Friday, March 31, 2006

For the Ladies!

To the women of Rochester New York -- Geva Comedy Improv presents an improvisational theatre workshop for women only, instructed by Iron Cobra's BECKY JOHNSON! This special two-hour workshop will take place on Saturday April 8th from Noon - 2 pm in the Nextstage at Geva Theatre Center! It's cheap, too: $10! Spots are limited, so email tgoodwin@gevatheatre.org to reserve yourself a spot!

BECKY and GRAHAM (the other half of Iron Cobra) will, of course, perform for you and yours in a special showcase Saturday night for the second half of Theatre Sports! Get your tickets at www.gevacomedyimprov.org or by calling 232-Geva (4382)!

GCI once again invades the radio waves!

90.5 fm WBER has been fantastically charming enough to allow us to come down and promote our latest round of improv shows!!! Next Friday the 7th of April we'll be chatting it up on the Friday Morning Show with Guis and the crew from 7:05 am to 7:20 am. Cool? Tune in!

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Odd Couple (Female Version)

Want to see some GCI members in scripted theatre? MOOKIE and ADAM are performing in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version) which is being produced by The Harlequins Drama Club out at SUNY Brockport. Not only are they in it, but JOANNA is directing the show! Go see it!

March 30th 7:30 pm
March 31st 7:30 pm
April 1st 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Admission $5 general, $3 with Brockport ID
Black Box Theatre
SUNY Brockport Tower Fine Arts Building

From the Vaults!

Here's a picture from Huth Photography that sometimes acts as our press photo! What a beautifully cunning bunch!

Some (belated) pictures of last Thursday's rehearsal!

Sure, we've had a truckload of stuff happen between last Thursday and today, but why not revisit our rehearsing some long form love?
MIKE and MOOKIE develop.

SWITHUN, MIKE, and MOOKIE watch the action.

JOANNA and SWITHUN work on a scene.

Monday, March 27, 2006

This Week on FIASCO! Season 2: The Hospital

It started out like any other day at Strong Hospital. Dr. Judy and Dr. Danny Charlie had the ER under control, Waldo "Wally" McCormick had ensured that Raj Gupta's Catscan was fully operational (though Gupta declined having a fax machine installed) and Intern Sunny Thompson was eager to start learning the ins and the outs of the hospital.

Things took a turn for the dramatic when a girl with no insurance was brought into the ER. The girl told Dr. Judy that Dr. Chet Moneybags, director of the hospital was her father. When Dr. Judy confronted Dr. Moneybags about the issue, he fired her from the hospital staff. Meanwhile, Raj Gupta was collecting sweat samples from all the hospital staff and Sunny Thompson was getting Wally's personal tour of Strong Hospital which included secret passages, zip lines, and a high powered motor device that only Daryl Homan Jr., research study patient, knows how to drive.

The mysterious young girl was put in a bed but would not recieve medical care until she had insurance. Dr. Danny Charlie and Dr. Steve Kanibangya smuggled her down to the OR and performed surgery on her anyway. Unfortunatly, on the way, Dr. Kanibangya got lost, so Sunny Thompson had to leave Wally's world to help Dr. Charlie perform the surgery. It was a complete success, thanks to Sunny's preternatural sense of all things medical.

Dr. Judy had gone to The Elmwood Inn to grab a couple of drinks with Carrie Mittens RN and Raj Gupta. There, Nurse Mittens used her feminine advantage to get Raj Gupta to reveal that the young girl was in fact Dr. Moneybags's daughter. Dr. Judy and Nurse Mittens headed back to Strong Hospital to ensure that Dr. Judy would get her job back. When they got there, the emergency room had been overrun and there were many patients waiting for emergency assistance. Dr. Judy needed to eat something, and while she was off getting a turkey sub, Sunny Thompson managed to treat every single patient!

Meanwhile, Wally revealed to Dr. Danny Charlie that Dr. Chet Moneybags was using Daryl Homan Jr. for some sort of insidious testing. Dr. Danny Charlie confronted Moneybags but Wallly wouldn't speak out against his boss. Enraged at his employer's indifference, Dr. Danny Charlie threatened to kidnap Moneybags' daughter and raise her as his own. Just at that moment, Raj Gupta stumbled in through the door with an unconscious and drooling Daryl Homan Jr, who was clutching in his drugged hand Wally's serveillence DVD's of the entire hospital. Dr. Charlie rushed off to show the new evidence to his coworkers.

Dr. Charlie was about to show the DVD's to Dr. Judy when Sunny Thompson stumbled in and broke them on accident. Before he could get it fixed Dr. Charlie decided that, because Wally had neglected to fix the Hosiptal's coffee machines, he ran across the street to Dunkin' Donuts to get some coffee. On the way, he was run down by Dr. Moneybags in his car. Fortunately Dr. Steve Kanibangya was there to pick him up, rush him to the ER and save his life with one of those little plastic coffee straws. Unfortunately Dr. Kanibangya wasn't able to stop Dr. Charlie from going into a coma.

