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MICK  NAPIER

WRITING

SPEAKING

Close the Door

IRC Podcast

Please Close the Door Close the door. You: “Hey Jim” Jim: “Hey” You: “C,mon in, close the door.” Jim: “Oh, OK” You: “So….” So. You just asked someone in your workplace to close the door so that you could talk to them. It worked. They closed the door…. Now you are inviting them into a world of secret information. Yes.…

Mick Napier, the Artistic Director of the Annoyance Theatre is my guest. We talk about nudging students to get better, breaking out of your habits, playing without making sense, presenting long form, improv auditions and Martin de Maat.

Jimmy sits down for a candid conversation with legendary improviser and director Mick Napier. Mick discusses his formation of the Annoyance Theater, his work with Tina Fey and Stephen Colbert, and how he came to deconstruct the rules of improvisation.

DOING

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I directed this show at The Annoyance Theatre and it runs in June and August, 2025. The script was developed with the cast.  

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Director: Mick Napier 

Composer/Music Director: Justin Jacobs

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Cast:  

Hope Brannon

Francesca Bucci

Kathryn Courtney

Luke Herman

Edgar Nevarez

Max Kantor

Liam Reed

Mario Turner

Rockie Wenrich

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