Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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MEMBERS OF THE Second City discuss how they got their start in comedy and their future plans. The Second City had theatres in Chicago, Detroit and Toronto. Photo by Amy Roh GREG MILLS LISTENS to his fellow actors ' responses during a press conference following their performance. Members of The Second City rewarded the audience with an encore performance. Photo by Sarah Phipps AFTER THE SHOW, Martin Garcia jokes with his Second City castmates. The comedy troupe had rehearsed skits as well as improvisational skits based on audience input. Photo by Amy Roh 020 ENTCRTAINMKNT

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...» 4 AFTER WALKING THROUGH the doors of th« Unrversity Conference Center. Missy Bitter is greeted by her new Phi Mu sisters. Pam Abikj. Alisha Hyatt and Kendra Ounlap. The soronties waited for their new sisters outside while rushees received their bids. PtKtto Amy Roh AFTER A GAME of football. Ryan Dold. Sigma Phi Epsilon rush chair, talks with rushees Nick Wills. Brock Thomas. Jamie Hall and Darrin Osborn about the day ' s events. Another rush event was a fraternity barbecue where members and rushees could get to know each other better. Photo by Jason Myers DELTA SIGMA PHI member Spurgeon Williams tnes his hand at putting at a rush week function. The rushees walked from room to room playing miniature golf. Photo by Jason Myers y f »»rfj» .1 Rush 01

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TROUPE by Lisa Huse ' Tve told Chelsea not to bring her roommate home from Stanford in fear that you will straddle her - A skit depicting Bill and Hillary Clinton company in Chicago. Acts during the performance ranged from popular acts from The Second City ' s mainstage productions in Chicago, Detroit and Toronto, to skits Invented by the troupe. The audience got many samples of what The Second City was known for: The Second City presented a night of both rehearsed and improvisational comedy skits at the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center. The troupe was based from the main Second City LIBSCOMEDY sp ecial treat when the cast improvised and sang a song about Should or him. shouldn t tasty cast ' nublans ovulate? ' ' - The asked hi m what he used ' ' We make shit to want to be Topic sugQCsted whenhegrew by thc audiencc p- and debated by I could not g really think of what to say, so I just said, ' fireman, ' McDaniels said. So they just started going on about me being a fireman. The song impressed McDaniels, since they came up with it right after he answered their question. Although cast member Samantha Mednick did not know much about improvisational comedy when she got involved with The Second City, she soon realized that improvisational comedy was as improvisational comedy. During a Jeopardy game, a cast Up KinO Ol I I KG fun to perform as it was to watch, member dressed as Alex Trebec What yOU QUyS It was so much fun, Mednick prompted the audience for categories and Q jf ClaSS. ' ' — said. It felt almost wrong to answers while cast members dressed as Improvisational ' ' ' ' • ' ° ' Johnny Appleseed, Carol Channing and ♦- h o z» f-o r Ginger Spice improvised questions. job. Tr oy McDaniels participated by shouting out suggestions and later got a explained by Greg Mills The evening ' s entertainment « )fo was enjoyable for the audience and the traveling performers. )Sm Second City oai