February 24, 2013

• 15 Minutes

  Since last summer I have been taking improv classes at Chicago’s legendary Second City. I’ve got no expectation of anything coming out of this but have always wanted to do it and it seemed fun. The classes are eight week sessions and there are five of them. On Saturday I will finish my third class. What makes this one so special is that this Friday I get to perform a 15 minute show along with my fellow classmates at one of the smaller theatres at Second City.

  Some of my friends are making a big deal of this, however I’m not;  I have only invited a handful of people to attend. For starters, it is only 15 minutes long. There is a potential that I might only have one or two lines. Also, at the end of the next eight week class we get to perform for 25 minutes and finally at the end of the last class we get to perform for 40 minutes. And in addition, it’s not like I’ve earned this or auditioned for it, after all anybody can take the classes and do this as well.

  Still though I’m pretty excited and pumped up for it. Although I have never performed on stage before, for some reason I’m not really nervous. That isn’t to say that I won’t get out there and nearly piss myself when I see all the people there. We have a rather large class so we are expecting a decent number of people to attend. I have the potential to totally embarrass myself or really shine and be great. I suspect though I will probably be somewhere in between. While I do believe I am funny, I am not great at improv but I’m not awful at it either. At times it can be very hard and other times not so bad. Either way, it should be a very memorable experience.

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