Kawaii's Blog
Kitten Blog Seven
11/2/08
Greetings bored web surfers!
These past two weeks have be quite tiring for BBQK. We've had two show
weekends in a row, and next weekend we are going to be performing at
Dance-a-thon.
As usual, a big thanks to who made it out, a bigger thanks to those
who wore their Halloween costume, and I would like to give the biggest
thanks to the dead kittens who still make it out to every show and
lend a hand (or paw?).
Anyways, I personally enjoyed our costume contest last night. We saw
the Queen of Hearts and March Hare (I have a soft spot of Alice in
Wonderland), a surfer, House (from that doctor TV show, not Extreme
Makeover), Chris Adams-Wenger, masquerade ball dancer, pilot, Raggedy
Ann, and some others but they slipped my mind.
Like I said before, next weekend BBQK is performing at Dance a thon
at 3 am, so set your alarm clocks.
ALSO- we have some video footage from our shows posted on Google
video, so look for the link to that in our multimedia page.
Anyway, I've got 150 years of Western Civ to memorize, so until then,
reset your clocks, if you haven't already, vote on Tuesday, eat your
vegetables, and join us Wednesdays at 10:30 pm in Geisert's basement
for open rehearsals.
Much love,
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog Six
10/27/08
Hello friends!
I just wanted to thank everyone for coming to our show this weekend.
Both fun and sno cones were had by all.
There are two shows next weekend as well, same place (Neumiller) same
times (8 & 11pm). This time with more Scott O'Dell.
And, because it is Halloween weekend, you are welcome to wear your
costume! A contest of some sort is being schemed up. Participation not
necessary.
So what goes into these shows? What work can possibly go into an
improvised performance? While there's not a lot of behind the scene
action going on during the show, before the show we're pretty busy. So
here's a little checklist of what we're up to:
Two or more weeks before show:
-try out new games
-work on weak spots
-prep newbies
-order merchandise
-get new ideas (for anything/everything)
-go to parties at BJ's house
-general open rehearsals
-work with musician
Week before show:
-make/hang flyers
-promote everywhere
-make show format, mix in new/old games
-facebook invites
-bbqk newsletter
-make programs, copy programs
Day of show:
-meet at call time
-eat pizza (nourishment)
-warm up
-sound/light/camera check
-set up ticket booth
-clean up performance area
-pray to improv gods
-fold programs
-come up with opening
And there is probably a few other things in there, but I can't give
away all of our secrets (they're very shameful, you see).
That's all for now! We're still rehearsing in Geisert's basement at
10:30 pm on Wednesdays, you're still welcome to join us.
Good luck with your life and such,
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog Five
10/9/08
Well I do believe it's been a while. There's an unfinished midterm paper due for me in seven hours, and what better way to fire up my mad writing skills like blogging about my dear Kittens?
While it may seem like we've been idle these past three weeks we've been busy working up for our upcoming shows. Shameless self-promotion: October 25th and November 1st, 8 and 11 pm, Neumiller Hall. It took lots of effort, but we made a few phone calls, pulled a few strings, took a guy out, BUT because we love you SO much, we will be serving SNO CONES at our next show! If that's not convincing enough, we'll promise to have Marlon take off his shirt again.
Otherwise, it's still business as usual with us. We still meet Wednesdays at 10:30 pm in Geisert's basement for open rehearsal, you're always welcome (bring friends), and we're still looking for a musician...
Congrats to our Kommie and Kranky Kitties!
Happy Fall Break everyone!
and stay in school kids! Lie to your teachers, but stay in school!
Much love,
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog Four
9/18/08
Hiya! Tonight's open rehearsal was much fun. Once we learned all about objectives and did some warm ups, we were good to go. To start one of my favorite games, Exclusion, was put into play. A very unforgettable moment was watching Wolverine drink beer. Next was Mission Impossible and we ended the night with some Leftovers. Favorite quote from the evening:
- "Why would you say that?"
- "I'm a compulsive liar"
- "Then what are you?"
- "...Not a compulsive liar..."
Oh you guys.
So next Wednesday the Kittens will be performing at Habitat for Humanity's Shackathon at 9 pm to 10 pm in Olin Quad. Even if you're not participating in the event feel free to come on out, and of course, donate to the cause. Plus, it's right before the next open rehearsal, so you may as well use it as another excuse to procrastinate on reading that chapter.
