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PLAY
- An Evening With Olaf
- Angry Jellow Bubbles
Anything Show
Avalanche
Beatrice And Virgil In Paradise
Benefit Of Doubt
Breton's Dream
Chain Reactions
Chasing Rabbits
Condensed Works Of Frank Cullen
Counting The Ways (A Vaudeville)
Crazy Lady
Devil, Doctor Faustus And …
Disengaged
Don't Tap On The Glass
Double Counterpoint
Dr. Constance Cumming …
First Woman Plural
Floating Bone
From Shit Grows The Roses
Gretl
Happy Endings Are Overrated
Hold Me!
Imbecillus
It Came From Beneath The Kilt!
Jack The Ripper Slept Here …
Kiwi Standup Experience
Male Diva
Ma-Ma-Mamalia
My Penis In And Out Of Trouble
Myth Of Sisyphus
Neo Surrealists
Number 2
Opium
Regular Show
Run Jenny
Seeds Of Longing…
Slam, Bam, Thank You Ma'am
Sole Searching
State Of The Empire Address
Stew!
Ten
That Dorothy Parker
Theatre/Plague
Thicker Than Water
Tim's Magic Lantern Show
Tragical History Of Dr. Faustus
Trailer Trash Tabloid!
Treachery
Withering Glances
Woven
Zewski's Folly
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- 1play = Don't Tap The Glass
2name = lawrence
3email =
4rating = 2 Stars
5review = O.A.P delivers a very energetic performance. In all I was disappointed.
I would have like to have seen more scene work and less games. You guys(and
girls) are obviously intelligent enough to handle that, but instead allowed
yourselves to plod along in scenes inspired by improvisational guessing
games. It was soup followed by soup. Tell a story, for crying out loud!
Improv is masturbatory without it. You all have the gift, hell, your energy
is contagious, but you guys will remain a novelty only to the uninitiated
unless you tell some stories.
- 11play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Andrea Kuchlewski
3email = andrea@regularshow.com
4rating = None
5review = If you're a fan of improv, you're going to dig the O.A.P.!
- play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Carl Thelin
3email = carl_eye@hotmail.com
4rating = 2 Stars
5review = Very energetic performances, but that doesn't make up for a basic
lack of improvisational genius. Audience suggestions were implemented too
directly. I was never left wondering how they were going to work something
into a sketch, which is usually one of the funnest aspects of improv. They
also need to learn more about Shakespeare if they want to do good Shakespearian
genre folktales. The Princess and the Pea was only Shakespearian insofar
as it was peppered with thees, thous, and wherefors. Opportunities for
real Shakespearian reference were rife, but never used. But then, maybe
this was just a bad night. The show is, after all, improv.
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Diana
3email =
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Started with a bang, and maintained the energy throughout the
whole show. Kept me laughing (I'm not an easy laugher at live shows), especially
the Shakespearean fairy tale, which was absolutely hilarious.
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = brewster
3email = brewster_david@hotmail.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Oh, I wish I'd gone to see this show again. But as my chiropractor
says, I have to listen to my body, and I'd seen too many shows, so I had
to miss it.
- But YOU all still have two chances to see a great, talented Improv
cast! Tues at 7pm, and Friday at 8:30, at the Exit! Don't miss it!
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Brian
3email = bfukuba@california.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Wow!! What energy. What a preformance! My two sons(7 & 9)
were laughing as hard as I was. Great improv-my 9 year old remarked to
me after the show that those actors must be really smart to make jokes
out of whatever people in the audience say. On the way home all I could
hear from the back seat was more laughter as the boys mimiced their favorite
parts over and over again, laughing harder as they both "improved"
over the lines. A great show!!
- 1play = Don't tap on the glass
2name = Djuna Nichols
3email = 962 Kains Ave Albany ca 944706
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = I've been to see OAP numerous times, and have always had a satisfying
night of laughter. What can I say? They are funny. Truly talented bunch
that make you think . . . hmmm. If you want to be entertained, go see Don't
Tap on the Glass at the fringe festival!
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass - w/Original Action Pack
2name = brewster
3email = brewster_david@hotmail.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Accept no substitutes! Only the ORIGINAL Action Pack will do!
(and remember to cut up the plastic rings before tossing them in the trash)
- Hilarious, wonderful Improv! You guys pulled every bit off with gusto!
