The Improvables in Springtime

I may have mentioned this once or twice before here on Disconcertingly Choppy, but I perform improv comedy on the weekends with a very talented group of people called the Improvables.

At any rate, whether you already knew that or not, we've had a lot of great shows lately, and things have been going well so far in our Saturday night home at Playbills' Theater in Clearfield. Today's post includes some photos (not taken by me) from some of our more recent performances and theme nights.

The fourth Friday in March was our annual Mustache March performance. I gave a heart-wrenching performance in "Oscar Winning Moment":

. . . during which Ian and I also had a memorable chat together:

After the show, those of us who grew mustaches just for the occasion posed together:

Let's face it: Mustaches are cool. And we wear them pretty well.

A couple of weeks ago, we also welcomed a talented team of players from USU Improv to the CenterPoint Legacy Theatre black box for a face-off with the Improvables. What a talented a fun group they were to have on our home turf:

As you can see, I'm  very lucky to belong to a group of amazing performers and friends.

Day 259: It's-a Mario!

Never at a loss for doing or saying something entertaining, Jackson dressed up in his Mario costume the other day and came downstairs to visit me:


Those are socks on his hands (clever kid).

I'm sure he'll be able to grow his own mustache within a few years.

Day 97: Respecting the 'Stache

My growth from Mustache March is now gone, but before I shaved it off a couple of days ago, I took this final shot:

If you see this in a post office sometime in the future, remember that you saw it here first on Disconcertingly Choppy. That's a big if, though.

Day 90: Mustache March 2012

Friday night at the Davis Center for the Performing Arts black box, I joined with the Improvables in putting on our Mustache March show. It's the second time we've had one of these nights honoring facial hair, and it's now looking like it's going to become an annual tradition for us.

Here, the members of the troupe who participated in growing facial hair pose for a picture:

During the evening's performance, we also recognized two audience members - one male and one female - for their excellent mustaches and awarded them free passes to come back to a future Improvables show. After the show, our M.C. for the evening, Ryan, posed with one of the winners.

Respecting the 'Stache

It was "Mustache March" night at Friday night's Improvables show, for which at least four of us (Ian, Jeff, Ryan, and I) went all out for the occasion and each grew mustaches. Those who came wearing mustaches - be they real, fake, drawn on, or otherwise - were let in for half-price, and quite a few people ended up taking us up on this offer.

Ian, Ryan, and I, with our 100-percent real mustaches, were all matched up on the same team, while Biz, Steve, and Guy (playing in just his second show) were on the other squad; Bryan was the M.C. for the night. Who knew that performing Improv while sporting a mustache could be so much fun?

This is what most of our motley crew looked like:


Earlier this week, I spotted a co-worker of mine wearing a t-shirt that promoted Mustache March and included the phrase, "Respect the 'Stache." I think we did a good job of that Friday.