The Dudley Riggs 24 Hour Improv Marathon to support Gilda’s Club

You guys, I’m really sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I have been Seriously busy, and just haven’t gotten around to updating.

And this one has nothing to do with me. I didn’t even type it out. It’ s just a copy and paste invite. But it’s for a hella good cause. Try to make a show if you can. I will post this weekend if you do.

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The Brave New Institute announces the first annual Dudley Riggs 24-hour Improv Marathon to support Gilda’s Club Twin Cities. The Improv Marathon will pull together the Twin Cities improv community in support of this fantastic cause. The non-stop fun will begin on July 12th at 10 pm and will keep audiences laughing night and day till 10 pm on July 13th at the historic Brave New Workshop theatre in Uptown Minneapolis.

The Riggs Marathon unifies the Twin Cities improv community for the first time in support of a wonderful philanthropic cause. Organizers project to raise $8,000 through the pledges of the performing teams. Audience swill not only be entertained as they endorse an admirable cause, but will also have the opportunity to experience the array of styles and techniques that Twin Cities’ improvisers have to offer.

Gilda’s Club is a non-profit organization with a mission to create welcoming communities of free support for everyone living with cancer – men, women, teens and children – along with their families and friends. The innovative Gilda’s Club program is an essential complement to medical care, providing networking and support groups, workshops, education and social activities. Founded in 1995, Gilda’s Club is named for Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live fame, who passed away in 1989 of ovarian cancer. During her cancer journey she called for the need for a place that will provide the emotional and social support for people living with cancer and their loved
ones. Currently there are 21 clubhouses open in the United States and Canada, with 7 more, including the Twin Cities, in development. Gilda’s Club Twin Cities is currently raising funds towards opening the first Minnesota clubhouse in late 2009.

Event Info

Host:	The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre
Type:	Causes – Fundraiser

Time and Place

Start Time:	Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10:00pm
End Time:	Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 10:00pm
Location:	Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre
Street:	2605 Hennepin Ave S
City/Town:	Minneapolis, MN
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Contact Info

Phone:

6123326620

Here’s The Schedule:

10-1030 Intro/Welcome – including Gilda’s Info
1030-1100 Larynx
1105-1135 Police/Cop/Detective/PI
12-1230 Chrysler Building
1235-105 Vaudville with a Pig
110-140 Stagecoach
200-245 Gilda Video
245-315 Voices in My Head
320-410 Club Squad Group Gang
430-500 Thunder Clown
505-535 Straight Up
540-610 Mime Rifle
625-655 Evil Dumpling
7-730 Feels So Good When it Stops
805-815 Gilda Video
830-9 Heidi’s Crotch
905-935 Comedy Sportz
940-1010 The Lowrollers
1210-1220 Gilda Video
1240-110 Gay/Straight Alliance
115-145 Beth/Jen/Kelly
150-220 Toaster Forks
300-415 Production Class
415-430 Intermission
430-445 Gilda Video
445-515 Age Difference
520-550 Group 21
555-625 BNW
640-725 Gilda Video
725-755 Ferrari/McSpeedy
8-830 Adorable
830-9 Dear Stalin
9-930 Freudian Slip
930-10 Sweet Box

TCIF Day 1 and 2

It’s all a blur, so I’m combining them in one post. I have an Ultrapass, which means I see a lot of shows. I have seen them all so far. That probably says something about me. Quick notes:

-My Improv instructor sang his death.
-I need to change my last name to something that starts with a B. And include the sound “ill” somewhere in there. Joe Bill and Jill Bernard did a SCRAM, and it was quite possibly the most attractive thing I’ve ever seen.
-”Come, hawk.”
-Butch does a lovely Lauren impression.
-Girls, Girls, Girls was amazing. They were all choreographed, but not preplanned. It was like they shared a brain. It was hot.
-People love Rampleseed. How could you not?
-Pimprov was brilliant. It just was.
-Be careful when you’re a woman talking about all of your eggs in a basket. Or better yet, don’t.
-I could have been vice president. I am also “A. Woman.”
-Improv games in the street with visitors.
-Smokes make friends.

there was so much more, you guys. too much for my tiny little brain to process. I took a million pictures, but on my crappy camera phone… well, they didn’t all suck. Here are a few: