Category Archives: Improv

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DeCoster Premiers at UCB

Monday, August 20, 2007 – 2:26 pm

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Buzz Focus has a great write up on the DeCoster Premier at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
My personal favorite scene of the evening was when Neuringer introduced her team to the Wizard of Oz yellow-brick-road exhibit, which each player cleverly tied into a historical metaphor. The scene culminated in a proclamation that [...]

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2007 Del Close Marathon Wrap Up

Friday, August 10, 2007 – 6:33 pm

After watching 36 hours of a 56 hour improv marathon, improv stops looking so much like improv and more like a math equation. You can see patterns forming between performers and see differences in the way geographic locales play. After watching 36 hours of improv, you become a bit of a machine, analyzing each scene [...]

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3 New UCBNY Harold Teams

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 – 11:56 am

UCBNY added 3 new Harold Teams to their Tuesday line up. The majority of the teams are made up, from what I can tell, of former Creep, Kill Your Darlings, and current members of Machine Wash Tuxedo, and Sherpa.
A big Improvoker congratulations to Jumpin’ Joe Spellman, Aubrey Plaza, Rob Cuthill, and all the other improvisers [...]

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Creep’s Swan Song

Monday, July 2, 2007 – 5:01 pm

News has it that tomorrow night, July 3rd at 8pm, will be Creep’s last show at Harold Night at the UCBNY. We urge you all to go and give them one last hurrah, before they all become so famous you can’t get near them with a 100 foot pole.* Creep is Eric Bernat, Eugene Cordero, [...]

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Take Notes, Smarty

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 – 12:34 pm

Just last week I had an alarming experience. My improv notebook went missing and I panicked. I started calling all the people I knew, to see if anyone had picked it up while we were out. No one knew where it was. I searched my overflowing backpack, my messy apartment, my paper filled office and [...]

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9th Annual Del Close Marathon

Monday, April 9, 2007 – 6:13 pm

The 9th Annual Del Close Marathon was announced today. Applications to perform will be accepted until May 7th.
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre is proud to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Del Close Marathon!
This year’s marathon will be the weekend of July 27-29, and will take place on three stages. We’ll also have [...]

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