Totem Figures Interview with Mark Meer

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Totem Figures Interview with Mark Meer

Written by TJ Dawe

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Mark Meer is an Edmonton based actor, writer and improvisor. His totems are Jim Henson, John Cleese, Alan Moore, Doctor Doom, and Tom Waits.

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Watch Mark Meer's improv skills in action, with this one take monologue, inspired by nothing more than a single prop handed to him right before the camera started rolling.

To delve further into the world of Mark's totem figures, watch the following video clips:

Tom Waits' most viewed performance on youtube

John Cleese talks about creativity

Alan Moore describes his intensions in writing the graphic novel Watchmen

Jim Henson gives one of his last interviews

A guy with a geeky voice tells the story of Doctor Doom's origin.

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TJ Dawe

TJ is a Vancouver based writer, performer and director of new theatre pieces. He's participated in ninety or so theatre and comedy festivals in Canada, the US, Australia and the UK. He has six published plays and a humour book. He's also interested in movies, literature, television, comic books, history, science, spirituality, tai chi, technology, food and the Enneagram. He generally juggles a dozen projects at a time. He thinks more people should read the books of Barbara Ehrenreich, Gabor Mate, David Mitchell, Dan Savage, Mark Kurlansky, Miriam Toews and Brian Michael Bendis.

Website: www.tjdawe.ca

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