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this stage, any

PUTTING on an act, Elaine Brewer-White and Barry Cook demonstrate the fine art of
Theatresports which plays every Friday at 10p.m. at Presentation House.

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warned: an unusual

On this stagé people do

strange things, like pretend

* the room is turned on its side
so that when they are lying on
the floor they are actually
standing up. They enact in-
teresting stories about
elephants caught in taxi cabs
without pooper scoopers and
re-live days from the lives of
audience members.

Improvisational theatre 1s
what Theatresports 1s all
about. It has just started in
North Van and will be here at
least until the end of the sum-
mer, longer if the popularity
increases.

The idea is not new to Van-
couver. Theatresports has
been operating at City Stage
for about four years now, but
the move to North Van-
couver is another experiment
and another showcase for
closet actors and_ theatre
buffs.

The format is a contest bet-
ween two teams to see who
can improvise a_ series of
short skits in the most enter-
taining manner.

The skits can be very
bizarre, and are usually very
funny.

The first few houses have
not been big. About 25 spec-
tators showed up at Presenta-
tion Hoyse last Frnday, but
larger audiences are needed if
North Shore Theatresports is
to succeed More North
Shore participants are also
eagerly sought by the
organizers

Anyone can take part ina
performing team, or be an
audience member Since the
show 1s a hitthle out of the or
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BEFORE WANDERING in to Presentation House
in North Van unsuspectingly some Friday night be

theatrical experience,

Theatresports, is about to take place.

NANCY WEATHERLEY

from Barry Cook, one of the
North Shore Theatresports
Organizers on being a suc-
cessful spectator or partici-
pant. A good specator must
be ready to ‘‘accept just
about anything onstage.”’

‘lots of
actors
can’t
improvise”’

The audience is the place for
vocal people who like to help
the actors out with sugges-
tions for scenes and props.
The audience even gets to
judge part of the show, by
holding up red or green cards
to indicate which team’s
scene was the best.

A good Theatresports par-
ticipant must be able to think
on his or her feet. Being an

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actor can help, but it’s more
important to be a good im-
provisor, and according to
Cook ‘‘lots of actors can’t
improvise, and lots of great
improvisors are hopeless ac-
tors.’’ Participants must also
be willing to experiment.

Theatresports also ‘‘offers
casting agents and directors a
potpourri of talent’’ to look
over. Although people aren't
*‘discovered’’ every week
through Threatresports, it is
One way to perform onstage
when jobs are scarce.

The North Shore offshoot
is not identical to the City
Stage program.

Cook says it’s closer to the
Original concept which
Started seven years ago at the
Loose Moose in Calgary.

The Presentation House
workshops are more intensive
than at City Stage, and the
program is slightly different.

For anyone who is _ in-
terested in seeing what it’s all
about before plunging onto
the stage to be made a fool
of, workshops are open, and
focal interest is eagerly

ncouraged.

For more information on
uckets, reservations or work-
shops call 986-1351.

The show starts every Fri-
day at 10 p.m. and tickets are

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