Dear OU Improvisors, A QUICK RECAP: - There were 85 people at the show on last Saturday: A fantastic turnout for Valentine's Day! Thanks to all the regular performers and audience participants for creating another great show. - We successfully navigated the treacherous quagmire of the UOSA Subsidiary Budget Process Bureacracy and have emerged with an additional $1,000 for OU Improv! for the 2004 School Year. ON TO NEW BUSINESS: We need to get more people involved with the adminstration end of things as well as with the gruntwork inherent in promoting the group. Many of you have offered to help, but have yet to show up. We know its hard to keep track of everything, so we want to make it easier for everyone to get involved. To that end we are providing the following information. This is all up to date and should remain consistent throughout the semester. If any changes do occur, notification will be go out over this listserv. But first a call to arms from Marcy! ---------------------------------------------- ***PERFORMANCE CRITIQUES/WORKSHOP TIMES*** - So everyone raise your hand if you wish you could be funny in front of all these people. Come on, we know you are out there. Did you you do improv a long time ago or wish you could do it now? Well we have just the place for you to get into the improv groove. We will be holding workshops on the off-Saturdays between shows. (Saturday, 2/21, being the first one.) We will review the tapes from the recent show from 1pm to 3pm and then workshop new ideas and improvements from 3pm to 5pm. This is designed for newbies learning basic skills and hardcore players needing fine tuning. We would like to especially invite any women players that would like to see what they are made of in the improv arena. In case anyone hasn't noticed, we are a little testosterone heavy on the OU Improv stage. I personally hope to see even more variety in ideas and characters springing from creativity with increased input from women. We will see. These workshops are safe, comfortable places to build improv skill. Even if you maybe want to play just a little bit (like that nagging "I wish I had..." that plagues us sometimes), I suggest you give it a try. The workshops will take place at The Lair: Stefan, Clint, and Eric's home at 932 Drake St. Call 413-0162 for directions or questions. ***MC'S WANTED*** - We are looking for more MC's. We'd like to rotate the position of master of ceremonies between different people each week. Regular players are welcome to MC if they'd like a change of pace from playing all the time. Also, anyone new can do this too. The playlist is setup preceding the show and the MC is supposed keep the crowd involved and excited and keep the show moving forward. It's a challenging job, but still fun. Just let us know if you are interested. ***ORGANIZERS WANTED*** - We're always in need of people to help with club organization. Please email us and let us know if you can help. thanks-m. ------------- NOW... On to the master list of regularly scheduled repeating OUI! Events as well as the play dates and locations for the rest of the semester. Get Informed. Get Involved. - Regular shows are held every two weeks for increased opportunities to perform in front of an audience. Shows are in the Union from 8pm to 10:30pm. - An hour-long warm-up precedes every show. This warm-up is open to everyone and is designed to improve scene building, quick thinking, character development, and focus. - We feature individual performers during a 15-mintute Open Mic at the beginning of every show. Sign-up by 7:30pm. - Following every show, stay around for more experimental and long-form improv games. - Without fail, there is always a post-improv gathering, perpetuating the merriment and camaraderie accumulated during a performance. The locations of these gatherings are announced at the show. - Every "off" Saturday (non performance Sat.), we review and critique the tapes of the show and workshop ideas to makes us a leaner, meaner improv machine. This takes place at The Lair (Eric, Stefan, and Clint’s house) at 932 Drake St. starting at 1pm. Starting at 3pm on the same day, we hold informal workshops for players that want to seriously improve their improv skills. - We distribute flyers and chalk the Tuesday and Wednesday before every regular show at 11:30am in front of Gittinger and at 1:00pm beside the Conoco Wing of the OMU. - To join the listserv go to lists.ou.edu and sign up for [log in to unmask] --------------------------------- Upcoming Performances: All Shows Are in the Oklahoma Memorial Union: 900 Asp Ave. on the OU Campus, Norman. Showtimes: 8 to 10pm with a 7pm Warm-up. (Open Mic Sign-up Closes at 7:30pm) - February 28: Associates Room (3rd Floor) Co-Sponsored by the UPB - March 13: Associates Room (3rd Floor) Co-Sponsored by the UPB - March 27: Heritage Room (2nd Floor) - April 10: Heritage Room (2nd Floor) - April 24: Heritage Room (2nd Floor) May 8: Room TBA May 22: Heritage Room (2nd Floor) OU Improv! All Are Welcome. Participate or Just Watch. Always Have Fun. ------------------------------------------------------------ There it is then. All the info. you'll need to stay active and involved and help us to continue the fantastic trend we've started this semester. Get in touch if you have any questions. Sincerely, Eric Webb Phone: 307-9769 AIM: thelastavatar MSN/E-Mail: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Stay informed on Election 2004 and the race to Super Tuesday. http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx