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Alice in Wonderland Unscripted: Improv Group Puts Oddball Twists on Classic Stories

In the last year, the folks at ComedySportz Houston, late on Saturday nights, have been recreating some classic stories in oddball ways. They turn to the audience for suggested replacements in character occupations, props, and settings, and then improvise a staged adaptation of the tale in question. Think Star Wars, but with mops instead of […]

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In the last year, the folks at ComedySportz Houston, late on Saturday nights, have been recreating some classic stories in oddball ways. They turn to the audience for suggested replacements in character occupations, props, and settings, and then improvise a staged adaptation of the tale in question. Think Star Wars, but with mops instead of light sabers, Luke Skywalker's a pop star, and Darth Vader's suffering from a massive head cold.

The latest in ComedySportz' "Unscripted" series premiered this month. Alice in Wonderland: Unscripted continues Saturdays through April, and of course, since the audience supplies much of the information on which the storytelling is based, each week's show is unique. We visit ComedySportz Houston to learn more.

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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