This weekend I hosted both nights, and adopted two different personas.
On Friday, I was Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Dead Students. I ushered people into the arena in a burst and peppy British accent, separating them into houses based on the color of their sticker. Someone else at the show was a Starkid, like myself, so they knew some quotes from A Very Potter Musical, and we bantered for awhile. I was oh so proud! I yelled out a bunch of spells, made sure no one was bringing magical swords into the arena, and admitted that I didn't know what a Hufflepuff was (who does really?)
On Saturday, I decided to be Steve Irwin, and it was easily my most successful hosting character ever! I had so much fun creeping behind fake plants, inching out to poke people and run quickly away, and running live commentary on groups of people. There was a bachelorette party wearing all purple shirts, so I decided they were flamingoes, and announced that I was going to approach them. As I got halfway to the party, I yelled back that they did not appear to be hostile, and decided to adopt a one-legged flamingo stance in an attempt to establish contact. I was successful! A bit later in the evening, when most of the people had filtered into the arena, I threw my fake snake onstage and wrestled it to the ground. It caught me around the neck, but I eventually threw it off and stood up to an uproarious cheer from the crowd. It was extraordinary!
That ended my host stint for the summer. I have learned so much about directly entertaining people and really worked on my comedic timing and quick thinking. I have loved every minute of it, and cannot wait to come back over breaks.
The end of the year show for my Improv class is on Tuesday, so I have one or two more posts to go, but I am excited to put my skills to the test!
Over and out,
-D
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