Improv Troupe proves successful at Festival

by Megan Zustra copy editor

It was quite the eventful weekend for five members of Cavalier Attitudes, Cabrini's improv troupe.

The long trip to Skidmore College in upstate New York for the National College

Comedy Festival took place Frid~eb. 14 6 d J through Sunda.2(1:eb.1 an was os1t1ve experience foiMe troupe, according to senior troupe captain Paul Moser.

Other members of Cavalier Attitudes that made the journey included senior Kellie O'Neill, junior Lisa Finegan and sophomores Mike Butler and Gary Rupacz.

"It was a success," Moser said, "We [the troupe members] learned a lot about improv and ourselves."

The format of the Festival consisted of three shows with four schools performing for 20 minutes each at each show.

The first show took place on Friday night at 7 p.m.

The remaining two shows were held on Saturday night at 7 and 9 p.m. respectively.

Cabrini preformed at the earlier Saturday show.

Another highlight of the weekend was the all-college improv, in which one member from each college troupe led an improv game.

A surprising familiarity to Cabrini's participants was the presence of the combined troupe from nearby Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges.

Moser hinted at the fact that Cabrini's troupe may venture to these schools to work together in the near future.

Attending the Festival again next year is also a possibility.

"Hopefully we made a good impression and will be invited back again next year," Moser said.

The Cavalier Attitudes were very pleased with their performance at this Festival. They also cited themselves as one of the better troupes at the Festival.

"It was not only an educationally beneficial experience, but it also gave us a good gage of our abilities as improvisers," Moser said.