From us and ours to you and yours:

Big news!

Geva Comedy Improv is happy to announce a new round of IMPROV WORKSHOPS, brought to you by your own demands! Starting in late January, these 5-week courses will show you the ins and outs of narrative improv, the way we here at Geva Comedy Improv do it!

We've got three classes for you to choose from - beginner's, advanced, and even a workshop for teens! Whatever your experience level, we've got a class for you!

Classes are held out at The Drama House at the University of Rochester, and will be taught by members of Geva Comedy Improv - it's gonna be awesome!

Email tgoodwin@gevatheatre.org or call 232-1366 x 3066 for more information...hurry! Spots are limited!

Who is that be-guitared man in the corner?

Along with TONI, GCI's - and Geva Theatre Center's - wicked awesome techie, ARTHUR here provides GCI with some neat-o sound effects, guitar parts, music parts, and sometimes even lends a hand on stage. (anyone remember him in his turn at SERIOUS SCENE from season III?) Here's ARTHUR at the controls, ready to add some ambiance.

Kevin Leas' pix from GORILLA THEATRE!

SWITHUN gets the crowd into the Holiday Spirit!

CHARLEY works the Apple Store in an opera scene.

T.R. performs; could he be the greatest gamer ever?

PAUL NELLIS drives a ramshackle race.

TIM directs a scene.

JEFF SACHS - a GCI O.G. making an all-too-brief cameo in the show - plays the Mayor of Rochester, and rallies his constituents!

BRIAN gets ready to exact revenge on his fellow improvisors in a directed scene of a most diabolical nature.

In BRIAN's scene, improvisors alternated between playing the scene and spinning in place off-stage. Here PAUL NELLIS tries to keep his balance, but things aren't looking too good!

T.R. adds to the environment.

BRIAN DANIEL ascends the stairs...to his own doom!

It's the end of the night, and who comes out on top? T.R. gets the prize - a week with the coveted Gorilla! Thanks again for the pics, KEVIN!

PAUL NELLIS visits Ancestral Homeland. Proclaims that the king has returned!!

Hundreds of years ago, when my family left the old country, they founded and setteld in Nelliston, NY. No one else would take us.

I was pleased to see that the local churces welcomed my return!
Nelliston, NY consists of a bridge, a fishing area, and a trailer park.

The spirit of the holidays was strong!

Ah, it seems that Nellis Street is home to a "Daily Mart"

Not even Nelliston can escape Lou Fuccillo! His car dealership there is Huuuuuuuuuu-jah. It takes up roughly 50% of the village!

All in all, Iowa is better than Nelliston, NY. Many thanks to my ancestors who left and set their wagons westward.

THEATRE SPORTS shots from KEVIN LEAS!

While we still make sweeping changes to the web site, here are some GREAT pics from the cameras of His Excellency KEVIN LEAS. Thanks for these, KEVIN! More to come...

SWITHUN and TIM face off in the kung-fu Grinch.

JUDGE BRIAN feeds off the boos.

Geva Comedy Improv warms up with Categories.

A great aerial shot of JUDGE BRIAN laying down the law!

CHARLEY gets the crowd rolling!

RISK - Round 2!

How tight is Geva Comedy Improv? So tight that BEKI stood in for BRIAN in the latest round of The World's Most Excellent Match of RISK at TIM'S apartment. Notice the fine workmanship of them shelves. The night was balmy, the strategies running rampant; here's what went down:

BEKI took CHINA.
TIM took SOUTHERN EUROPE.
PAUL NELLIS defended the UKRAINE from TIM.
T.R. stayed his hand.
PAUL NELLIS skirmished with SIAM.
CHARLEY took ONTARIO.
CHARLEY skirmished with QUEBEC.
CHARLEY skirmished with NORTHERN AFRICA.
SWITHUN took ONTARIO.
SWITHUN took WESTERN UNITED STATES.
SWITHUN took GREAT BRITAIN.

Naftali advises Charley to invade Canada.

Rolling dice is so much fun!

Pics from Bethany Bonowitz!

Friday Night our old friend BETHANY came out to see our THEATRE SPORTS show and snapped these pics...thanks, B!

