On thin ice
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On Thin Ice, is a Harvard College
Improvisational comedy group. Founded in 1984 by Brigit Fasolino Vucic, On Thin Ice is Harvard's oldest improv troupe.
OTI currently specializes in short form improvisational comedy games in the style of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
. Shows, performed once every few weeks, are about 45 minutes long and depend on audience suggestions. Unlike most college improv troupes, OTI's constitution requires that they performs free on-campus show. OTI is famous for their Trial By Fire show, a showcase for their newest members. Performed once each semester, the Trial By Fire show requires all new members, having only had one practice, to perform in every game. Additionally, they have competed in a number of short form improv comedy competitions across the country. And every year, during the Harvard-Yale football game weekend, OTI performs with an improv troupe from Yale
.
Auditions are held at the start of every semester through through the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club
's "Common Casting."
. Rob Dubbin is a writer for the Colbert Report. B. J. Averell was a contestant on the reality television
show, The Amazing Race
. Robert Padnick is a writer for The Office
.
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
Improvisational comedy group. Founded in 1984 by Brigit Fasolino Vucic, On Thin Ice is Harvard's oldest improv troupe.
OTI currently specializes in short form improvisational comedy games in the style of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
. Shows, performed once every few weeks, are about 45 minutes long and depend on audience suggestions. Unlike most college improv troupes, OTI's constitution requires that they performs free on-campus show. OTI is famous for their Trial By Fire show, a showcase for their newest members. Performed once each semester, the Trial By Fire show requires all new members, having only had one practice, to perform in every game. Additionally, they have competed in a number of short form improv comedy competitions across the country. And every year, during the Harvard-Yale football game weekend, OTI performs with an improv troupe from Yale
YALE
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Auditions are held at the start of every semester through through the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club
Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club
The Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club, founded in 1908, is an umbrella theater organization at Harvard College with the purpose of assisting all theatrical projects at the college. It is mainly concerned with productions at the Loeb Drama Center, which it shares with the American Repertory Theater...
's "Common Casting."
Notable alumni
A number of notable individuals in the entertainment business have been past members of "On Thin Ice. Mike Roiff produced the 2007 film Waitress (film)Waitress (film)
Waitress is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, who also appears in a supporting role. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited theatrical release in the US on May 2, 2007.-Plot:...
. Rob Dubbin is a writer for the Colbert Report. B. J. Averell was a contestant on the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show, The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
. Robert Padnick is a writer for The Office
The Office
The Office is a popular mockumentary/situation comedy TV show that was first made in the UK and has now been re-made in many other countries, with overall viewership in the hundreds of millions worldwide. The original version of The Office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It...
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See also
- Improvisational theatreImprovisational theatreImprovisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
- List of improvisational theatre companies
- The Immediate Gratification PlayersThe Immediate Gratification PlayersThe Immediate Gratification Players are a collegiate improvisational comedy troupe based out of Harvard College. They specialize in long form, free-form improvisation.-History:...