Calgary theatre troupes are getting set to bring their unique brand of comedy to Drumheller this weekend.
On Saturday, June 15, the Southern Alberta Road Show, a comedy variety show, will be stopping by the Drumheller Legion at 8 p.m. The show features members of Calgary improv troupes, such as Half Her Age, the Kinkonauts, Loose Moose Chop Shop, and University of Calgary Improv.
This will be the first time the performers have done a show in rural Alberta.
“It’s a cabaret-style variety show. We’ve got a couple stand-up comedians, musicians, and improvisors,” said Shawn Hoult, one of the artists in the show. “We’re travelling around and spreading the message of improv around. It is a really different style of theatre you don’t get a lot of in rural areas.”
Calgary improv artists Emily Seymour (left), Ella Jean Haggis, Owen Chan, Shawn Hoult, and other performers will be coming to Drumheller on Saturday, June 15, for the first Southern Alberta Road Show. The show will tickle the funny bone with a mix of stand-up comedy, music, and improv skits and games. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Drumheller Legion.
The show will feature different performers as they do stand-up comedy and musical numbers, interspersed with improv skits and games, similar to Whose Line is it Anyway?
Should the show do well, there may be more shows in the future, featuring different performers.
“We’ve got a pool (of improvisors) to draw from. We’re just scraping the surface of what we can do. There’s definitely interest. If we get more folks out, it’d be something we’d love to do more of,” said Hoult.
Everyone is welcome to attend and check out some of the most unique live comedy to be found in Southern Alberta.
“Improv is really exciting right now, it’s exploding all over the place,” said Hoult. “It’s something you don’t get to see all the time. It’s high energy and super fun.”
