Students gathered to watch the school’s four improv teams compete for laughs and cans during Thursday’s improv night.
Improv Night, an annual event hosted by Spartan Assembly, is composed of four teams: Wac It, Hat Trick, Kakistocracy and JV Improv. The teams performed a series of comedic improv games for their audience. The teams were awarded points based on their performances.
While many students went to the event for entertainment, students also attended to support an important cause. The student hunger drive is currently in progress, and attendees were encouraged to donate in the name of their favorite team. Over 100 food items and 800 dollars were collected for the River Bend Food Bank during the event.
Spartan Assembly plays an important role in organizing the Pleasant Valley student hunger drive, and improv night is just one of a series of events they organize to raise awareness. Spartan Assembly member Aabha Joshi sees the night as a way for students to come together for a cause. “Improv night is a great way for the community to get involved in the Student Hunger Drive by coming to a fun event,” she said.
Along with supporting a charity, improv night also provides an opportunity for the drama department to perform for the school. Kakistocracy member and senior Siobhan Morley enjoys the opportunity to have an interactive performance with the school. “Improv night is incredibly important to me and other improvers because it’s one of the only opportunities we get to perform for our peers,” she said.
Morley also appreciates the student support for the event. “The arts don’t always get as much student involvement, so it’s really validating as a performer to see students outside of theater get hyped for improv night and support the teams,” she said. “This is probably because improv comedy is a lot more relatable to students than most traditional theatre performances.”
In a theatre full of laughing students and other Pleasant Valley community members, the improv teams were able to showcase their art. Along with the entertainment came an opportunity to make a difference in the community, and the attendees rallied to make a sizable donation to the hunger drive, all in the name of improv.
