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GET SOME CULTURE // GIRLPROV
> It's not all about fast food and beer pong..
Dressed in pink, GirlProv, an all-female improv troupe at KU, acts out scenes on the fly with the help of audience suggestions and their own imaginations. "Improv is all about being in the moment," says Jackie Koester, group member and Hoisington senior.
The troupe formed a year ago when GirlProv wanted to do long-form performances, unlike short-form, which resembles the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? Long-form develops one scene for 30 minutes to an hour.
GirlProv's members are Maggie Cargill. Overland Park senior; Havana Mahoney. Manhattan junior; Julie Miller, Hutchison senior; Anna Smith, Lincoln, Neb., senior; and Koester, who take real-life situations and add a little vulgarity. From the opening "Shabooya" roll cell to a skit called "Dear Diary," audiences never see the same show twice.
Off the cuff GirlProv performs comedy without a script, just audience suggestions that spark a sketch.
With frequent performances at The Granda, The Barrel House, Roving Imp Theater in Bonner Springs and the Fishtank Performance Studio in Kansas City, Mo., GirlProv has been asked to perform in a regional college tournament Nov. 6 at the Westport Coffee House in Kansas
City, Mo. If the group wins, they will advance to the national competition in Chicago with 100 other troupes. "Students should come because it's fucking funny," Mahoney says. "And we're hot."
BRENNA LONG
ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS // CARVING PUMPKINS
Go beyond the simple jack-o-lantern this Halloween and carve a scary masterpiece.
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Janet Schaake, owner of Schaake's Pumpkin Patch, 1791 N. 1500 Rd., says to look for a bright orange pumpkin that is hard and firm, without any bumps, which makes carving tougher.
Carve your pumpkin on a solid table covered in newspaper. For carving tools you can buy kits at the store, but Schaake says serrated knives or sheet rock knifes work well for cutting, and spoons work to clear out the insides.
After scraping for 30 minutes, Kelli Klecan, Topeka freshman, finally had her pumpkin cleared. "I forget how much work carving pumpkins takes," she says. The whole process can take up to two hours.
Now the creative part. Use a stencil such as KU Pumpkin Stencils at funstuff.ku.edu. For
To reach inside, cut a hole around the stem large enough to fit your hand and a candle inside. Remember to cut a wedge in the circle so you know how the lid fits. Start digging out the guts, removing all the slime.
personal creations, Jack Walliser, Mundelein, Ill., junior, says draw and create your own silhouette in Photoshop. Tape the stencil to the side of your pumpkin. Take a fork and make holes around the stencil. When you pull it off, it leaves a guide for you to cut. When cutting, start from the center. Use smaller knives to carve out details.
Carved pumpkins only last about five or six days, Schaake says. To add a festive aroma, Schaake says to sprinkle cinnamon around the rim of the pumpkin lid. Finally, admire your spooky, Halloween decoration by putting a lit candle or battery-powered light inside.
BRENNALONG
Carve your heart out. With a little preparation, stenciling and cutting, carving a pumpkin has never been easier.
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