I can feel spring just around the corner. Well, not today but it's coming. Next week we get to spring the clocks forward by an hour giving us more daylight time. Isn't it funny how warmer weather, sunny days, and more daylight give people a reason to smile? I know that's the case for me. This weekend I was smiling more and saying 'hi' to people in passing. I am always a lot happier when I can feel the sun on my face and I am not going and coming from work in the dark.

So, speaking of this weekend - I have a very busy schedule with improv. Friday night the new troupe that I belong to is performing our very first spring show at Hamilton Arts Collective in Baltimore at 8PM. Gus, the long form troupe, is on mainstage. Before us thought, there is another troupe performing (not yet announced) and then the 3 Spot is Mike and Roy's Intro Class is after us. I've never seen a BIG show before so I am looking forward to being a part of it, hopefully. Because I am in a provisional period and only been a member since the beginning of February after my audition in January, they may want me to sit the first one out. I should know more tonight during rehearsal. Either way, I am looking forward to working with them.

We rehearse every Monday. And each week I learn so much about improv and myself. It has really challenged me to step up my game. I am so excited about being apart of this troupe and BIG. I don't think we are exactly were WIT is but I believe that is the direction we are headed. So, it is very cool to be a part of that and hopefully I am part of the reason it does well in the Baltimore region. Improv comedy has really exploded in D.C. and this area in the last 10 years (maybe a little less).

On Saturday, the Comedy Pigs have a show at the Carroll County Arts Council in Westminster, Maryland on Saturday, March 10th at 7PM. We will do an all out improv show with short-form and long-form. The Comedy Pigs are part of the Maryland Ensemble Theatre, one of the region’s most acclaimed professional theatre companies. The “Pigs” are the longest continuously running improvisational comedy in the state and are well known to local audiences. They have also been seen on the Comedy Central cable network channel, at national improv festivals, and by audiences in Washington and Baltimore. We are known for our raucous skits and timely parodies!

On February 24th, we had our first show after a long 6 month haitus with basically 6 new members and two veterans, Denny and Tom. The newest members are Brian Irons, Reiner P., Keith Summers, Paula Pits, Ali L., and myself. Anne Raugh and Wendy Donigian, also members, were unable to perform with us that evening.

That first weekend we peformed mostly with our own original sketches for the first set and then short-form improv for the second set ending the evening with a game of Mouse Traps....ouch...performed by Ali and Denny - our brave souls. Talk about entertainers glutton for a punishment. I would do almost anything for a laugh....but that!

So, schedules are getting busy and weekends are filling up for sure. I've got a lot going on and more to mention.