Characters collide at improv show

Improvisation takes a lot of talent and a quick wit to have a successful show, and that is what the theatre honorary Alpha Psi Omega (APO) gave their audience on Wednesday, Nov. 9 when they put on "The Bachelor(ettes)" in Room 138 of D Vickers. The show was an improvisational dating game consisting of random questions  students came up with.

Prior to the show, students were given the chance to pay a dollar to think of a question for consideration to be asked in the show. Questions ranged from "Would you rather give up the Internet or sex for a month?" to "If you were a tattoo on my body what and where would you be?" and "Would you rather eat a handful of poison ivy or a handful of bees?"

The show consisted of four categories with questions such as icebreakers, a category for sex and relationships and a would you rather category. For the duration of the show, five different bachelorettes, each with their own personality, were asked these questions and had to create an answer on the spot in a way their character would answer.

Suzie P. Martin, played by Roseanna Atwell, was the nerd. Crystal Haley played a bipolar woman named Angel, who would change periodically to Juicy, her extreme second personality. Stephanie Katz played as Annie, a foreigner from England. Crystal Schayot played as C-Weezy, a wannabe gangsta. The last girl was Claire Rachelle LaFebre, a rich daddy's girl, who was played by Katy Truluck. Lucas Paige played as the bachelor Richard Nova, who asked the questions to each of the female contestants. The bachelorettes were also given a chance to ask Paige questions in return.

By the end of the show, Paige chose Atwell as his bachelorette.

Overall, the show was a success according to the student attendees, who enjoyed the improv.

"I thought it was really funny and that it was impressive they improvised it all," said Megan Jenkins, a freshman elementary education major.

"I liked the way the actors were improvised the whole time," said Matt Krumm, a freshman criminal justice major. "Each character had their individual personalities that tied the show together."

Although students liked the show, they also had suggestions for future improv shows.

"I didn't like the overuse of each character lines," said Krumm. "Juicy's was cursing the whole time, and every other character remarked about the bomb way too many times."

"I loved it, but the repeating of questions got a little repetitive," said Jacob Stagray, a freshman biology major.

This is APO's last show of the semester. They are currently in the process of coming up with new ideas for next semester.