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Organization: College of the Canyons
Date: November 26, 2008
Comedians of the Canyons Improv Show Slated for December at COC
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A high-stakes game of Candyland, a parent teacher conference discussing a school mascot attack and William Shatner and Sean Connery together on Broadway were some of the scenarios suggested by audience members who attended the last Comedians of the Canyons Improv Show in the spring.
The unscripted fun is sure to continue when the troupe — comprised of students enrolled in the college's advanced improvisational performance theatre class — presents their final improv show of the semester at 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2008 in Pico Canyon Hall, Room 202.
"Each scene is made up on the spot from audience suggestions," said Allan Trautman, a professional actor with dozens of television and movie credits who is the instructor of the course and the show's host. The students have "gone beyond the basics of improv and are ready for their hour before an audience," he added.
Trautman's acting credits include the Coen brothers movie "Intolerable Cruelty" and "Return of the Living Dead," the 1984 cult classic in which he played the infamous Tarman and television appearances including "Joan of Arcadia," "Grounded for Life" and a Dr. Pepper commercial.
Trautman has also worked as a lead puppeteer and director with the Jim Henson Company for the past 18 years and is currently appearing in the company's improv show "Puppet Up! Uncensored."
Considering the college's last improv show held in the spring was enormously successful, performing to standing-room only crowds, Trautman suggests attendees arrive early for seats. "The Splash Zone in the front row is especially fun," he said.
The show is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Allan Tautman at (661) 297-1121.
