Improv Comedy “Propless” Review

Last Saturday (May 19) I went to the improv comedy show at CA, “Propless”. Overall it was a very funny show composed of a variety of amusing improv games including freeze tag, not a box, park bench, and more. The actors were all very talented and creative, good at creating scenes and characters in the spur of the moment and making it funny. Sometimes the scene would come together and everyone would be on board with what the scene was, whereas other times it would fall apart into chaos and the scene would dissolve. Of all the actors, Julia Rafferty stood out as one of the best. She was not afraid to go all out with her character/scene and it made it all the better. In every scene she was in she took the lead and directed it in whatever way fit the prompt. During the dating game she made a very accurate Ray and was one of the funniest participants. She was very comfortable up on the stage and made the audience laugh a lot.

Sam Weed also did a great job directing, and occasionally participating. She made the audience feel comfortable and got them ready for the show. She clearly knew the games and the actors very well, and she was confident in everything she did.

I liked the way that the show was set up. The progression of acting games allowed the actors to show their skills in a variety of different ways, including various restraints on their dialogue - the alphabet game, for example, forced them to think quickly and come up with a line that fit the scene while also starting with the right letter, while the laughing game made different characters interact with others that may not have been there when the scene started. This showcased the different ways that improv can be expressed, and it made for a funny and enjoyable evening for everyone.