I was feeling punchy, with some weird suggestions, you made them all come
true before my eyes! I love the customized bowling shirt uniforms, so you
can know the name of who's making you laugh. And such lovely, voluminous
hair! Worth the price of admission for hair alone. I didn't realize until
this morning, when you introduced the "gerbil" into the silent
Improv of "Bathing in cream while torturing a gerbil on the rack.."
you TAPPED ON THE GLASS!! Excellent show title tie-in!
- 1play = Don't Tap On The Glass
2name = Vince Vitale
3email = WorldGazer@aol.com
4rating = 4 Stars
5review = Super energetic improv group could please any audience. They
can and do tackle the most absurd situations thrown at them from the audience,
which often hasn't learned that it is the not-so-absurd situations which
will yield the most meaningful comedy for them. In one sequence, when a
duo had to create dialog starting sentences with sequential letters of
the alphabet, one of the characters -- a hick -- couldn't spell, and the
results were brilliant!
- 1play = dON'T TAP ON THE GLASS
2name = Scott Grieder
3email = SKOT@GATEWAY.NET
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = I've seen the OAP 3 times now. Sharp improv that makes "Who's
Line Is It Anyways" look like a Las Vegas side show act. Can't wait
to check them out at the Fringe. If you consider yourself a fan of the
comedy -- you can't miss it!
- 1play = OAP Improv Group
2name = Fauzia Osman
3email = emeritus77@earthlink.net
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = I watched this group perform twice to a packed house of all ages
and they had everybody rolling on the floor with laughter. The y bring
out the best of what improv can be. I look forward to seeing them again
because they have so much fun on stage.
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Fauzia Osman
3email = emeritus77@earthlink.net
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = I watched this group perform twice to a packed house of all ages
and they had everybody rolling on the floor with laughter. The y bring
out the best of what improv can be. I look forward to seeing them again
because they have so much fun on stage.
- 1play = Original Action Pack(OAP)
2name = Raison Cain
3email = raisoncain@earthlink.net
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = The first time I saw this comedy improv show, it was because
I had to; I was running the door. Since then I've gone back several times,
and they consistently put on a spectacular show. Their improvs, mimes,
and situation pieces are absolutely hilarious, and I've come away
sore from laughing more than once. They have an uncanny ability to move
through seemingly impossible situations, often created by the
audience, with unexpected twists and turns. I highly recommend checking
out the OAP team. They are up and coming and at the top of
their game. Where else can you watch someone mime 'milking a penguin while
riding on top of a dirigible?'
- 1play = Tap On the Glass
2name = Janet from Another Planet
3email = jplanet@sirius.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = While I haven't seen this particular piece by O.A.P., I have
seen this bunch of nuts many times, and they NEVER let me down---they always
stimulate a hefty dose of endorphins by their goofy, quick humor and their
wacky and wild responses to audience suggestions. Don't miss the briliiant
babblings and artful antics of this tantalizing and titillating troupe!!!
- 1play = Don't tap on the glass
2name = Devra Nemrow
3email = Pryncess91@aol.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = Out if all the improv comedy groups I have seen in my life, this
one, the original action pack, had me laughing the hardest. Not only are
the players all extremely talented on their own, but the things they come
up with on stage together are so creative, witty, and hillarious that you
question whether or not they all have a psychic connection to each other.
You will immediately be sucked in to the OAP's warped world of randomness,
and when the show is over you will not want to part with it. As they take
suggestions from the audience, your own creative thoughts will be transformed
into scenes, dances, and interpretive theater pieces that you have always
dreamed of seeing on stage. Everyone I have taken to this show has raved
about it. Your mom will love it, your siblings will love it, your kids
will love it, and most of all, YOU will love it. Don't tap on the glass
is a show you do NOT want to miss.
- 1play = Don't Tap on the Glass
2name = Peter Parish
3email = doggmann@cafe-online.org
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = I've hurt myself a couple times laughing at this show. These
people work so well together, you'd think they could communicate telepathically.
VERY, very funny...seriously funny.
Oh, okay...I'm in the show, too...but I still think it's hilarious!
- 1play = OAP
2name = Paul Esquaga
3email = paulyall@ryahoo.com
4rating = 5 Stars
5review = If you haven't been to a OAP (it's pronounced "WHAP!")
show, you should definitely check it out. As you might have suspected,
OAP is an acronym for Original Action Pack, and not only are their shows
packed with original action, but ironically enough, it's also like getting
slapped across the face (metaphorically speaking) that makes a giant "WHAP!"
sound. It's a sure way to spice up your social calendar, and I'm talking
jabenero spice, baby. So put that in your pipe, take a few puffs, then
go out and see OAP. You won't be able to thank me enough.
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