TAKING IT TO THE LIMITS

by Shanna Lynn Fanelli a & e editor

Summer days may have drifted away, but for third-year student Tony Barrett, those summer nights sure did pay off. During his summer break, Tony became involved in acting classes at the Chicago City Limits Building, which is located in New York City. For •eight weeks, every Thursday, Barrett would drive the two hours up and "four hours back in traffic" to participate in an evening of honing his acting skills. The class, a four hour schedule, dealt with the techniques and skills for improvisational acting.

"It was a good time," Barrett said.

What was even better, was the phone call Barrett received from the Chicago City Limits Improv Troupe. The

Troupe, which is a major improv troupe in New York, wanted him to be in performances of their improv show.

"It's cool," Barrett said.

But will Barrett, who also has an interest in broadcasting, be following in the footsteps of his idols, funny men Chris Farley and John Balucci?

"I want to be a circus midget," the six-foot Barrett states. "Unfortunately, my height prohibits me from doing my dream."

For now, the opportunity to perform with a major improv troupe in New York City is enough to spur on other dreams, of which he might share with Humphrey, the stuffed monkey blessed with a '•squirrely tail" that he sleeps with every night. Not one to get fanatically obsessed with a goal for