Two bloggers at Hour reviewed yesterday’s show. Here’s the second:
Review: METEOR is made of all-natural ham
Juicy bits:
I was so impressed by the genuine light-heartedness of their spontaneous creations, I actually managed to surrender to the ride. Natural hams… these three comics made the most of nothing and proved to be at their best when the strains of managing the story-line reached the weirdest levels of absurd… and the packed crowd at the Petit Campus stage loved every minute of it.
METEOR is a full-length improv show from three of the most talented players in Montreal’s ad-libbed theatre scene. For this brand-new show, the boys are kicking it up a notch by using physical comedy to complement the hilarity spewing from their mouths. Expect thrills, chills and maybe colourful streamers.
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nomag.ca gives Meteor it’s first press mention!
Last week’s official classification was “Awesome” because I got to do 3 improv in 3 different theatres. It was a cool experience.
Tuesday: METEOR @ Mainline Theatre. Kirsten Rasmussen and Dan Jeannotte opened the show with a half hour set called “Me and You and You and Me”. This was a preparatory performance for their Fringe show which will be a 2 person improv set with some extra twists. Their set was a cute love story about a window washer and a worker in a big office high-rise.
METEOR was the brain-child of Sean Michaels, BJ Walsh and myself. The concept was that we would portray the final days of the Earth before a meteor strikes from the perspective of a small town. We had audience members toss streamers at us to represent the meteor and we had a calendar to count down the days. Before the show, we were concerned about hitting the right balance between realism and whimsy and I think this show managed to fun and silly while also giving audience stories and characters to care about.
Wednesday: Long Lost Laugh Pals Discover the Harold @ Mainline Theatre. Kirsten, Heidi Weeks, Sandi Armstrong and myself performed a straight-up Harold at Theatre Ste-Catherine. The theme of this Harold was “freedom” and it produced a story about a very controlling father teaching his daughter to drive, a touching tale of grandmother and granddaughter at a summer camp during the last days of summer, and a budding love story between high school friends.
Thursday: The Jam @ Free Standing Space. Dan Jeannotte, Dan Beirne, Heidi, Kirsten and I performed in this Armando-like set. Michelle Boback performed songs and the improvisors riffed on them with a series of scenes. The show was quick, funny and with a nice energy. After the show there was a discussion about how literally the scenes should be inspired by the songs. My tendency is to be inspired in ways that are a little less obvious but the concern is that the audience will then be looking to see how the scene relates. I’d rather just do what I want to do than be concerned with tying the subject in concretely. Anywho, it was a very fun show.
-mr
