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GROUP IMPROVISES
COMEDY FROM LIFE
Every Friday night on the edge of campus at
Shell's, a group of current and former University
students are performing some of the hottest new
improvisational comedy around Eugene. The
group is called For Play, and we all know For Play
is Fun.
For Play's Comedy is explosive, un
sophisticated, laugh-at-life comedy. Their spoofs
of popular television programs and their zany ren
ditions of everyday situations leave audiences
reeling with laughter.
For Play also does some very good serious
drama. Their dramas usually involve conflicts bet
ween two people. The conflicts are real-life con
Story by Lisa Siegle
Photos by Mark Pynes
flicts (sibling rivalry, a seemingly real on-stage
argument between two members of the group)
that the performers act out with such sensitivity
and sincerity that you forget what you're seeing
isn't real.
Most of the group's nine members have been
involved in University Theatre productions. One
member co-authored UT's smash hit "The Last
Dragon." (See related story on page 6E.) Only one
of For Play's members, Katha Feffer, has ever
worked in an improvisational group before. Lack
of experience hasn't lead to lack of quality,
though. There are some rough spots, but for the
most part their shows are quick, witty, and lots of
fun.
For Play keeps things as unstructured as
possible. They plan in advance what kind of piece
they'd like to do, who's going to do what, and
then let the audience decide the details.
Letting the audience decide the details of a
piece leads to some pretty interesting entertain
ment. One night, while spoofing "The People's
Court", a male member of the audience was tried
for killing a slug. He was found innocent. In
For Play's main venue is Sheli's on 13th Avenue,
its subject matter is life.
another bit, For Play had found two of the missing
links in mankind's evolution and the audience
determined what the links discovered in modern
society. Naturally, sex came first.
“Improvisation reflects what's on your mind,"
says Katha. "Your emotions and attitudes show
through in what you do on the stage. If you're
running around all over the stage that tells the au
dience that you really don't want to do what
you're doing. The key to improv is learning to
concentrate completely on what you're doing
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