2/14/2008

Final rehearsal before the big show

Let me start by saying that our short-form games are going to be great, in rehearsal we nailed them all. We know how to host them, play them, and make sure the audience loves them. However, this was the first time in 3 weeks that we have stumbled with our long-form. It wasn't bad, it was entertaining, but we slipped up on some simple rules. Name each other, don't add more scenes than you need...blah, blah, blah. Nothing to get to nervous about, but who am I kidding, I am nervous. We want to put on good improv shows and help our audience love what they see, so that they come back for more.

Well, I guess there is another way to look at it, at least we worked out the kinks in rehearsal and not in the show. Kind of like when your favorite sports team is on a roll, then they lose that one game right before the playoffs. Everyone then says: "At least they got it out of the way."

Here is info on the show if you are interested. It will definitely not sell out, but there will be a good crowd.

Saturday February 16th
7:30pm Tickets are $10 or $6 for students
Lucky Brewgrille
5401 Johnson Dr., Mission, KS 66205
For Reservations, Call (913) 871-6242
Doors open at 7pm

This show's theme is Love Smack. We will be starting out with some improvised dance inspired by the audience, then we will play fast paced short form games revolving around the theme love, somewhere in the middle there will be a sketch, and then we will do 30 minutes of long form that the audience will title followed by some freeze games.

Hope to see you there.

3 comments:

Jared Brustad said...

I hope you all have a great show!!!

You know, it is very common to have a not-so-great longform rehearsal following many outstanding ones. It's important to keep at it though. Once a troupe has nailed a format a few times, they tend to think "we've got this down" only to forget the simple aspects of the piece that caused them to nail it.

I-A will do great things!!!

Unknown said...

I can't make this one, but I'm going to try to see Lovesmack somewhere, sometime...

What Jared says. You'll be fine. A crappy long-form rehearsal is a good herald of things to come. (No pun intended.) (OK. A little.)

Unknown said...

Well? How was it?