GERTRUDE and MR. RESISTOR 10/30/05

Both teams kept the action moving, Mr. Resistors' zip zop factor was a little higher than Gertrude. Both teams were fun to watch; they made an enjoyable improv evening. I went to the Del Close Marathon at UCB in July. There was a countdown clock facing the stage. This seemed to be a great device to facilitate conclusion of a Teams' set. When time is down to the last few minutes, actors can try to bring disparate scenes together. Tieing together of the scenes into a cogent story, would have enhanced both teams performance. Some memorable quotes: GERTRUDE. "I think you're pretty" "I want to touch it." (birthmak) "It's rough." "Dude, it's your bachelor party." "When it comes to debauchery, there's nothing like a list." "Milk isn't going to do any good, you're dieing.""I kinda want to live." "Sometimes the truth isn't good." "I'm in charge of this party." "I'm pregnant." "I love you and I trust you." "If you touch another living woman, I will cut your penis off." "We don't have to rape anybody tonight." MR. RESISTOR. " I always wanted to kill a white boy." "My wife left me, she took the kids and went to New Mexico.""My dad didn't love me growing up." "Son when you're a man you'll know what it's about." "It'll be OK we'll get through this." " I woke up this morning, and I realized I discovered the color of depression."" You're blowing my mind a little too early in the morning.""Human beings are fucked up."