Improv Festival 2016

La Crosse Community Theatre presents

January 21–23, 2016

Performers

ATHENA is an impromptu group of women from the festival, LCT TEEN IMPROV, is a troupe of local teens courageous
performing together. enough to give it a shot.
Cast: Drew, Amalia, Whitney, Casey
Cast: TBA
LICENSE TO KRILL, from
DESTINY’S CHILDREN is a Viterbo University improv troupe. Minneapolis, uses inimitable
chemistry and fearless
Cast: Rachel Hafner, Corinne Nugent, Caleigh Havansack, Jed onstage intimacy to create scenes that are filthy, dark, yet
Barton, Austin Sargent, Chris Vance, Katie Gehrmann, Jillian undeniably cute.
Brenner Cast: Kristen Pichette, Will Roberts
LIVE FROM LA CROSSE
GLASSWORKS IMPROV, focuses on the irreverent and
Eau Claire, has performed includes some of La Crosse’s
across the country with one most talented actors,
goal in mind:“for people to musicians, comedians and
always see us having fun and hooligans.
never faking it.” Cast: Lizz Brannon, Bobbi Schmidt, Bryan Boland, Steven
Walker, Rhys Wolff, Jonathan Majak, Michelle Walker, James
Cast: Alex Raney, Mack Hastings, Elliot Heinz Gilbertson, Katya Carter, Nick Peterson
MONKEY BUSINESS
HALF-MASTED is the INSTITUTE, Madison, is
Cedar Falls area’s one and twenty folks who have spent
only improvisation troupe. years growing intimately aware of what makes great improv.
Comprising students, Some have years of professional stage/acting experience, some
graduates, and drop-outs are professional musicians, one is an award-winning stand-up
they are a hodgepodge of comedian, and others are professional film-makers and voice
comedy sure to make you actors.
explode with laughter. Cast: Brad Knight, John Steeno, Casem AbuLughod
ONE NIGHT STAND is a troupe“from everywhere,”featuring
Cast: Doug Shaw, MacKenzi Brophy, Logan Chaloupka, Jessica some of this weekend’s festival instructors.
Coblentz, Mason Greer, Karen Kobliska, Jacob Meade, Mallory Cast: Chuck Charbeneau, Jim Nemeth, Stacey Gordon, and
Park, Liz Riehle, Ray Smith Bill Binder

HEART OF LA CROSSE was Concessions will be open throughout the
created in 1978, and the evening. Please feel free to enjoy your
current troupe has been food and drinks inside the theatre.
together nearly a decade,
bringing energy and
interactive improvisation to
every event.

Cast: Todd Olson, Lisa Olson, Tracy Ballzer, Jonathan Lamb,
Doug Lietke, Taylor Gruszka, Brad Williams

HORSEFACE, three of the
Twin Cities’most irregular
improvisers, walks the line
between the daily grind and
the absurd, once-in-a-lifetime for a show that is surreal yet
familiar, serious yet ridiculous.

Cast: Janelle Blasdel, Matt Prindle, Nate Morse

Special thanks to Toni Asher and the Pump House Regional Arts Center, Chuck Charbeneau, James Warzinski, and the La Crosse Tribune.

Performance Schedule

Thursday, January 21 Friday, January 22 Saturday, January 23
7:00 PM LCT Teen Improv 7:00 PM The Webernauts 7:00 PM Live from La Crosse
7:20 PM Destiny’s Children 7:30 PM Monkey Business 7:30 PM License to Krill
7:40 PM Half-Masted 7:50 PM Reservoir Frogs 7:50 PM One Night Stand
8:00 PM Break 8:10 PM Break 8:10 PM Break
8:20 PM Square Wheels 8:40 PM Glassworks 8:40 PM Athena
8:45 PM Heart of La Crosse 8:55 PM Live from La Crosse 8:55 PM The Webernauts
9:15 PM White Out 9:15 PM Horseface

Performers

RESERVOIR FROGS is a THE WEBERNAUTS are a
troupe from Minneapolis. short- and long-form
Cast: Adam Boutz, Katherine ensemble resident at La Crosse
Curtis, Eric Ness, Rob Ward CommunityTheatre. Created
SQUARE WHEELS is as an outreach and performance ensemble with the ideal of
Viterbo University’s long- “great theatre, anytime, anywhere,”they bring unique and
form improv troupe. interesting performances across the Coulee Region and Midwest.
Cast: Christian Siebert, Anna
Hermanson, Jon Woodruff, Cast: Sam Smith, Lynn Oldenburg, Ken Forkes, Jess Witkins, Izzy
Isabella Weiss, Connor Dvorak, Deborah Nerud
Sullivan, Taylor Sheppard,
Jason Rose WHITE OUT has been
performing and coaching
Saturday Workshop Schedule improv since ’98, but Chuck
Charbeneau and Jim Nemeth
10:00 am – 12:00 pm have finally joined forces to
serve up slow and patient improv; because at their age,
Practical Physical Comedy and Comic Movement anything faster and they might get hurt.
with Kenny Ahern.......................... Veterans Studio Theatre
Cast: Chuck Charbeneau, Jim Nemeth
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Festival Staff
Improv Fundamentals
with Chuck Charbeneau.......Pump House Conference Room Chuck Charbeneau, coordinator and workshop instructor
James Warzinski, marketing assistant
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Sam Abplanalp, stage manager
Jim Nemeth, workshop instructor
Puppetry 101—Using Puppets Stacey Gordon, workshop instructor
with Stacey Gordon...........................Upstairs Classroom #2 Kenny Ahern, workshop instructor
Bill Binder, workshop instructor
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Greg Parmeter, artistic director
Longform Techniques for Beginners David R. Kilpatrick, executive director
with Chuck Charbeneau....................Upstairs Classroom #1
Front-of-House staff: Lisa Keyser, Ryan Puffer,
Cost for each class: $25 per person, 2 for $40 or 3 for $60. Stephanie Canales, Cassie George
To register, contact the box office or visit our website,
www.lacrossecommunitytheatre.org

Life, death, and what Love is in the air ...
happens in between. and coming in for a
crash landing!

Comedy—Theatre PG-13
AUDITIONS:
JAN. 26, 2016
PERFORMANCES:
MAR. 11–20, 2016

March 2016
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Tickets: $27  = 2:00 pm  = 7:30 pm
Matinee, student, and military discounts available

Theatre PG-13 Be inspired. Be yourself.
Be electric.

Musical—Theatre PG
Contains adult language.

AUDITIONS:
MARCH 15–16, 2016

PERFORMANCES:
MAY 13–29, 2016

February 2016

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Tickets: $27  = 2:00 pm  = 7:30 pm
Matinee, student, and military discounts available

Tickets: $29  = 2:00 pm  = 7:30 pm
Matinee, student, and military discounts available

For more information, call or go online!

608-784-9292

Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
www.lacrossecommunitytheatre.org