Volume CXXXIII, Number 6 October 19, 2001 f

Improvabilities joins forces with Second City
NICK HIEBERT, MIKE SHAUGHNESSY, AND HARI KONDABOLU
STAFF WRITERS

What follows is the only real question that we asked the Second City performers:

Improvabilities: Hey, Lisa. Can we misquote you in an article for our school paper? Lisa: Sure.

What follows is a dramatization of part of the interview process:

Improvabilities, which collaborated with Second City in a workshop last Friday, strikes a pose in Sargent Gym. (Henry Coppola, Bowdoin Orient)

Improvabilities: Hey, Dan. Can you make us funny?
Dan: Word.
Improvabilities: Will you make us so funny during this two hour workshop that you will let us perform on stage with you at your performance?
Dan: No.
Improvabilities: [Give Dan and Lisa money.]
Dan and Lisa: [Accept money from Improvabilities.]
Improvabilities: Now will you make us so funny during this two hour workshop that you will let us perform on stage with you at your performance?
Dan and Lisa: Word.
Improvabilities: There aren't going to be enough microphones are there?
Dan and Lisa: No.

What follows is a more newsworthy account of Second City and their performance last Friday night:

The Chicago-based Second City performed a series of comedic sketches and improvisational games for a full house in Morrell Gymnasium. They also threw bread at the audience. Those affected by the bombardment suggest it was French bread. Tests remain inconclusive. Second City performed a combination of sketches from past main stage shows as well as some more original material written by the current group.

Friday afternoon, Dan and Lisa, two members of the group, conducted an immensely helpful workshop for the Improvabilities, Bowdoin's own improvisational comedy troupe.

Held in the dance studio above Sargent Gym, the workshop helped the Improvabilities most particularly with the flow of scenes and the unity of the group; always a problem because the group historically has been rife with internal bickering and hatred.

The workshop was so exciting that sophomore Hari Kondabolu was forced to change his pants. When asked to comment about Kondabolu's pants (and his changing of them), Liz Wendell '03, couldn't believe it: "That kid never changes his pants. This must be something." When asked about the effectiveness of the Second City workshop, senior Clint Huston stated, 'It was awesome.' Neither Dan nor Lisa were available for comment during the writing of this article, so we'll make theirs up: "Though these kids have the intelligence level of fruit flies, they have a lot of heart and were fun to work with. Please check them out at their next show (probably around Homecoming)."