Tag: The ImproVables

Three groups mean three times the fun

Off the Cuff, Off the Cuff, Jr. and the ImproVables get to know each other at a meet and play evening. Players shown are Sandy Ilsen, J.C. Graffius, Zach Furman, Hayden Keegan, Jim Nielsen, Trevor Schofield and Phyllis Novy.

Ever since Whose Line is it, Anyway? America has learned what improv is. It can be funny or poignant, a solo act or a team sport. But on Friday, April 8, something unprecedented happened; a multi-generational improv show. The ImproVables, Sun Lakes’ own improv troupe, and Off the Cuff, a Chandler Gilbert Community College troupe, have…

Workshop provides chance to play well with others

Jim Nielson conducts Complaint Orchestra while Michael Carter, Sandy Ilsen, Roxy Banta, Elaine Pilbrow-Cash and Jim McElenney complain.

Andrea Hummel If you’ve ever seen a show by the ImproVables, you probably wondered how the group develops their fast-paced comedy shows. For the ImproVables, Sun Lakes improvisational comedy troupe, Monday mornings between 10:00 a.m. and noon are sacred. Or at least pretty darn special. That’s the time that the troupe workshops new games and…

The ImproVables, new shirts, new venues

The ImproVables relax at a recent Monday workshop. They are (front row) Joyce Recupido, Sandy Pallett, Phyllis Novy, Sandy Ilsen and Elaine Pilbrow-Cash; (second row) Joella Birlin, Jim McElhanny, Roxy Banta, Jim Nielsen, Andrea Hummel and Ted Peck; (back row) Bob Petrucelli, Janine Schneck, Howard Hummel and Joan Berger.

Andrea Hummel The ImproVables, Sun Lakes’ very own improv troupe, is all decked out in new lavender shirts and excited to perform in several upcoming shows. The show they’re calling April Fools’ Eve is set for March 31 at Sun Lakes Country Club. Tickets for this event will include dinner. The next two shows will require…