On October 5, 2012, Wheaton Improv presented a 5-year reunion show for the ‘07 grads from the improv troupe Imaginary Friends: J.V. Andres, Derek Buikema, Brandon Cheney, Amelia Crabtree, Brendon Culhane, Stephen Hampton, and Bryan Rudolph. The show was dedicated to J.V. (who was unable to attend) and to Stephen, who died at the age of 21, shortly after graduating from Wheaton.
After the show, the club dedicated some time to remembering Stephen. This video was played that night for current improv students and alumni, and features photos and clips of Stephen performing improv as an Imaginary Friend. We still miss him very much.
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Ps 34:18)
Homecoming!
This Friday, October 5th, check out the Whittakers and Kids These Days at 7pm. Usually we perform at 7:30, and usually we charge one american dollar. Neither of these things is true on October 5th because it’s Homecoming. Come out to Armerding Lecture Hall!
At 9pm the players of Wheaton Improv’s alumni troupe Imaginary Friends will be celebrating their 5th college reunion with an improv show of their own!
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Summer Questions: Round 1
Hey Everyone! Thanks for sending in your questions. If you keep sending them, we will continue to do our best to answer them. Enjoy May’s batch.
Q. Hello, How? Thanks Yous.
A. Hi, The Matrix. You are very welcome.
Q. Who’s funnier, Phillip or Daniel?
A. Daniel. Obviously. I honestly can’t spend two minutes in a room with that guy unless I bring in an extra supply of oxygen. I’ve actually been meaning to talk to him about that. Daniel, you need to control your humor. Laughter can kill, buddy. In fact, you actually did kill Buddy.
Q. How do I get rid of this pus-filled external tumor?
A. DON’T! It’s the only way we all recognize you! If you get rid of it, you will immediately cease being “Tumor Guy” and you will return to just being “That Guy.” Don’t be that guy. Keep the tumor.
Q. Why is the sun yellow?
A. Combine this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
with this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering
And you get what humans perceive to be a yellow sun.
Q. Why don’t you love me like you used to?
A. Oh Anonymous, I knew it would come to this.
Let me begin by saying that I am so sorry for the way this all played out. I thought for sure that we were meant to be. I thought that this was it, the love of a lifetime. Love as it was meant to be.
But,
Now and then I think of when we were together, like when you said you felt so happy you could die…Told myself that you were right for me, but felt so lonely in your company. But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember.
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness, like resignation to the end, always the end. So when we found that we could not make sense, well you said that we would still be friends, but I’ll admit that I was glad it was over.
But you didn’t have to cut me off!
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing, and I don’t even need your love, But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.
No, you didn’t have to stoop so low… have your friends collect your records and then change your number.
I guess that I don’t need that though
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know.
Well everyone, I hope you are having a great summer! Keep checking in for more Q&A’s and maybe some more surprises…
Enjoy Your Summer!
Hey all!
wheatonIMPROV here, wishing everyone a very happy summer!
Thanks for making our Spring Season a success. We look forward to seeing you all next fall!
P.S.
Please continue to ask us your questions over the summer. Some of us get very bored….
Calling All Freshmen!
How would you like to be in wheatonIMPROV?
Great! We’d love to have you.
Auditions are this Wednesday, April 25. Email wheatonimprov@gmail.com for more information.
