Anyone who has ever dreaded a deadline or feared performing before an audience with scant preparation should appreciate what’s happening the next three weekends in the Milwaukee area.
On Saturday, Jan. 5, the Bunny Gumbo Theatre Company is putting on a show featuring eight plays written, directed and acted by 50 area high school students within a 24-hour period. The Combat Boot Camp performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main St., Waukesha. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults. Click here for more information.
Then, on Saturday, Jan. 12, Patrick Schmitz presents Sketch 22. The night before, 10 groups of writers get randomly assigned topics for 10 comedy sketches. Ten directors randomly select which sketch and which actors they’ll direct. Just 22 hours after the writers get their topics, the sketches are performed in a one-time show.
From Facebook:
Come see the big event:10 groups of writers.
10 directors.
40 actors.
22 hours.
1 hell-of-a good time!
$10 ($1 for each sketch)
See ya there!
(Recommended for ages 13+)
It’s the 10th time Patrick has conducted a Sketch 22. The show begins at 7 p.m., at ComedySportz, 420 S. 1st St.
Finally, at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 19, Patrick Schmitz presents Final Draft. Four randomly selected groups will perform one-act scenes based on improvised work begun just hours before the show. Tickets are $5, and proceeds will help fund the 8th Annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival in August 2013. Final Draft will be presented at the new Arcade Theatre, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave. See our video for directions.