Archive for October, 2008
Live Wire! Radio & “Wordstock” Benefit
Pre-Func-Shui!
It’s a pre-party right before Live Wire Radio’s Wordstock Extravaganza with show guests, delicious bites and Oregon Wines to benefit Live Wire Radio and Wordstock.
Party Details:
Saturday, November 8
6 p.m.
Tastebud Farm
3220 SE Milwaukie, Portland (across from the Aladdin)
$125 per person includes:
One reserved seat for the show (value: $35)
One signed book by the guest author of [...]
Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene
Produced by chirigamikokan
Actor Spotlight: Chris Murray
Super Project Lab’s Chris Murray is featured in a swell Willamette Week article this week.
Better Know an Actor: Chris Murray
A member of improv comedy company Super Project Lab and a prolific performer in companies across town, from Stark Raving Theatre [RIP] to Portland Center Stage. He won a Drammy Award for an Outstanding Performance by [...]
‘GI Joe’ Public Service Announcements
Some hilarious modifications to vintage ‘GI Joe’ public service announcements…
Created by wedidthetango and Jazu64
Opening Night at the Winningstad!
Opening night was a blast! I had such a great time playing around with all of the cast and reveling in our amazing guests stories. I love the space! Jen, our lighting goddess, was brilliant. Ralph, our musician was, as always, a shining star.
Some highlights from the show:
- Palatial Tent - [...]
SPL Opening Night
Saturday Oct. 18th Winningstad Theater.
Huge crowd! Great guests! Ted Douglass told a chilling story about almost being abducted on a cold lonely highway in Indiana, and added to the mix with tale about rogue campsite hill billies. Gwenn Seemel mesmerized us with a story about finding love and art in the classifieds on Craigslist. [...]
Improv Encyclopedia
Improv Encyclopedia is the largest collection of resources for improvisational theater on the web.
The site is organized into three main sections:
An encyclopedia of Improv Games, listing over 500 improv, drama and theater games & exercises, organized into 30-plus Categories
A list of Improv References
A comprehensive Improv Glossary
If you want [...]
Physicists Find Answers Thru Improv
Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2008
by Alexandra Alter
Two Protons Walk Into a Black Hole, And Other Jokes Physicists Tell
Scientists Considering Weighty Matters In Switzerland Need a Little Comic Relief
MEYRIN, Switzerland — One recent Saturday morning, physicists here shot the first beam of subatomic matter into the most powerful particle accelerator ever built. The machine — [...]
The Liberators: Improv Workshops
Packed with individual coaching and group work, The Liberators focus their workshops on bringing your “A game” to each moment. Heightened awareness, confident communication, and supportive teamwork lead each class to hilarious discoveries in a fast-paced and friendly atmosphere.
Thursdays: Sept 25th - Nov 20th
7:30pm - 9:30pm, $10.00
Falcon Arts Community Building
Studio 9
5415 N. Albina Ave. Portland, [...]
Marc Acito on NPR: “Three Books”
Portland-based writer Marc Acito offers recommendations for three political books on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
Marc will be Super Project Lab’s guest at Portland Center for the Performing Arts on November 15th.
All Things Considered, October 6, 2008 · “Three Books” is a series in which NPR invites writers to recommend three great reads on a single [...]
Unexpected Airport Musical
Wouldn’t it be great if everything as tedious as waiting at the airport could be this entertaining?
Stansted Airport, London. 7 hidden cameras. 14 undercover actors. 1 unexpected performance…
From http://www.rubberrepublic.com/
NPR: Del Close and Roots of Second City
Weekend Edition Saturday, June 4, 2005 · Scott Simon talks with author Jeff Griggs about his book Guru: My Days with Del Close. Learn more about Close, a forefather of improvisational comedy, the Second City club that gave rise to John Belushi, Bill Murray and many other comic talents, and Chicago’s surrounding Old Town neighborhood.
Listen [...]
Trippiest McDonald’s Commercial Ever!
This McDonald’s commercial was produced in 1971. It’s the commercial that introduced kids to “McDonald-land.” Doesn’t it bring back happy childhood memories of tripping on mushrooms with your parents on Sunday mornings?
“Curious Comedy Theater” Now Open
Come out and support Curious Comedy at their stunning new theater on Martin Luther King Blvd. in North Portland.
“WILL WORK FOR CHANGE” sketch show runs October 3rd- November 22nd $12.00 general, $10.00 seniors/students.
Tackling topics from Obama to yo’ momma, Curious Comedy’s mainstage cast examines how change effects us all in an evening of hilarious and [...]
Lab Dispatch: “Check Out Our Van!”
The Lab’s custom “Super Van” is finally ready and rolling toward a town near you!
Anton did a fantastic job with the paint job and expanded windows.
Unfortunately, we got lost on our first outing. You can see us here parked on the side of the freeway. It helps to not have the map upside-down, [...]
i09.com: Scariest Sci-Fi Moments Ever
Happy Halloween from all of us at Super Project Lab!
Excerpted from i09.com. A few of the most terrifying scenes from the scariest scifi movies:
Cloverfield (2008)
Scariest moment: The tunnel part. “Okay, just to be clear here, our options are: die here, die in the tunnels, or die in the streets. That pretty much it?”
Invasion Of The [...]
“The Receptionist” at COHO
Super Project Lab’s Laura Faye Smith is co-producing a play at the COHO next month. She also appears in the play with fellow Super Project Lab player, Chris Murray. Check it out!
“The Receptionist”
By Adam Bock
October 17 - November 22, 2008.
Thursday - Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, Single adult tix are $25.
Coho Theatre
It’s [...]
Premiere: Actor Switcheroos
Excerpted from Premiere Magazine.
Our 13 Favorite ‘Same Character, Different Actor’ Switcheroos
What, do they think they’re fooling us?
By Jenni Miller
The moment we learned Don Cheadle is taking over for Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes in Iron Man 2, our minds drifted to thoughts of Willie Mayes Hayes, John Connor, and perpetually vacationing siblings Rusty and Audrey. [...]
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