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
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