We had our normal Tuesday night show at iO last night (sans our coach David Montgomery). I think it started really well. To give you a little predecessory (is this word real?) information, the form we do begins with us using our physicality and voices to build 3 objects or soundscapes. This week we built a pair of scissors that was cutting documents, a credit card swipe machine and a basketball goal. We use these 3 objects to inform our scenes.
The show started with a group of high school students who were building decorations for the homecoming parade. From there we kind of just followed the characters to anywhere fun that came up. I think we eventually bailed on the three objects that we built. For instance, I played a cheerleader who was dating a lacrosse player. Now, looking back, it would have been better if I had been dating a basketball player because of the goal we built in the opening. I think we missed little things like that.
The good thing about Michael Pizza is that we always have fun together. At one point, Kass made Josh laugh simply by using a funny, deep voice. At another point, Josh and Kass picked me up by my feet and raised me into the air while singing "Everybody Dance Now". That was fun.
Speaking of "Everybody Dance Now," Josh had vowed not to EVER sing this song again in a show. It is a "go-to" that we have used more than once. We get into a scene that requires a dance sequence and we immediately start singing "Everybody Dance Now". Well, tonight I started this song. But the cool thing was that it morphed and the words changed. In fact, the final scene of the show was an alternate version of this song where Josh's character was murdering Kass' character while singing different lyrics to this song.
Anyway, it was a fun show. Thanks to everyone who showed up to support us! As always, we're at iO every Tuesday, so come see us again.
