Sex Is Like - A Cell Phone, an Onion and a Lawn Mower?

The ladies of MRS Degree compare sex to whatever the audience prescribes.

Mrs Degree improv opened Fracas! V, a national collegiate improv festival, created and hosted by Second Nature Improv at USC. Attended by hundreds of college students, the three day festival features performances from college troupes around the country, panel discussions with the nation's top comedians, and specialized workshops with LA's most talented improvisers.

Fracas! was sponsored by the Onion and had panel discussions featuring cast members from The Office, MADtv and Thank God You're Here, as well as top performers from The Upright Citizen's Brigade, The Groundlings, Improv Olympic, The Second City, and ComedySportz.

Performances

At the Fracas! Tent in McCarthy Quad
MRS Degree (USC - Los Angeles, CA)
Foosh (UCSD - San Diego, CA)
Knights of Comedy (Chapman University - Irvine, CA)
The 8th Floor Improv (Ohio State - Columbus, OH)
Improvability (UCSB - Santa Barbara, CA)
Occam's Razor (University of Chicago - Chicago, IL)

At the Ground Zero Performance Cafe
Vertigo-go (Swarthmore College - Swarthmore, PA)
Comedy Corner (University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ)
Smile and Nod (Cal Poly SLO - San Luis Obispo, CA)
jericho! (UC Berkeley - Berkeley, CA)
The Noise Next Door (University of Kent - London, U.K.)
Commedus Interruptus (USC - Los Angeles, CA)
Vidushak (USC - Los Angeles, CA)
Barren Mind (ASU - Tempe, AZ)Buttprov (UCSC - Santa Cruz, CA) The Charles Darwin Experience (University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ)
Birdstrike Theatre (UC Davis - Davis, CA)
Second Nature (USC - Los Angeles, CA)
Open Improv Jam!

PANELS

Women in Improv

With: Heather Anne Campbell (Boom Chicago, The Armando), Stephanie Courtney (The Groundlings, Tom Goes to the Mayor, Mad Men), Natasha Leggero (Reno 911!), Jessica Makinson (Halfway Home, Trigger Happy TV), Danielle Schneider (ASSSSCAT,Dead Heiresses), Stephnie Weir (iO, MADtv).

Forming and Sustaining a Cohesive Group

With: Alex Berg, Todd Fasen, and Alex Fernie of Convoy, and Sean Conroy and Billy Merritt of The SWARM.

Improv in the Entertainment Industry

With: Tim Bagley (The Groundlings, Monk, Walk Hard), Brian Huskey (Free Radio, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Superbad), Nicole Randall Johnson (MADtv, Andy Barker P.I., The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Jerry Minor (Carpoolers, SNL, Mr. Show), Kaitlin Olson (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Riches). Todd Stashwick (The Riches, Burn Manhattan).

Creating an Original Improvised Show

With: Chad Carter (Creature Comforts, Human Giant) of the UCB's MySpace Show, Ed Helms (The Daily Show, The Office), and Seth Morris (Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Marijuanalogues) of Seth and Ed's Puppet Talk Show.

PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS

Improvised Plays - with Billy Merritt

Adding Information and Heightening - with Jim Woods

Finding the Game - with Sean Conroy

Introduction to Game - with Drew DiFonzo Marks
Friday, April 18 - 4pm-5:50pm

Adding Information and Heightening - with Jim Woods

Shakespearean Improv - with Matt Gourley

Improv for Film, TV, and Commercials - with Brian Palermo

Theatre & TV Genres - with Andy Goldblatt

Playing it Real / Playing with Integrity - with Will McGlaughlin

Group Support and Ensemble Building - with Drew DiFonzo Marks

Scenes from Monologues - with Chad Carter

Character - with Drew Droege

Category:

Comedy

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