SONG 1: ALT COMEDY THEATER
MEL
Get a drink at the bar
The bartender knows your order by heart
Casey hands an ice-cold Miller High Life to Shawn, who takes a sip.
MEL (CONT'D)
Livin' the high life on Lorain Avenue
Every weekend night and sometimes weeknights too
SHAWN
It's pretty comfortable here
Drinkin' the champagne of beers
Warm smiles on all the faces you see
But there's somewhere else you'd rather be
Shawn, Vic, Danny, and the other improvisers take the stage. Mel hops off.
ENSEMBLE
Alt comedy theater
In a mid-size rust-belt city
Guaranteed at least a couple of laughs
And only sometimes out of pity
Alt comedy theater
Sit back and enjoy the show
It's an intimate audience experience
You're probably here to see someone you know
DANNY
Okay, can I get a suggestion of something you WOULDN'T wear to the Prom?
KIERAN
Pineapple!
DANNY
Alright, I think heard "Chuck E. Cheese costume."
The performers start pantomiming an over-the-top improv scene.
KIERAN
I'm a Level One improv student
And I think this is really good
MEL
I'm their Level Three improv teacher
And they aren't sweeping scenes as quickly as they should!
CASEY
I've seen so many shows that I don't even know
How to tell what's good anymore
Standup, improv, and sketch, must be funny, I guess
If I hear them laughing through the door!
Casey runs off through the door back to the bar area.
ENSEMBLE
Our stakes are low
Our crowds are small
We do our best
And laugh through it all
DANNY
Alt comedy theater
In a mid-size rust belt city
Everyone knows everyone
Our community is itty bitty
SHAWN
Alt comedy theater
It's not the place you really wanna be
If you long for something bigger
If you're anything like me
ENSEMBLE
Alt comedy theater
All our best bits on display
Here is where we live and we love, and
We laugh our lives away
ENSEMBLE (CONT'D)
BLACKOUT!