18th and Union Brings Comedy to Summer School
Maddie Downes, a Seattle-based actor and writer, is the principal of her latest comedic endeavor, “The Summer School Comedy Show: […]
Improv
Script Tease- Magnificent, Stupendous, Outstanding and every other superlative
Even with the help of a thesaurus, it is difficult to find the right words to express how amazing Script Tease was. Amazingissimo? Seriously Annex’s Research and Development’s off night “project” was quite unbelievable. First of all there was the process, which was truly intriguing.
Take a talented playwright, have her write six pages of a play for six actors, then let the actors complete the rest of the play by improvisation. The end product-a 90 minute performance- was as hilariously funny, fast-paced, witty and polished as any play. Laughter erupted on average about every 30 seconds as the actors moved the plot right along, developed their characters, while establishing great rapport with the audience.
PREVIEW Research and Development Wing-Not just for Techies
R & D not just in SLU
Annex Theatre has been one of the most explosive research & development laboratories of the Seattle theatre scene for 30 years. Curators Catherine Blake Smith and James Weidman take it one step further to discover what happens when process is product. Invited artists who embody Annex’s mission will create improbable, risky, and bold new work in Research & Development Wing.
Questionable Content is Unquestionably Hilarious
Our host enters, dressed in a David Bowie costume complete with glittery jumpsuit, sprayed red hair, and lightning bolt face paint. He launches into a monologue about the election, celebrity deaths, and being currently high on not only “a shit ton of Percocet” like he was last month, but “a shit ton of Percocet and a shit ton of OxyContin.” Drinking is encouraged. Then the games begin.
Questionable Content has a similar format to current British TV panel shows like Would I Lie to You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats, but with mostly Seattle-specific questions. It’s a comedy panel show in which two teams face off in a battle of games and trivia. But things like “facts” and “rules” aren’t that important. At least, not compared to charmingly weird improv bits, baiting the MC and fellow contestants, and getting the audience involved.
