February 2012
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, February 23rd...
Accompaniment by Rich Hollman
THE SCENE Taylor Newhall (Beatloaf, ImprovBoston) Sarah Nowak (The Baldwins, Majestic Sword) Doug Stoley (Lights Out Shirley, Conan) Rachel Wecht (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) Micah Sherman (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) Dan Hodapp (Beige, Someday The Cake) ACT TWO Jenny Hagel (Big Gay Sketch Show, Second City) Jon Karpinos (The Play, i.O. Chicago) Chris Roberti...
Performing in Act One on Saturday, February 18th...
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MACGUFFIN Langston Belton, Nick Carrillo, Patty Devery, Josh Hurley, Tracy Mull, Rebecca Vigil GASOLINA Mike Burton, Allison Dembek, Brett Wean WANDO Jordan Hirsch, Phil Wolff THE ENSEMBLE Volunteer audience members perform a monoscene with Brigid Boyle, Micah Sherman and Bob Kulhan.
The People’s Improv Theater (123 East 24th Street) $5 or FREE with student ID from any theater!...
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, February 16th...
Accompaniment by Alex Gallafent on percussion
THE SCENE Kevin Cragg (The Baldwins, Junior Varsity) Sarah Nowak (My Daughter My Wife, The Baldwins) Doug Stoley (Conan, Lights Out Shirley) Rachel Wecht (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) Micah Sherman (Baby Wants Candy, Second City) Dan Hodapp (Beige, Someday The Cake) ACT TWO Cathleen Carr (Two Girls for Five Bucks, Our Specials Are Steak) Jon...
Performing in The Scene on Thursday, February 9th...
Accompaniment by Kevin Carter
FIRST ACT Brigid Boyle (The Baldwins) Allison Dembek (GCA, Act One) Bob Kulhan (Baby Wants Candy, Second City) John Murray (Stone Cold Fox, Death By Roo Roo) Abby Sher (Second City, i.O. Chicago) Keisha Zollar (Doppleganger, Nobody’s Token)
ACT TWO Cathleen Carr (Two Girls for Five Bucks, Our Specials Are Steak) Jenny Hagel (Big Gay Sketch Show, Second...
Important Reminder!
Tonight The PIT is closed for a private event. The Scene will return on February 9th at 9:30 PM. See you then!
January 2012
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, January 26th...
Accompaniment by John Foti
THE SCENE: Jenny Hagel (The Big Gay Sketch Show, Second City) Jodi Lennon (Exit 57, The Annoyance Theater, Screw Doggies) Silvija Ozols (The Stepfathers) Dan Hodapp (Someday The Cake, Frogmen) Micah Sherman (Baby Wants Candy, Second City) ACT TWO: Jon Karpinos (i.O. Chicago, Baby Wants Candy) Chris Roberti (Stranger, New Excitement) Sasheer Zamata (The Prom,...
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, January 19th...
Accompaniment by Jonathan Vincent
THE SCENE: Brigid Boyle (The Baldwins, Taco Supreme) Jenny Hagel (Big Gay Sketch Show, Second City) Julie Sharbutt (Gravid Water) Matt Tucker (Code Duello) Dan Hodapp (Someday The Cake, Beige) Micah Sherman (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) ACT TWO: Cathleen Carr (Two Girls for Five Bucks, Boston Improv Asylum) Allison Dembek (GCA, Act One) Leah Gotcsik...
Performing in Act One on Saturday, January 14th at...
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OLIVE David Carl, David Kimball-Stanley, Toby Knops, Mitch Lucas, Haldane McFall, Max Newman, Beth White
GAMEFACE Katlyn Carlson, Ryan Farrell, Ora Fruchter, Brian Griffin, Tracy Pendergast
HANDSOMPOTOMUS Mike Burton, Allison Dembek, Charlotte Rabbe, Paula Schulzki, Jed Teres
YOU This week the last act will be Dan, Micah and members of the audience. Put your name in the bucket...
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A weekly comedy tip from veteran stand up comedienne and mother, Shelly Armstrong.
vokka. sour apple. this has inspired me.
Some additional comedy advice for your morning…
Pixar's rules of story →
healywu:
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Most of these apply to improv & sketch & anything else you want to tell.
(via jamandearlgrey:andrewsteven)
Pixar’s rules of story
Empathize with your main character, even if you don’t like all of his/her motivations or qualities. (For example, Woody in Toy Story initially masked his selfish desires as being selfless.)
Unity of opposites. Each character...
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, January 12th...
Accompanist: Kevin Carter
THE SCENE: Topher Bellavia (Washington Improv Theater, Dr. Fantastic) Silvija Ozols (The Stepfathers) Zhubin Parang (The Daily Show, Thunder Gulch) Dan Hodapp (Someday The Cake, Identity Theft) Micah Sherman (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) ACT TWO: Brigid Boyle (The Baldwins, Taco Supreme) Michael Burton (GCA, Act One) Chris Roberti (Stranger, New Excitement!) Julie...
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, January 5th @...
THE SCENE: Cathleen Carr (Two Girls for Five Bucks, Naked Angels Theatre) Bob Kulhan (Baby Wants Candy, Second City) Tim Martin (Airwolf) Morgan Phillips (Diamond Lion) Dan Hodapp (Someday The Cake, Identity Theft) Micah Sherman (Second City, Stranger) ACT TWO: Brigid Boyle (The Baldwins, Taco Supreme) Amey Goerlich (Krompf, UCB Indie Cagematch) Ed Illades (Second City) Sarah Nowak (The...
Jet Eveleth! So awesome!
December 2011
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This is sweet and has some of my favorite things in it: Cathleen and Chris doing something super adorable, Dan Hodapp eating pizza, forlorn Micah, and but the tiniest glimpse of me.
I am doing this show tomorrow night and there will be a sort-of new year’s party with a DJ and a keg so why don’t you put two and two together.
Also, I am still going through applications for...
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Performing in The Scene on Thursday, December 29th...
The Scene Players Jon Karpinos (The Play, Second City) Chris Roberti (Stranger, New Excitement) Julie Sharbutt (Shakespeare in The Park) Micah Sherman (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) Matt Tucker (Code Duello, Beatloaf)
Act Two Leah Gotcsik (Second City, Somebody’s in the Doghouse) Dan Hodapp (Hodapp & Rothwell, Someday The Cake) Bob Kulhan (Second City, Baby Wants Candy) Julia Morales...
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Behold! The first video from The Scene!
Credits: Directed & Edited by: Haldane McFall and Paul Gutkowski Starring: Dan Hodapp and Micah Sherman Featuring: Chris Roberti, Cathleen Carr, Steve Siddell, and Sarah Nowak Special Thanks: Jeff Lepine, Ali Farahnakian, Colin Longstaff, The People’s Improv Theater
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