As Dr. Judy and Nurse Mittens stood over Dr. Danny Charlie's unconscious body, Dr. Judy told Nurse Mittens that she herself had been a Nurse once. Nurse Mittens told Dr. Judy that she had agreed to continue to have "Wednesdays" with Dr. Chet Moneybags so that Dr. Judy would have her job back. Then Nurse Mittens told Dr. Judy that she was bisexual.

Then they embraced.

Just what is Dr. Chet Moneybags doing with Daryl Homan Jr? Why is Raj Gupta collecting sweat samples? What will happen to Dr. Chet Moneybags' daughter? Will Dr. Danny Charlie awake from his coma? Will Intern Sunny Thompson be promoted to Head Surgeon? Will Dr. Steve Kanibangya ever catch a buzz? Will Dr. Judy and Nurse Mittens develop a long-term relationship? Will Wally's gum ever lose it's flavor?

All this drama and more more more on Next week's FIASCO! Season 2: The Hospital.

$2 - Cheap!
8PM - University of Rochester Drama House
Every Monday night until May 2nd!

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Saving the Cinema - GCI Style!

Big thanks go out to the 159 Rochesterians who were hip enough to come out last night and support The Cinema! Everyone got the most for their money, and I for one was turned onto a new theatre that I plan on visiting very frequently now.

Brian + Tim + Keep Out signs = bad, bad things.


The gang gets warmed up for some long form improv.


Brian cringes at the repulsive idea of real life. You had to be there to understand.

Friday, March 24, 2006

The cast of FIASCO! -- The Hospital Season

Dr. Chet Moneybags - Director of the Hospital, who is tired of these bums with no insurance! (Brian)

Dr. Judy - Crotchety old ER doctor who refuses to retire (Beki)

Dr. Danny Charlie - This young and handsome doctor has no time for sleep and no time for love. Just enough time to save another life! (Tim)

Carrie Mittens RN - Will do whatever it takes to get the best care for her patients. What. Ever. It. Takes. (Adam)

Sunny Thompson - Medically Skilled but socially awkward intern from the mid west. (Mike)

Raj Gupta - Need a blood test or urine analysis completed? This is your man. (Swithin)

Waldo "Wally" McCormick - With a roll of duct tape and gum in his mouth, no machine will be down for long at Strong Hospital! (Mookie)

Daryl Homan Jr - As the only research study patient in the entire hospital, Daryl is always on a new drug or hooked up to some sort of crazy device! (Adam)

Dr. Steve Kanibangya - This surfer dude would rather be catching some tasty waves than performing open heart surgery. (Mike)

All the other patients and staff - Charlie and Joanna.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

FUNDRAISIN,' GCI-style.

Kurt Schlosser's picture of The Cinema Marquee.


Next Friday night, March 24th, your favorite improv troupe will be performing at THE CINEMA, 957 Clinton Avenue, to help raise funds for this historic building. Having opened in 1914, this building has been offering family-friendly prices ($3 double features!! $3!!!) and atmosphere to you and yours! So we're gonna lend a hand and perform our latest, favorite-est long-form game, which we invariably call "Stalker" or "The Who-do-you-want-to-follow" Game. It's gonna be a great time!!!
The show starts at 9:30 pm, and the suggested donation is $7. Please come out and support this Rochester favorite!

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Best... Food... Ever...


The Grizzlies and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up
to create “Baseball’s Best Burger.” The burger, which was introduced at Gateway’s December 10th sale, consists of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger is then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.

If you eat this for ten days straight, you will magically become 10 times funnier. I guarantee this.

GCI took your calls!

Geva Comedy Improv is allll about helping the community. It's also about eating as much junk food as possible, but that's for another day. Last night we headed out to WXXI to help answer calls during their fundraiser. We got to watch lots and lots of Monty Python; bicycle repair man, olympic hide-and-seek...ah, good times.

BEKI takes the calls...but doesn't expect THE SPANISH INQUISITION! (On the tv behind her.)

BRIAN rakes in the ducats with his suave telephone skills.

The best one-voice. Ever.


During one of our breaks, BRIAN and TIM investigate areas they should not be.

The fine folks at WXXI gave us food! Pizza, soda, cookies, brownies, lollypops...all makes for a sick stomach. But you never think about that while you're eating it; you're thinking, "free food. Free food."

LIAM signs in. The game is on.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

GCI to take you calls!

Members of your favorite improvisational theatre troupe will be taking pledges on Rochester's WXXI tonight. Channel 11! From 7 to whenever they kick us off the air! Give us a call and make a pledge to support and talk to one of your favorite improvisors while you do!

Monday, March 06, 2006

IRON COBRA + GCI = lucky YOU!!!

We're stoked like the Hellfire of Hades to announce that on April 8th -- Geva Comedy Improv's next Saturday Night performance -- Canadian improv Super Duo IRON COBRA will perform a showcase for you, the Rochester audience! Having won accolades and well-wishings from all over the place (they took 1st at Dad's Garage's International Improv Tourney in Atlanta a few years back), we thought that their singular brand of improvisational theatre should be something you lucky ducks should see. It's gonna be awesome!!!