stoicism, Hot SpotFavorite thing to do to get ready for a show:Set up (keeps me from thinking) and jump chairs Most memorable improv moment: Bryan and I forced to fill some space at a Nocturnal show. Two men, one dressed up like knight, at a bar with two women, one dressed up like a caveman. Improv gold.
Workshop/lesson that impacted me the most: Comedy Sportz's Matt Elwell in Chicago. Gave me my first insight into professional improv in three important ways: 1) improv doesn’t mean unprepared 2) the frame and structure around the improv is almost as important as the performance itself 3) don’t eat a huge burrito and three scoops of ice cream before improvising.Claim(s) to fame: Invented The Yeah but (The Harrison), The Beat Bat, Punch Line, Toast, Clank Smith. Also only member to be married while in the group.
Favorite game(s): Half life, 185, Blind line, Sign Language Interpreter, Good/Bad/Worst, Beastie Rap, Honk/Ding, Suggestions, Snakes on a Stage, Gravid Water, Two person improv
Least liked game(s): Replay Pileup, Three Rules, Entrances and Exits, Shakespeare, Crazy Quest, Slideshow, Four Ways to Die, Death Pendulum, Military Stoicism, Hot SpotFavorite thing to do to get ready for a show:Set up (keeps me from thinking) and jump chairs Most memorable improv moment: Bryan and I forced to fill some space at a Nocturnal show. Two men, one dressed up like knight, at a bar with two women, one dressed up like a caveman. Improv gold.
Workshop/lesson that impacted me the most: Comedy Sportz's Matt Elwell in Chicago. Gave me my first insight into professional improv in three important ways: 1) improv doesn’t mean unprepared 2) the frame and structure around the improv is almost as important as the performance itself 3) don’t eat a huge burrito and three scoops of ice cream before improvising.Claim(s) to fame: Invented The Yeah but (The Harrison), The Beat Bat, Punch Line, Toast, Clank Smith. Also only member to be married while in the group.
Turtle Wisdom:
Don’t be satisfied with simply “college improv”.