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January 9, 2018
Adamich pretends to be a bug during the game Park Bench, where one tries to scare away the “random person” on the bench. Photo by: Avenlea Russian

On Saturday November 2, Ventura High School put on it’s fourth annual faculty improv show. The show features 16 faculty members of VHS including teachers, librarians, and office staff.

(from left to right) Reich, Weber, and Hazan perform as a band during Movie Critics, where two others control the actions in the scene. Photo by: Avenlea Russian

Four improv troupe senior help them along with games such as Park Bench, If You Know What I Mean, and many others. This year the participating seniors for the faculty show are Courtney Caldwell, Cassidy Craig, Daniel Brackett, and Drue Wigton.

First year vice principal Chris Murphy and new teacher Amanda Parisi will be supplementing their first year at VHS, along with joining the improv troupe. Murphy said that although he had only attended one rehearsal, he felt “very prepared for the stage” and is excited for the shows to come.

 

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Lewandoski, Caldwell and Blackwell
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Castillo and Murphy 
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Parisi, Adamich and Nelson
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Lewandoski, Miller and Votruba
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Bergfeld and Weber
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Castillo and Wigton
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Reich, Johnson, Hazan and Weber
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