Sunday, March 04, 2007

The Apprentice...and Skits

I wrote an Apprentice spoof for the synagogue Purim spiel (sarcastic and comedic observations on community idiosyncrasies.)

Here's what I'll say if you are going to have a role in a skit you did not author.

  1. Stick to the script
    Five minutes before showtime when you are seeing it for the first time and others have been working on it for weeks is not the time to make edits.
  2. Resist the urge to ad-lib
    If you are going to do it, you'd better be damn sure you are going to be funny. Most likely, you are not going to be. See #1.

All in all, I think it went well considering we had 2 weeks notice (I know, Purim is unpredictable in the calendar...like Xmas and 4th of July).

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