"Authenticity is everything" - Karla O'Bryant Dingle

Today my guest is Karla O’Bryant Dingle.  

Karla is the Improv Director and Acting Instructor at Acting Out Studio in Charlotte, NC. She is also a faculty member with Queen City Comedy’s Global Improv Project. She has been performing improv in Charlotte since 2009 and has taken classes at Second City, Hoopla, and The Groundlings. 

 I wanted to chat with her because Queen City seemed to figure out producing and marketing virtual classes and shows in a way other organizations have struggled to do. And Queen City is dedicated to community and forming partnerships, which I think is pretty great. Karla does a ton of teaching, and she was lovely to chat with.

You can see Karla performing with Now are the Foxes Improv Comedy, Don’t Mess Improv, Close Distance Improv, Charlotte Comedy Theater, Background Noise Musical Improv and the duo Judkins and Dingle.

We are sponsored by Pineappl, a video app designed for virtual improv. If you want effortless movement and a sense of connection in your virtual classes and shows, Pineappl is the platform for you. Try Pineappl (no final e) for free at get.pineappl.studio.

Our theme music is Earth’s Assault on the Central AI by Tettix, courtesy of Tettix, You can find more of their music at tettix.bandcamp.com

Improv Discussion and Resources, as always, is produced by me, Chris Griswold, for Thunderbolt Comedy. Virtual and in-person classes in improv and sketch comedy at thunderboltcomedy.com

If you’d like to discuss this episode, visit the Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group or the ID&R Discord. The links for both will be in the show notes.

Links:

• Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group
• Improv Discussion & Resources Discord
• Pineappl, the video app for virtual improv
• Thunderbolt Comedy
• Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit by Dan Harmon
• PV Improv on Youtube
  
  

Karla:

• Dingle Drama
• Queen City Comedy

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