T.R. does away with the Purim Bear.

The gang performs a Holiday in the Life of an audience member!

SWITHUN and TIM mash-up the tale of the Grinch with Kung-Fu.

PAUL NELLIS and T.R. give each others gifts during The Cold War.

JUDGE BRIAN gives his score to team Louis Farrachanukah.

Team Surface-to-Air Heat-Seeking Mistletoes perform a Torture the Actor scene.

JUDGE BRIAN gives his opinion of The Marshmallow Serious Scene.

TIM and "SWITHERS" try to keep it serious. With marshmallows in their mouths.

T.R. and PAUL NELLIS.

JUDGE Boo to JUDGE BRIAN!

Out on the golf course.

GCI performs the ill-fated "More Cheer."

Commander Beller says:

The rivers of North America will run red with blood, and yellow with my troops!
Don't think for a moment that Kamchatka is safe. No one is safe.
We'll see who is laughing when my Brazilian armies overrun the Ivory Coast.

A Sleeping Giant Awakens in the Eastern Theater!

My armies rally in China! Prepare to meet me in the Ural Mountains General T.R.! May your defeat be worthy of a song!

Playing with Uncalled For Improv!

We were very lucky to have DAN and CAITLIN from Montreal's Uncalled For Improv join us for a scene work practice last night. Good times. You can see the dynamic duo in a show they'r'e in at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre - REAL TIME is playing for one more week, so go check it out!

And don't forget, our next round of shows is next weekend, so get your tickets at www.gevacomedyimprov.org or by calling 232-Geva (4382)!

BEKI, DAN, and PAUL NELLIS play a scene.

SWITHUN, CAITLIN and DAN watch the action.

The RISK trash-talking begins.

How serious are we taking this RISK-thing? So serious that several members of GCI are beginning to talk trash and send propaganda to each other in hopes of winning the all-important mental game of war!

T.R. says, "Soon I will recapture the Northwest Territory from Swithun and Charley's army will suffer defeat by my Cavalry in Alberta!!"

TIM is shown in one of his victories from this past Thursday.

Tim meets his muse.

So. Last night, right? I was out shopping at Best Buy when the cashier asked me if I was in Geva Comedy Improv. Turns out the cashier was at our last theatre sports show; his girlfriend Samantha was an audience volunteer for our game, "Day in the Life," and I actually played him...the word Samantha used to describe him? "Funny." So, here you go, buddy - a picture of me...uh...being you. Miming a book bag over my shoulder and being "Funny."

-tim

"We need to fortify Siam."

In an effort to further group mind, GEVA COMEDY IMPROV has begun a match of unfettered skill and strategy: Risk! This evening, in lieu of rehearsal, the members sat around the mighty board and hacked away at each other in round one of a game that will no doubt take the rest of the season to complete. At the end of round one, it seemed CHARLEY was amassing an army that looked quite unmatched, but SWITHUN reclaimed all his lost lands...who will win? Was fortifying Siam a smart move on PAUL NELLIS and ARTHUR'S part? Will TIM eat all that leftover pizza? Stay tuned...

Here's how it went down:
1. BRIAN took SIAM from PAUL NELLIS.
2. TIM took MADAGASCAR from PAUL NELLIS.
3. TIM took SOUTHERN EUROPE from BRIAN.
4. T.R. took ALASKA from SWITHUN.
5. SWITHUN defended ALBERTA from T.R.
6. PAUL NELLIS took CHINA from BRIAN.
7. PAUL NELLIS took SOUTHERN EUROPE from TIM.
8. CHARLEY took the EASTERN UNITED STATES from SWITHUN.
9. CHARLEY took ALBERTA from SWITHUN.
10. CHARLEY took ONTARIO from SWITHUN.
11. SWITHUN took QUEBEC from CHARLEY.
12. SWITHUN took ONTARIO from CHARLEY.
13. SWITHUN took the NORTHWEST TERRITORY from T.R.

The board at the beginning of play! SWITHUN - red, CHARLEY - yellow, T.R. - grey, TIM - black, PAUL & ARTHUR - blue, BRIAN - green.

CHARLEY readies the troupe to ready their troops.