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We do long-form-style improv. Our focus was characters and telling a long arc story over about an hour and a half. It was closer to a one-act play than one-off sketches.

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Tatiana Maslany
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: September 22
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Television Actor
Regina
Saskatchewan
Tatiana Gabrielle Maslany
Hours
Improv
Story
Arcs
Half
Closer
Form
Hour
Stories
Telling
Character
Characters
Play
Style
Long
Focus
Sketches

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