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-11 posts tagged "Improv"
JP Spoonmore | Monday, September 19, 2022
Notre Dame alum Katherine Dudas ‘14 just wrote and directed her own feature film, “Juniper.” That alone should be enough to convince you to see it, but ignoring the Notre Dame school pride part, this film is fantastic in its emotional evolution of grief and what we cling to when remembering lost loved ones, as
Rose Androwich | Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Saint Mary’s College departments of communication studies, dance and theatre’s annual Margaret Hill Guest Artist series recently hosted The Second City, a celebrated improv comedy group. Alumni of the Chicago branch include Tina Fey, Stephan Colbert, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Murray and Steve Carrell. In addition to holding the two-act comedy show, The Second City also
Renee Pierson | Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Last weekend, senior Gretchen Hopkirk won the Audience Choice Award at the Student Film Festival for her documentary, “Don’t Be Afraid to F*** Up.” (Editor’s Note: Hopkirk is a video producer for The Observer.) Hopkirk’s victory was shared with the subjects of her film — the Humor Artists of Notre Dame. The Humor Artists are
Sofia Madden | Thursday, November 2, 2017
The Humor Artists of Notre Dame will host their “100th Anniversary Show” Friday in Washington Hall. Humor Artist alumni will participate in the performance, which will be the first show of its kind in the group’s history. “No one has been able to discover the exact year an improvisation group began on Notre Dame’s campus,
Matthew Munhall | Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Writing and producing a new musical can be an intensive and protracted process. Lin-Manuel Miranda spent seven years meticulously composing the music for “Hamilton.” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul first pitched “Dear Evan Hansen” four years before it debuted on Broadway. Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino do it every week. McKenna and Reino are the co-hosts
Jimmy Kemper | Monday, February 20, 2017
From the moment it took the stage in Washington Hall on Friday night, The Second City’s BlueCo. troupe made it abundantly clear that it was going to be a great night, but also a night that would address some of the biggest controversies in our country right now. The touring group kicked off the show with a
Jennifer Vosters | Thursday, February 4, 2016
Auditioning for the Humor Artists in the fall of 2014 — as an SMC junior returning from a year abroad — was a leap for me. I’m typically one of the quieter theater types (yes, there is such a thing!), and the idea of getting up without a script in front of an audience that expected to
Kelly McGarry | Monday, October 6, 2014
Whether you’re a fan of stand-up, or more of an improv type of person, there was something for you at Legends last Thursday. The club was taken over by two of the funniest groups on campus, with performances by both the Student Standups and Humor Artists. The Standups featured the acts of six students whose
Kayla Mullen | Tuesday, September 23, 2014
The Gender Relations Center (GRC) will be hosting Catharsis Production’s “Are YOU Getting the Signal?: The Real-Life Funny Sort-of-Improv Show about Dating, Relationships, Consent and Other Important Stuff” today in the McKenna Hall Auditorium. The show is an interactive, semi-improvised program aimed at exploring myths about dating, gender role stereotypes and sexual assault, Christian Murphy,
Allie Tollaksen | Wednesday, March 26, 2014
In a semester packed with dynamic performances, Humor Artists (HA) will take the stage again tonight at Carey Auditorium at 8 p.m. with a 30-minute, entirely improvised musical. Called “Humor Artists Present: Suspended Disbelief,” the performance will consist of the group acting out a spur-of-the-moment musical based solely off of suggestions from the crowd. The