Essays & Articles About Long-Form Improvisation A Chat with Rob Kozlowski, author of The Art of Chicago Improv and founding member of the Playground. (March 11th, 2002) A Chat with the Staff of the UCB Theatre, Shelly, Brian and Brandon answer questions on the theatre and the training center (February 22, 2002) A Chat with Liz Allen, director of the ImprovOlympic Training Center and three time winner of the "Caoch of the Year" award. By Kevin Mullaney (January 25th, 2002) A Chat with Susan Messing, Grand Poo Bah of the Funny Men's Fest and teacher, performer, director and coach from ImprovOlympic, The Annoyance and Second City. By Kevin Mullaney (January 11th, 2002) A Chat with Jonathan Pitts, the Chicago Improv Festival's co-founder talks about festivals past and present. By Kevin Mullaney (July 20th, 2001) The Fundamentals of Agreement by Kevin Mullaney (January 7th, 2001) A Conversation with Rob Mello ImprovOlympic improviser-in-exile talks about real scenes, discipline, and Chinese food. By Kevin Mullaney (from 1998)