IMPROVE THEATRE

I RECENTLY WENT TO THE BEST OF SONOMA COUNTY IMPROVE THEATRE. IT'S CALLED SIXTH STREET THEATRE. THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT GROUPS OF IMPROVE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES. THEY ACTED OUT AND SPOKE ABOUTCLUES GIVEN TO THEM BY THE AUDIENCE. SOME OF THE GROUPS ASKED FOR WORDS AND THE GROUPS DID SILLY THINGS, GAMES, AND SONGS AROUND A WORD. IT WAS JUST PURE SILLINESS AT IT'S BEST AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.

PEOPLE SHOUTED OUT WORDS WHEN THE NEXT GROUP CAME OUT AND THEY IMPROVISED SOME OTHER ACTS. THEY WERE QUITE INCREDIBLE. ONE GROUP IMPROVISED BEING ON AN ELEVATOR - THEY FOUND WAYS TO FEEL AS IF THE ELEVATOR WAS TAKING THEM TO TO DIFFERENT STORIES. AND THEY ACTED AS IF THEY WERE CROWDING INTO IT.

ONE GROUP ACTED OUT FEELINGS THAT THE AUDIENCE GAVE THEM. THEN WITH THESE FEELINGS THEY SANG THOSE FEELINGS THAT WERE LED BY A CONDUCTOR. IT WAS QUITE ENTERTAINING.

THE IMPROVE GROUPSWENT ON FOR 2 1/2 HOURS. I ALSO SAW A GROUP PERFORM ANIMAL SOUNDS AND MOTIONS. IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING. AND FUNNY. THE THING ABOUT IMPROV IS THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO DESCRIBE WHAT WENT ON AS THE ACTS GO ON AND ONVERY FAST. THE ACTORS MAKE COMMENTS THAT COME TO THEM EXTREMELY FAST.