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| - This was our first time to the theatre and we will definitely be back. Sure, the venue wasn't the fanciest place, but that didn't stop us from having a great time.
There were only a few minor issues. First, when we arrived at 7:10 for the 7:30 show, there was a line the length of the entry hallway, almost to the door. It was moving very slowly as people were paying to get in. I had pre-purchased tickets online, so we were a little annoyed that we had to wait in the same as those who were buying on the spot. However, after about 5 minutes, a worker showed up and started asking if anyone had reservations, and pulled us out of the line so he could usher us in. (Thank you! The group in front of us was 11 college aged kids each purchasing individual tickets)
The other minor issue was the upkeep in the bathrooms. They could use to be majorly updated- the toilets and stalls anyway. The rest of the decor was fine.
So on to the great stuff- the reason I am giving this 5 stars. I brought my husband here for his birthday date. He leans conservative, so I was glad for the 'brown bag' rule. I'm thinking the fact that we were at the 7:30 time helped keep the content PG clean too. Don't be fooled though- there was some outrageously funny stuff that was more adult humor that while the adults totally got, would easily not have been noticed by the under 12 crowd. (There were 3 or 4 under 12 kids in our audience).
It is performed in a format very similar to "Who's line is it Anyway?" where the points don't matter, but there is a referee (like Drew Carey) that keeps the games moving along and stopping them when they need to end. Audience participation is completely necessary, so I think the quality of the show does depend on the audience. Luckily, there were several groups of people in our audience that knew each other so were able to make some funny and probably pre-planned (by the groups) suggestions.
The two 'teams' that compete are made up of 4 people each. That means there are 8 people on stage (4 at a time) that are trying to be funny. In our case, I'd say 7 of them were absolute winners, and one of them was trying a bit too hard. (The really tall dude) There was one woman in the cast, and she was super hilarious- great job! They all looked like they were having a good time- staying in 'character' well.
We came for the performance, not for the concessions (we had just eaten dinner prior to the show), so we did not peruse the food offerings. We did see quite a few people coming in with popcorn, and one person with a beer, and a few with sodas, so we know they offer a variety of options.
We realize that this kind of comedy needs a perfect mix of great cast, great audience, and great suggestions, and we had the perfect mix for our show. We plan to return and we brought some business postcards they had on a table and passed them out to a few of our friends. Maybe we'll plan a big group date and help make another great show!
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