Improv
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Absolute Improv rehearsal man
ager Nathan Loveless said the ap
peal of improvisational performanc
es is two-pronged.
“Improv provides an artistic set
ting like that of real life — you never
know what’s going to happen next,”
Loveless said. “And there’s a big op
portunity for failure. An audience
roots for the group and loves to see
us succeed.”
Williams is also a founding mem
ber of Pour Babies, a long-form mu
sical improv group that could be
funny one night and tragic the next.
It all depends on the moment.
Wymprov is another local group,
consisting of four women who met
at a “Healing with Humor” work
shop in 1991. The group has per
formed their short-form skits and
games all over the Northwest at con
ferences, festivals, parties and con
cert halls.
The group is also being featured
on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s
“Oregon Art Beat” program today at
8 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m.
McCarty said the Northwest is ex
periencing a renaissance of improv.
“Improv is now about 50 years
old,” McCarty said. “It’s basically
reached middle-age and is finally
getting the widespread recognition
it deserves.”
The future of improv in Eugene
may be one of increased collabora
tion among the disparate groups to
create a true improv community.
McCarty, Williams and Loveless in
dicated they look forward to break
ing down the walls.
McCarty said times definitely
have begun to change.
“Some groups just a few years ago
would have been very territorial,”
McCarty said. “But many of the
groups around Eugene are totally
open to collaboration because it
benefits all of us.”
Wymprov has competed with
ComedySportz in the past and Ab
solute Improv will take on Come
dySportz this Saturday at 8 p.m. “It
should be really exciting,” Williams
said. “We have somewhat different
audiences, so I’m really looking for
ward to that mix.”
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