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The members of Merely Players competed in the College Improv Tournament. Back row, from left to r... The members of Merely Players competed in the College Improv Tournament. Back row, from left to right: Gunnar Goetz '20, Adam Larson '20, Matt Wrbanek '23. Front row, from left to right: Cate Rocha '23, Mia Morton '21, Mitch Dziewior '22.Merely Players, Carthage’s improv comedy group, competed in the Windy City Regional of the 13th Annual College Improv Tournament on Feb. 1, finishing second in their preliminary round.

Eleven teams from across the United States competed in the WIndy City Regional at CSz Theater Chicago, with teams from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Colorado. In their 20-minute long set, members of Merely Players performed as a wide variety of characters, from a man posing as an Australian with a Canadian passport to a bad cook’s ghostly grandmother. One judge noted that they had “some of the strongest emotional responses and connections [they have] seen in this competition.” Representing Merely Players were:

  • Mitch Dziewior ’22
  • Gunnar Goetz ’20
  • Adam Larson ’20
  • Mia Morton ’21
  • Cate Rocha ’23
  • Matt Wrbanek ’23

Adam Larson '20, Mia Morton '21, and Cate Rocha '23 performing at CSz Theater Chicago... Adam Larson '20, Mia Morton '21, and Cate Rocha '23 performing at CSz Theater Chicago.

Gunnar Goetz '20 and Mitch Dziewior '22 performing at CSz Theater Chicago. Gunnar Goetz '20 and Mitch Dziewior '22 performing at CSz Theater Chicago.

Matt Wrbanek ?23 and Mia Morton ?21 performing at CSz Theater Chicago. Matt Wrbanek ’23 and Mia Morton ’21 performing at CSz Theater Chicago.

Merely Players Improv Comedy was founded in 1993 and regularly performs for the Carthage community as well as the general public. Their first show of the semester will be on Tuesday, February 18th at 9:00pm in the Student Union Theater, and they will hold auditions open to all students Thursday, February 20th at 9:00pm in Woh’s Place in the TWC.

SPONSORING DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, OR ORGANIZATION:

Merely Players Improv Comedy

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Adam Larson alarson1@carthage.edu