Oh, almost forgot! If you or anyone you know plays a musical instrument (preferably piano or guitar) and you feel like you could improvise some songs with us, you should send us an email. We would greatly appreciate your talent.
Also: BBQK PICS!
Pictures, go see if you can find yourself. If you can tell me which picture has the hidden bbqk symbol in it I'll give you free admission to the next show.
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog Three
9/7/08
Last night's two shows were amazing! Thank you so much to everyone who came and gave support. Honestly, we weren't expecting a huge turnout, so both sold out shows were a delightful surprise. During the first show I honestly thought maybe 50 or 60 people were there, but at the end our lovely stage manager Devon ran up and excitedly told us over 175 people made up the audience! If that wasn't good enough, the next show had an audience size of over 200. So again, a huge thanks to everyone for all the support. I hope you enjoyed watching as much as we enjoyed performing.
I know I'm constantly saying this, but if you'd like to come play with us, learn some improv skills, or just want to see more, you (and all 20 of your closest friends) are more than welcome to come out with us Wednesday nights for open rehearsal. 10:30 pm by the Hartmann Center, or Geisert cafeteria if the weather is bad. And bring cupcakes. Not required, but it helps us see what a good person you must be.
That's all for now, I suppose. Good luck with the upcoming week,
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog Two
9/3/08
Hello again curious BBQK fans. This week has been busy for us Kittens preparing for the first show this Saturday. Yes, it is ironic that there is so much prep work for an improvised show.
Tonight was another amusing open rehearsal. Due to weather rehearsal was held in Geisert's Cafeteria. If we're not outside the Hartmann Center, check for us in there. It was great to see so many people return from last week. Remember; anyone can come, anyone can play. And, as always, it was wonderful to see some Dead Kittens come back and play.
After some quick warm ups the group jumped into a few rounds of Mr. Know It All. Thanks to this game I am now well informed as to why Canadian's love hockey so much and how Nir gets his hair so long and silky. Following this, a few comical rounds of Superheroes was initiated. Some great heroes included BubbleButt and The TRex. Later on, the game Emotional Replay kicked off. In this Nascar Drivers with tunnel vision and cabin feverish astronauts got the audience laughing. To end the night a traditional game of Potpourri began. In case you wouldn't have guessed, dogs don't make good mops.
So that was it for this week. Don't forget to come to our show this Saturday, in Lydia's Lounge (U-Hall) at 8 and 11 pm, $2 (I know I'm repeating myself)! Also, little known but highly important fact: thanks to SAO, the 11 pm show will be FREE of charge, yes, FREE. This could be that cheap date idea you were looking for. Or you could see both shows for the price of one, whatever, it's up to you.
Well thank you to everyone who's made it out on Wednesdays so far, it's been a blast. As always, hope to see you next week (and on Saturday)! Have a good rest of the week,
-Kawaii Kitty
Kitten Blog One
8/28/08
Hello from the mind of Kawaii Kitty! As a way of keeping you up to date with all Kitten happenings, I'll be blogging about our adventures for this year, so stalk away.
This year BBQK is leaving our old performance area to be a part of Late Night Bradley. Shows will now be in Lydia's Lounge, located in University Hall. Kittens have been using this space all summer to greet our incoming freshman. Speaking of shows, our first one is September 6th (NOT the 13th) at 8 and 11 p.m.
Last night was our first open rehearsal of the year! It went really well, thank you all everyone who joined us. I couldn't believe the talent everyone brought. After a few warm up games we played a few good rounds of party quirks and story telling. We saw tube top phobias, people turn into ping-pong balls, and obsessions with The Wizard of Oz. During story telling, the audience was enchanted by tales of blood wars, zombies, and what's really beneath Joanne Glasser's hair. Zombies are always part of story telling for some reason. Lastly we ended with the critically acclaimed game of potpourri. With this we explored the possibility of Captain Iceberg, picked up a fortuneteller, and saw the world's worst wet sponge. We will be there every Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. so feel free to join us. Participation not necessary.
I'll keep you posted if something new comes up, but for now good luck with the new semester!
See you around
-Kawaii Kitty
