Staff Report
INA — The Rend Lake College Thespian’s are hosting a free Comedy Improv Night at Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the college theater.
The show features RLC theatre students from the Mt. Vernon and surrounding area who will use their talents for a night of comedy improve games, sketch comedy and skits intended for audience interaction, information from the college states. The event is expected to last about an hour, “depending on how much the audience is into it,” said Theatre Director Tracey Webb.
“There will be some skits in the style of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ and we will be sure to do the Abbott and Costello classic, ‘Who’s On First?’ which is always well received,” Webb added. “It really is a lot of fun and good for the entire family. And did we mention it’s free?”
Approximately 20 RLC students will participate in throwing punchlines for the show. They include: Kassie Stroud (Sesser), Travis Bond (Mt. Vernon), Emily Dixon (Pinckneyville), Audrey Blake (Benton), Steve Janic (Salem), Levi Overturf (Mt. Vernon), Chrystal Paige Brown (Ashley), Quinton Sledge (Mt. Vernon), Jayne Ballantyne (Pinckneyville), Kyndel Shreve (McLeansboro), Ryan Milam (Benton), EJ Code (Benton), Koady Smith (Benton), Kearah Ressler (Mt. Vernon), Tyler Eaton (Benton) and Hobie Graham (Mt. Vernon).
Additional information is available by calling Webb at 437-5321, Ext. 1295, or by e-mailing her at webbt@rlc.edu.
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