Yes But Why Podcast

This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Thomas Mook, performer and improv community leader from Groningen, Netherlands. Thomas Mook is a writer, an actor, and a musician. Thomas runs the improv conservatory at USVA in Groningen and he has taught hundreds of students in improv courses and in workshops throughout Europe. Thomas performs regularly with Stranger Things Have Happened. In this conversation, Thomas and I talk about the benefit of family support when you’re trying to be an artist. He talks about the inspiration his father was to him as a performer. Thomas and I talk about how maintaining a life in the arts is a combination of luck and investment in the work you are doing. Thomas talks about performing with his improv troupe, Stranger Things Have Happened. We talk about building improv communities. We talk about loneliness and empathy and optimism.Thomas talks about running the improv school at USVA in Groningen, Netherlands. He talks about his friendship with Aree Witeolar of Impro Neuf in Norway