The Utility Players are about two weeks away from the premiere of their own original musical and we are all hard at work, perfecting our lines and rehearsing our songs. What started as a casual suggestion during a retreat before the beginning of season has now manifested and transformed itself into collaborative musical with original script, lyrics, and music. The Utility Players take a moment to talk about the journey of the musical and their thoughts about what writing and performing this musical means to them. Check out a brief excerpt from the press release below and make sure to download the rest of the article - which can be found in our Press Room. Make sure to save the date for Utility Players - The Musical for a one night only engagement December 17th, at 8pm at the Studio on 4th. Hope to see you all there!!!!

The score is a complementary hodge-podge of campy group numbers, soulful laments, beat-boxing raps, and cabaret-style numbers. Comedian and Principal Player Joshua Inwood notes, “We approached writing the songs like we approach writing sketches. We came up with an initial idea for the song and then worked through the songs as a group incorporating everyone’s ideas and suggestions.” The songs serve to tell not only the story of the Utility Players, but each of the Players wrote their own piece, revealing who they are as a performer and person. According to Brandon Iron, writer and principal player of the Utility Players, “Each of us is so radically different with a plethora of backgrounds and interests. It’s incredible seeing the creative process mesh and meld into one amazing experience”.

Here is a short clip from the improv game Murder where Shane must get Brandon to guess what the occupation of the murderer is -janitor - and the weapon the murderer used - which happened to be fellow troupe member Ian Sorensen. Shane can only speak gibberish in order to get Brandon to guess what's going on. Stay tuned for more clips and make sure to check out this week's episode with a theme of "Sci-Fi" Thursday November 5th at 8pm

Here the Utility Players are playing the Improv game "Movie Trailers". In this exercise, Erin must construct a movie trailer based upon word suggestions from the audience. Shane, Brandon, Ian, and Josh must then build scenes based upon what Erin comes up with for the trailer. Check out the video below!