In this episode, Dennis Pacheco and Justin D. Torres attempt a very simple exercise of grounding into making a move that's weird and utilizing that as the main driver to affect the scene. Simple though hard to do, really has some amazing fun results.

In this episode, Davonte Smith, improviser on Dance Factory and Horse Girl and creator of the Block Party show, talks with Justin D. Torres about improv, group scenes, and takes on a really fun grounded scene that stays grounded and ends crazy fun. Enjoy!

In this episode, Justin D. Torres does a scene with veteran improviser, Steve Whyte. They've been on multiple teams together over the last decade and their comfort with each other causes a relatively blue scene in the most fun way. Enjoy!

In this episode, Justin D. Torres improvises with Sanket Rane. Former teammates on Janet, Sanket and Justin fail an attempt at a challenge but in the process have a pretty awesome scene where a rich father has to explain to his daughter why he's sending her away to her Aunt's farm. Enjoy!

Brent Williams, member of Dance Party and former member of Horse Girl and Lil Spoon, joins Justin D. Torres on the podcast. They take on one of the most hardest initiations out there. Enjoy!

Michael Lutton, artistic director of the Magnet Theatre, joins Justin D. Torres and they take on the dreaded presentational start to a scene. Enjoy!

Ellie Barrickman is an amazing improviser formerly of Wet Denim. In this episode, she improvises a scene with Justin where they play with questions. The scene also breaks the rule of being strangers. However, with some grounding and earnest playing, it turns out to be a really fun scene. Enjoy!

In this episode, Justin D. Torres talks to Chris Bell, artistic director of Musical Megawatt, about grounding. Often improvisers, later in their training years, find the need to do grounded work. Justin and Chris talk out some strategies on how to get to grounded work quicker but still keep the discovery aspect of improv. They talk about how to ground scenes without initiating a grounded scene. Enjoy!