ITC AD directs WTD improv show
Comedy Combo #1 celebrates World Theatre Day
As part of Toronto's March 26 World Theatre Day celebrations, The Second City opened its stage to three shows: one sketch, one stand-up, and one improv. The Second City and the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts asked Impatient Theatre Co. artistic director Kevin Patrick Robbins to put together a 90-minute improv show for the event.
Robbins has assembled a cast of rock stars from Toronto's improv talent:
- Lauren Ash (The Second City, Sass and the City)
- Julie Dumais (catch23, Impatient Theatre Co.)
- Sarah Hillier (Impatient Theatre Co.)
- Sandy Jobin-Bevans (alumnus The Second City, Slap Happy, Bad Dog Theatre)
- Jason Johnston (Impatient Theatre Co.)
- Lisa Merchant (The Second City, Monkey Toast)
- Aaron Merke (Impatient Theatre Co.)
- Kevin Patrick Robbins (Impatient Theatre Co., also director)
- Naomi Sneikus (The Second City, Monkey Toast)
- Marcel St. Pierre (artistic director Bad Dog Theatre)
- Sean Tabares (Impatient Theatre Co., Bad Dog Theatre)
12 p.m. Sketch Comedy Lunch: Boiled Weiners, Ms. Chickaburns Old Fashioned Comedy Cookies, The Understudies, Reid Along with Browning, The Second City.
2 p.m. Satnd-Up Sunday: MC Jo-Anna Downey, Fraser Young, Perry Perlmutar, Levi MacDougall, Debra DiGiovanni, Richard Ryder, Darrin Rows, Jared Sales, Ted Morris, Matt Billon, Peter Anthony.
4 p.m. Improv/Mosaic: Lauren Ash, Julie Dumais, Sarah Hillier, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Jason Johnston, Lisa Merchant, Aaron Merke, Kevin Patrick Robbins, Naomi Sneikus, Marcel St. Pierre and Sean Tabares.
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