December 13, 2008
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That was amusing and unexpected. ;^)
Last night I went to dinner with Alex and Beth, then we headed to the room known as "the Den" at Christ Chapel to see the improv group, Curtis Needs a Ride.
Figured this was a "safe" activity, as Don only went once, last January, and he wasn't fond of improvisational comedy. That's one of those "love it or hate it" things, like opera.
Anyway, we sat up front in seats saved for us by our friends, Bill and Kathy, whose son is one of the actors, and doggoned if Alex wasn't hauled up to be interviewed! The group was going to do a segment loosely based on "A Christmas Carol" and needed to glean info from an audience member to provide the framework for it. Therefore Scrooge was "Alex", who plays the tuba on the USS Christmas and is in charge of people. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future appeared in turn, and it was too funny to see Flu being Beth, and skinny Grayson being a young Alex, etc.
For being the inspiration for the segment, Alex received a two-pack of large bottles of French's mustard.
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Alex. with his theatrical background, was the perfect choice! All improv? I bet Alex did great - assuming he's seen the movie/show before. What fun!
Well, all they did was ask him questions, then he sat back down and the group improvised the scene, using his responses.
Interesting idea, though. I wonder how he'd do as an improv comedian?
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