As you know, we usually begin the year with just this... a blank stage and a few boxes (ignore the heads, they aren't there;). However, this year we find ourselves in a most extraordinary situation. After saying goodbye to a somewhat permanent figure with Grimsby Improv, we looked around and discovered (OK we knew, but go with me here) that the stage wasn't so empty. In fact, 7 pretty awesome improvisors had found their way back to our stage, silently taken the oath, and committed themselves for another year of this crazy thing we call Improv.
Enter stage left: a whole lot of fantastic talent, some new and some back at it from last year, arrived at auditions. Ali Baba, Strangers on a Train, Time Warp and publically owning mistakes has only made them all stronger.
Enter stage right: FIT. Fit has little to do with skill and talent and everything to do with how bodies, talents, and energies mix together on the stage. This is the most difficult and, for us, the most important part of building a strong improv team.
Spot light, down stage centre: The following are asked to attend, in 8s, the next series of team rehearsals: Brittany, Spencer, Dan, Jacob, Hayley, Quinn, Kenny, Sydney, Alex, Mitch, Sam, Hannah, Moira, and Maddy. This will be an opportunity to test "fit". Check the board outside of the aud for a schedule of who is to attend when. Development rehearsals begin this Thurs at JR lunch in Studio 2. Hope to see the following bodies, minds, and spirits there: Alex, Mitch, Raven, Genevieve, Sam, Hannah, Brittany, Moira, and Maddy.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS GIVEN SO MUCH OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. A GREAT SEASON AWAITS US!!
