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Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. The group was formed with five members in the fall of 2006. It is the second longform group in the university's history, and has performed about twice a month since its inception . The group currently has seven members, and performs fast-paced traditional longform pieces such as the Harold
Harold (improvisation)
Harold is a form of longform improv. Developed by Del Close and brought to fruition through Close's collaboration with Charna Halpern, the Harold has become the signature form of Chicago's I.O. and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and Los Angeles...
, Deconstruction and Cube, and its own invention, the Starla.
In 2008, Starla and Sons hosted the first annual College Hill Longform Improv Festival (CHLIF), a 24-hour continual longform improv performance. Eleven college and professional groups, including ImprovBoston
ImprovBoston
ImprovBoston is a nonprofit improvisational theater, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It offers shows five nights per week at its theater in Central Square and training programs in improvisation, stand-up comedy and sketchwriting....
and Unexpected Company, performed in the festival.
Current Members
- Daniel Levine-Spound
- Justin Kuritzkes
- Sean Patrick McGowan
- Tess Plant-Thomas
- Will Ruehle
- Ari Rodriguez
Alumni
- Will Guzzardi
- Sandra Allen
- Nate Dendy
- Chris Duffy
- Will Litton
- Ellis Rochelson
- Jonathan Gordon
- Justin O'Neill
- Caroline Martin