Game Over for the Trail

Well it appears we've reached the end of the "Origami Trail." With minimal casualties, three wagon wheels, and just one case of cholera we turned out alright. Thanks again to everyone who came out and saw the show! It was a hilarious collection of skits and I'm sure a good time was had by all.

It was an interesting show to work on. The Dwellers were coming off the heels of a small improv break after doing two back to back summer shows ("Godzillas and Generals" and "Sam Spade or Neutered"). The group decided that we wanted to do a collection of skits based on a theme of "fall" instead of trying to sculpt a larger plot. One might say it was a throwback to our shows of years past. It was a great show because we could be so very creative, and have a great potluck of comedy. A guy bringing a plant to his factory job. Zombie real estate agents. Mr. Clean trying to seduce a housewife. Larry's flashbacks to his Vietnam childhood. The show had some extremely off-beat comedy and it all worked nicely.

And we don't kid when we say that each show is different. We performed OT four times, and each show it changed and evolved a little more. If you were one of the folks who came to see its opening performance in New Castle, you saw a great show, but it was a show that changed drastically the next week at CCBC. Throughout this show's run, we changed the order of the skits, we changed some jokes, and we even swapped a view skits along the way. Sometimes it's just good to change stuff up sometimes, and in the end each show was unique and hilarious. And of course the improv is always different, but you knew that.

What's up now? Well the Cellar Dwellers are tentatively getting ready for a reprise of our hit Christmas show "Deconstructing Santa." We are still working out the details of where and when, but a little bird is telling me to look for CCBC and maybe Geneva. But you didn't hear it from me... you heard it from that crazy bird. Decon Santa is one of the most successful Cellar Dweller shows produced over the past year, and was seen by a ton of folks over just two dates. Because of it's success we would like to share this great Christmas pageant with you again. So if you saw it last year, come on back, bring your family and friends, and celebrate the Christmas holiday with some classic Dweller comedy.

Hope everyone had a great holiday... come see some Improv on Fridays at the Beaver Valley Bowl.