Shana & David - Saturday, March 25, 2006

A friend showed him a teary-eyed picture of her and he knew she was the One. But her One and Only was her strict Orthodox Jewish Faith.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Scott Keck, Shaun Landry, Susie Sargent, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Victor Spiegel. Review of that evening’s performance by Moronlife.com

Survey Results: We Believe in Soul Mates!

On March 23, 2006 we did an email survey of our audience on their beliefs about Love. Here's what the poll revealed:

A. I believe in soul mates. 69%
B. Finding a mate takes a logical approach. 21%
C. It's all random, I take what I can get. 10%

Comments:

"A- Soulmates exist, without a doubt." - JH

"When I think about how my wife and I met, I don't think I can answer A, B or C... So I would like to answer D. I believe the love of your life could be, what would seem to be, the most illogical choice, but that Love doesn't follow any rules or formulas and you will find this person in the most random of life situations and at the most unsuspecting times." - TJ

"I firmly believe in B." - GS

"C is the answer. No matter how hard I have tried, I haven't found a boyfriend yet. I will just take on any dates. I'm just a piece of floating wood in the ocean." - GF

"A - Fate and timing are important." - JB

Samara & Carole - Friday, March 24, 2006

Samara and Carole, both attorneys, met through their mutual ex-girlfriend, Ann. Actually, Ann and Samara were still an item when they met. It's undecided as to whether Ann was playing matchmaker or drama producer when she arranged for the three of them to meet up for drinks.

During drinks, Carole wondered to herself, "Why can't I find a woman like that?" After some lawyer-ly negotiations, Samara and Carole, got the greenlight from Ann to date.

Cast: Ken Robertson (playing Samara's hair), Paul Erskine, Jill Bourque, Laura Derry, and Sarah Delaney. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Evan & Hilary - Friday, March 17, 2006

While North Beach was all a buzz with St. Patrick's Day revelries we were down under at the Purple Onion (the club is actually partially underneath Columbus Avenue) improvising another great "how we first met" story. The owner of the Purple Onion, Mario, had yummy green jello shots. And we had a special guest improvisor, Daphne Brogdon, who was awesome.

Evan and Hilary met when they went as "support" for their friends who were going on a date after meeting on Craigslist's. Turns out Hilary's friend was more attracted to Evan than her Craigslist hook-up because Evan had some "pimpin moves" on the dance floor. At the club, Evan noticed Hilary but didn't approach her because she was surrounded by a dozen or so guys on the dance floor.

Hilary's philosophy was to say "Yes!" to all that life offered. And as such, she was having a great time being single. She did notice Evan's dance moves, but didn't pursue him because her friend was now interested in Evan. They did eventually go out on a date. And things got more serious when Evan said "I love you" to Hilary, though at the time Evan had just had major dental work and was somewhat under sedation.

Cast: Ken Robertson, Daphne Brogdon, Jill Bourque, Sarah Delaney, and Paul Erskine. Musican: Victor Spiegel.

Darran & Gillian - Saturday, March 18, 2006

Originally from the UK, they've been together for 18 years. They met in London at Business School. She called him a “slut” in a crowded bar and won his heart.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Ken Robertson, Sarah Delaney, Mandy Khoshnevisan, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Sam Rudin.

Ana & Scott - Saturday, March 11, 2006

Ana and Scott met when he was interviewing her for a job. Things got more serious when he helped install her curtain rod with his power tools.

Cast: Susie Sargent, Paul Erskine, Sarah Delaney, Ken Roberston, and Jill Bourque. Muscian: Victor Spiegel.

Jim & Tracy - Friday, March 10, 2006

Jim and Tracy met online. He's outgoing with the street smarts, and she's more organized with the book smarts--opposites do attract!

Cast: Jill Bourque, Sarah Delaney, Paul Erskine, Mandy Khoshnevisan, and Ken Robertson. Musician:Victor Spiegel.

Paul & Leslie - Saturday, March 4, 2006

Paul and Leslie told us about meeting thirty years ago at a meditation retreat in India. The first thing he said to Leslie was, “Do I have head lice?” He did. This became an ethical dilemma as he was about to take a vow not to kill any living creature (even lice!)

Cast: Paul Erskine, Scott Keck, Sarah Delaney, Mandy Khoshnevisan, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Paul & Kali - Friday, March 3, 2006

Paul and Kali are both from Indianapolis, Indiana. They met in pre-school and were teased by their families for being sweet on each other. They lost contact and bumped into each other fifteen years later at a book reading in New York City.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Sarah Delaney, Mandy Khoshnevisan, Scott Keck, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Roger & Ivy - Saturday, February 25, 2006

When Roger goes out he likes to pretend to be a TV star (Roger Neal from CSI Miami) and Ivy fell for it at a party.

Cast: Laura Derry, Paul Erskine, Lisa Rowland, and Scott Keck. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Natasha & Dan - Friday, February 24, 2006

Natasha and Dan met on Ocean Beach, where he was playing guitar. He’s from New York, she’s from the Ukraine. Even though she's 12 years older and has two kids, they are in tune with each other.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Laura Derry, Amber Price, Scott Keck, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Suzanne & Daphne - Saturday, February 18, 2006

Suzanne and Daphne met playing soccer, then met again at a party.

Cast: Paul Erskine (pictured), Laura Derry, Lisa Rowland, and Scott Keck. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Jim & Shannyn - Friday, February 17, 2006

Jim and Shannyn met at restaurant four hours after he left his wife. The hilarity ensued!

Cast: Paul Erskine, Laura Derry, Lisa Rowland, Amber Price, and Jill Bourque. Musician: Victor Spiegel.

Dave & Angela - Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Dave and Angela met because he was her mechanic, but he thought she was a lesbian.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Scott Keck, Laura Derry, Amber Price, and Jill Bourque. Musician: David Norfleet.

Kyla & Keith - Saturday, February 11, 2006

Kyla and Keith are both engineers at Disneyland. Kyla tricked Keith into a first date by asking him to carve pumpkins. When they drove home together he ran away, but came back the next day for frozen yogurt.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Laura Derry, Amber Price, Scott Keck, and Jill Bourque. Musician: David Norfleet.

Page & Laura - Friday, February 10, 2006

Page and Laura met at work in a meeting about an ill-fated product, the WiggleWorks toy.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Laura Derry, Scott Keck, Amber Price, and Jill Bourque. Musician: David Norfleet.

Lissin & Heart - Saturday, February 4, 2006

Lissin and Heart met at a queer colony in Kentucky. They do environmental vaudeville together and showed us some of their opera and juggling! We also improvised a story about Sally Blackwood in celebration of her 50th Birthday.

Cast: Paul Erskine, Lisa Rowland, Scott Keck, Amber Price, and Jill Bourque. Musician: David Norfleet.

The Contra Costa Times reviewed this show.

Steve & Jenny - Friday, February 3, 2006

Our first show of 2006! Steve and Jenny met while they were both working at Club Med. Steve was a bit drunk when he used one of his best lines on Jenny, "Hello, my name is Armando." It seems to have worked!

Cast: Paul Erskine, Lisa Rowland, Scott Keck, Amber Price, and Jill Bourque. Musician: David Norfleet.