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What did it take to bring together Tatyana Ali '02, final club gladiators, urinating improv comedians and even a dancing...
...Experimental rock improv band The Magic Number has been seen alongside other bands at various campus venues (including the Advocate, which sponsored the Cabaret along with the Signet Society, the Association of Black Harvard Women and the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance), but created one of the most striking pieces of the evening in a unique performance with improvisational dancer Jessica Kaye '00 and poets Janel Moore '00 and Wilson. Improvisation was central to many performances, including breakdancers Tri Phuong '02 and Chhay Chhun '02, the sometimes bewildered and bewildering stand-up comic Anwar Floyd Pruitt...
...text, though it generally seems like an ill-conceived improv sketch, does have it high points. Likewise, the cast bravely struggles against the banality of their lines, occasionally achieving something not totally unlike entertainment. Jared Greene '03 was delightfully serious as the misguided mystic, John, and James Crawford '03 nearly succeeded in ripping a character from the script's lifeless caricature, David. While they managed to salvage a performance from their script, others were simply overwhelmed. Caitlin Butler '03 (Tess) and Mia Lozada '03 (Malvolia) saw their talents go to waste, trapped within the confines of one-joke roles. Butler...
...group thrives on spontaneity, sometimes inviting audience members onstage to join in freestyle raps. Such improv energy fuels the new album, and the songs take unexpected twists and turns. Thompson's playing is particularly sharp; he's confident enough to play loose. "One of our fears going in was, 'This is a live album; we can't use studio trickery!'" says Thompson. "But in the end, the songs with mistakes and flaws were the ones that touched us the most, and those are the ones we ended up using." The rough edges give this CD a fresh, honest feel...
When his roommate Lembit L. Beecher '02 answered the phone, he thought Averell--a dedicated member of his improv comedy troupe--was playing a practical joke...