Outside Joke's Summertime Party Jam
Outside Joke
Cosmo Seniors Centre
4 out of 5
Outside Joke's Summertime Party Jam
tells the story of an axe-wielding yet sensitive camp counsellor, the turtle
who thinks it's too good for her, a sinister head counsellor obsessed with
Beethoven and murder - and a perky, diabetic camper under a dock. It's a very
funny, and musical. And it's a show that will never be seen again.
Outside Joke is an improv troupe,
which means no two shows are the same. The one on Thursday night happened to be
very good. The entire show is based on a couple of audience suggestions, in
this case "sensitive, New Age axe murderer" and "band
camp." The New Age part got lost somewhere along the way, but the rest was
spot on.
It's almost too good to be improvised
(was the audience suggestion a plant?). Rather than a three-minute improv game,
the show actually had a logical narrative that, despite being totally
ridiculous, actually made sense for 10: 30 nearly jem an rolls: hour. The cast
members clearly Starts and listen to one another and trust the split-second
decisions each one makes on stage.
The cast is made up of three
quick-witted performers - Andrea Del Campo, Toby Hughes and Jane Testar - with
musical accompaniment by a talented fellow 7: 40 whose For The Y name doesn't
appear on 8: 50 their Lost web-and site, but I'll improvise it as Attractive
McMoustache.
The cast should really consider
turning the show into an actual play. It has tons of potential. It would be
worth going to the show again for a completely new story.
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