Do You Like This in Your Face? @ The PIT

November 13, 2009


Oct. 20, 2009
Do You Like This in Your Face? is Sam Albertsen, Vanessa Altshuler, Meg Bailey, Phil Duss, Chadwick Elliott and Meghan Sinclair. Read the rest of this entry »


Steve Soroka’s Level 1 Grad Show @ The PIT

November 12, 2009

Punch @ The PIT

November 11, 2009


Nov. 4, 2009
Punch is Randy Pearlstein, Steve Siddell, Desiree Nash, Nikhil Rao, Geoff Grimwood, Phil Wells, Ben Masten, Mandy Schmieder and Elizabeth Blue.


Pat and Mary Save Their Marriage @ The PIT

November 10, 2009


Oct. 15, 2009
Pat Shay and Mary Theresa Archbold present “Pat and Mary Save Their Marriage.”
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24 Hours With Tomahawk and Friends

November 9, 2009


Nov. 6, 2009
This photo was taken on Friday night @ 8PM (not pictured: Taren Sterry).


Nov. 7, 2009
This photo was taken on Saturday night @ 8PM (Alison’s picture was added to this group shot because she had to leave at 3PM on Saturday to catch a flight).

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We did it. We improvised for 24 consecutive hours. Big, big thanks to all the teams who came out to play and to all those who came to watch — your support is greatly appreciated. My photographic output is pretty limited since I was mostly conserving energy just trying to stay awake. Moreover, I failed to get any clean shots of Kevin — apologies to you,  Kevin. But ace photographer Eric Pearson got a bunch of shots, so hopefully I can repost his stuff.

On behalf of the team, I would just like to say thanks again for everyone’s support. Extra-special thanks to Devon Ragsdale and (birthday boy) James Rich for hooking all of this up from the very beginning. To see short clips from the shows and scenes from backstage, please visit our tumblr page.
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In a Polynesian Mood @ The PIT

November 6, 2009


Aug. 5, 2009
“In a Polynesian Mood” was written and performed by Greg Portz and Ashley King and directed by Elizabeth Ralston. This show received the first standing ovation I have ever seen at The PIT. It could not have been more well-deserved.
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Sisters! @ The PIT

November 5, 2009


Oct. 20, 2009
Sisters! is Bob Barth, Caitlin Brodnick, Susan Casey, Andrew Fixell, Ethan Fixell, Brandon Gulya, Jamie King and Thomas Miller.
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24 Hours With Tomahawk and Friends

November 5, 2009


James Rich

Q: When was the last time you stayed awake for 24 hours?
A: I usually only stay up all night if heavy narcotics are involved so it will be interesting to see how I do this.  But I used to stay up all night during college when shows were going up or during finals.  If I can get in 30 minute cat naps periodically every 3 or 4 hours, I can get in this weird zen state where I’m not really tired anymore.

Of course, I haven’t done that regularly in a long time and so it will be interesting to see how I react.  I can get cranky, but more so if I don’t have any.

  • Join Tomahawk and New York’s best improv teams on Fri, Nov. 6, 2009 @ 8PM at The Sage Theater in Times Square (711 Seventh Ave, 2F) for 24-consecutive hours of improv. (Facebook invite | Tomahawk tumblr)

Mrs. Estherhouse @ The PIT

November 4, 2009


Oct. 28, 2009
Mrs. Estherhouse is Greg Portz, Michael Newman, Alex Farlow, Jacob Brown, Pete Lepage, Amanda Peck, Jen Hibbs, Mauricio Bermudez and Matt Garrett.
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24 Hours With Tomahawk and Friends

November 4, 2009


Keith Huang

Q: When was the last time you stayed awake for 24 hours?
A: A few years ago, I stayed awake through the night to participate in “Midnight Madness,” a citywide scavenger hunt, inspired by the 1980s Michael J. Fox movie of the same name.

The game began precisely at midnight in Riverside Park and ended (for my team) at 3PM in East River Park in the Lower East Side. I was a member of the veteran “Midnight Madness” team, Team Red, which eventually finished fourth in a field of more than 25 teams.

I remember a few things about the hours that unfolded between midnight and 3PM — Alex Farlow falling slow-motion from a stationary bicycle, Ptolemy Slocum headbutting a piece of styrofoam in Union Square, Chris Grace mentioning that he had played in a rugby tournament earlier in the day before joining the crusade (and finishing the game with us), Pete LePage staring at me zombie-like, unable to respond to direct questions, and learning for the first time the meaning of the word “dongle.” (See Brian Fountain’s photos | my photos).

But most of all, I remember hitting the proverbial wall really, really early. In fact, I know I didn’t stay awake a full 24 hours, either. I crashed pretty hard by 6PM Saturday. I’m so screwed.

  • Join Tomahawk and New York’s best improv teams on Fri, Nov. 6, 2009 @ 8PM at The Sage Theater in Times Square (711 Seventh Ave, 2F) for 24-consecutive hours of improv. (Facebook invite | Tomahawk tumblr)