Anubis Improv presents Half & Half, a compelling cross-disciplinary comedy show on Friday, May 23rd at 7pm at The Powerhouse. The show, presented in collaboration with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, takes four two-character scripts and splits them in half, giving each character’s sides to a different actor to memorize. On the night of the show, each actor is paired with an improviser who has no knowledge of the scenes. The actors must say their lines as written no matter how the improviser responds. The audience will see both halves of each of the scripts throughout the show, and often enjoys trying to match them up.
“This show is a win-win in terms of comedic effect,” says the show’s producer and Anubis Improv founder David Hamilton. “Either the improviser responds in a way that makes sense to the scene, which is miraculous and compelling, or they respond in a way that makes no sense, which is hilarious!”
Writers for the show include well-respected Oxonian Bud Fanton, Ole Miss PhD student Kapani Kirkland, New Orleans comedy veteran Nick Napolitano, and award-winning playwright Chuck Smith. Actors include Theatre Oxford veterans Paula Stack and Jules Mikell, University of Mississippi Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Senior Fellow, South Residential College Rory Ledbetter, and Anubis Improv graduate and former Half & Half writer Dylan Kerr. The improvisers are all Anubis Improv graduates and Oxford comedy veterans and include Hannah Allen, Ruth Hogue, Connor King, and Alyssa Lee.
Tickets are available at https://www.oxfordarts.com/shop/product/6047-anubis_halfhalf0523 Tickets will also be on sale at the door on the night of the show if available.
The Powerhouse is located at 413 South 14th St in Oxford (on the corner of University Avenue). Parking is in back near the water tower.
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