Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

The Intern Life

Good Lord I've been slow to post here. A 1,001 apologizes for my tardiness in posting, life has gotten a bit hectic for me on a variety of fronts, and hopefully I won't be like that dead-beat dad who goes out to buy "smokes" and comes home 14 years later.

Anyway, a lot of people ask me what it's like to be an intern at The Second City Detroit theatre. I usually lie and tell them a variety of over the top stories involving all-night drinking binges, endless partying, and discounts at a variety of upscale merchandisers like Kohl's or Target. If I told them the truth: I print out labels. I sticker postcards. I take notes. I answer phones, and once in a blue moon I fetch silverware and deal with snarky waitstaff at a certain Thai restaurant, people would be disappointed. I know because I told my mom the truth and she won't even return my phone calls, because she was so disappointed.

But I digress. It's a fun experience no matter what I do, even when I'm forced to put that same snarky waitress in a headlock until she gives me a fork and a knife--and by giving I mean handing it to me and not slipping it into my ribs. Some days you're the drunk; some days you're the noodle.

Today's power mantra to chant: I am loved: zip, zap, zop.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go

The Second City is proud to announce the opening of its 29th revue “Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go” on Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 at 8:00pm at The Second City located at 42705 Grand River Avenue in Novi.

The Second City’s all new revue, “Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go”, delivers uproarious hilarity on the after effects of a nation downsized. “Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go”, directed by Shari Hollett, celebrates the humor in the social, political and financial turmoil of living with the nations second worst unemployment rate (we’ll get you yet Mississippi). Through the eyes of not only the recently unemployed, but also some atypical airplane passengers, the cult like employees of a warehouse store and one mixed up gorilla, let The Second City show you that every cloud has a laugh filled lining.

The cast of “Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go” includes Brett Guennel, Quintin Hicks, Tara Nida, Tim Robinson and Megan Wilkins. Mark Levenson is musical director and Amy Duffy is stage manager. Set design is by Amy Duffy and Stylist is Mark Sobolewski. The Producing Artistic Director is Nate DuFort.

Tickets for “Michigan Impossible: All Laid Off & No Place to Go” are available by phone at 248-348-4448 or on-line here. The show schedule and ticket prices are as follows:

Wednesday & Thursday, 8:00pm, $15.00Fridays, 8pm & 10pm, $20.00Saturdays, 7pm & 9pm, $20.00Sundays, 8pm, $15.00