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Improbable Comedy Improv Takes the Stage with 'Improvolution'

More than three dozen cast members act out zany audience suggestions Friday, May 1, part of the college’s Arts at Bucks celebrations

A record cast of 38 eager performers is ready to tickle your funny bone with “Improvolution: the Ascent of Now” at 8 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Bucks County Community College in Newtown. The comedy improv showcase is part of the college’s annual Arts at Bucks celebrations.

Director Bill McLaughlin says the two-part show is a “celebration of the evolution of improv at Bucks,” where he has taught improvisational performance for more than four years.

“Two professional groups have formed from our workshops: ‘The Piece,’ Bucks County's premier improv and sketch comedy ensemble, and ‘Angry People Building Things,’ Philadelphia's hottest long-form improv company,” said McLaughlin, who has taught comedy performance for more than three decades. “Cast members from both groups are returning to Bucks for this milestone event.”

McLaughlin is a BCCC alumnus who honed his comedy craft in Chicago under the tutelage of the famous Del Close, then spent the next 25 years performing improv in New York City. The BCCC Dance Squad will perform just before the curtain rises in the Gateway Auditorium (formerly Library Auditorium) on the campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940. Admission is $5 at the door.  

“Improvolution” is part of the college’s annual “Arts at Bucks” celebrations, showcasing the talent and academic excellence available at the public, two-year school. Bucks is one of the few community colleges in the nation that is an accredited institutional member of both the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. That means its courses and facilities meet the high standards of the finest music and art schools in the nation. To learn more, call 215-968-8425.