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IMPROVISATION NEWS Reviews Epione's Secret Subway Show!
Read the review here:
http://improvisationnews.typepad.com/improvisation-news/take-3/
EPIONE'S SECRET SUBWAY SHOW IS ON TUESDAY, JULY 14th at 7:15PM.
Call 646 496 3420 to reserve a space and receive instructions.
Now Showing in New York City:
Tragic Improv presents
EPIONE
Laugh if you dare!
Directed by John Montague
Saturday, July 18th
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Pl. (btw. 1st and A)
L Train to 1st Ave., 6 Train to Astor Pl., F Train to 2nd Ave.
10:30 PM
8$
Call 646 496 3420 For Reservations
Epione is:
Helen Abell
Darnell Holguin
Alexa Kryzaniwsky
Kelly Reeves
Cathy Simpson
Andrew Uhlenhopp
Brendan Wahlers
Chriss Williams
Jason Williams
On June 25th, Epione invaded the V Train!
The Plan: Create believable improvised scenarios on a subway car.
The Goal: Unsuspecting riders will not know they are in the midst of a performance.
The Preparation: For the past month, each member of Epione prepared a character for the performance. While all dialogue and blocking was improvised, characters and costumes were carefully constructed.
The Characters:
Cathy Simpson: Religious Fanatic
Brendan Wahlers: Homeless Guy
Thomas Poarch: Old acquaitance of homeless guy, now a successful business man.
Alexa Kryzaniwsky: Ukrainian Singer
Helen Abell: Shy, wholesome girl
Darnell Holguin: Latino gangster who flirts with shy, wholesome girl.
Chriss Williams: Crazy Domineering Wife
Gil Browdy: Wimpy Cowering Husband of crazy wife
The Audience:
In addition to the unsuspecting riders, we invited about 15 audience members to ride and watch. They were instructed to behave like average subway riders.
The Outcome: Total Success!
"So from my experience, it was really interesting playing with
sterotypes and watching how people would react to us. Darnell and I
started getting into character in the holding car and were playing
around with our characters; one guy couldn't stop watching us and
wasn't sure what was going on. Then Darnell walked over to the map to
look at it and the woman that was sitting there grabbed her purse,
pulled it in close to her and pulled her jacket closed. The real
kicker was when we were in the performance car. One guy was annoyed by
us and moved away. Several people clapped after we kissed. And another
person got off the train when we did and told us that he was
monitoring my body language and if I looked at all threatened, he was
going to jump on Darnell. Oh yeah, that guy was a real Women's Self
Defense Coach. Also, apparently when i left the car, some of the
passengers were telling Darnell that i just moved cars and that he
should chase after me. It was a blast"
Helen Abell
"I thought the scene with Helen & Darnell was really authentic, and
the way Darnell responded was great. There was a lot of energy there.
Also Thomas' scene with Brendan was very compelling."
Audience Member
"In the beginning I was focused on the actors, but as I immersed myself in the experience, I became more interested in the raw reactions of the passersby. It was a rad experience, fucking awesome!"
Audience Member
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