Spawned from the nurturing womb of the Chemically Imbalanced Comedy Theater, Counter Productive Lover is a long form improvisational group that is sick of lies. They are the newest legion of truth added to the theater’s lineup in it’s quest for truth, via justice. Their minds are so rich and girthy, you could practically hang a wet coat off of them for a day or two and they wouldn’t even notice.
Influences
Ancient Rome, Midwest Tornadoes, Steak, Broken Fire alarms, Larry Flint, The smaller and more intimate wars, leather jackets, and shark attacks, oh and Neptune
Members
Bryan Beckwith,
Kyle Bethea,
Karisa Bruin,
Anthony Ellison,
Dan Gordon,
Letitia Guillaud,
Sean Keith,
Scott Morehead,
Peter Robards,
Amy Speckien,
Director: Jorin Garguillo
TV Shows
Kyle did voice overs for Johnnie Cage on Mortal Kombat, Scott was the baby in Look Who’s Talking, Bryan had about seven "brief stints" in 90’s porn, Karisa played Lady of the Lake in the made-for-T.V. rendition of Merlin (yes, she performed her own levitation), Amy played Mr. T in Peewee’s Big Adventure, Sean fell down a well in Arkansas, Dan is George Clooney, Peter escaped from Alcatraz, Ticha practically won WWII, Anthony hides cameras in bathrooms for a living. We’re up there as far as fame goes.
About me: Counter-Productive Lover performs a high-energy show that manages to blend together patient character driven scenes along with an intensely playful group mentality and a sense of humor that often borders on the absurd.
The troupe's members bring a unique mix of improv styles to bear - combining training from The Annoyance, iO Chicago, Second City & the Upright Citizens Brigade to create their own unique voice. Counter-Productive Lover has performed at The Del Close Marathon in New York City and at Comedy Worx in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Right now you are all bonding. Probably with some lovely crazy invention that Anthony made up. With Peter twiddling his fingers, Karisa glowing like a house wife, Scott wearing a pretty scarf, Sean adjusting his glasses, Dan smiling cause he has a fun idea, Kyle saying something brilliant, and Amy writing an angry e-mail to the makers of twisters for writing the rules in such a way that someone is bound to get hurt. I can't speak for Jorin and Ticha, but I'm sure they feel the same way, I love and miss you guys. Hope you are having villanous fun this weekend at the retreat!
I hope you guys will consider auditioning for the show, and thanks for opening for Judy and Pimps this week, Ang:
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy announces auditions for additional cast member for our hit improv show "Bad Review". Auditions will be held on Saturday May 31 at noon at the Chemically Imbalanced Theater, 1420 W Irving Park Road. Auditions will be improvised and everyone will be asked to come at Noon to audition together. Please be familiar with as many Theater themes and styles as possible (some good examples are Tennessee Williams, Mamat, Boy meets Girl Love story, Farce etc...). Additional cast will join Bad Review after summer hiatus in Aug, with rehearsals during the summer break. Please bring headshot and resume with you to the audition. To sign up, please email auditions@cicomedy.com. Bad Review runs Sundays at 8 pm for two more weeks; interested auditioners are strongly encouraged to see the show. If you say "audition" at the door you will get in for half price. Video of past shows can also be seen at http://www. myspace. com/badreview
