I may not be much...

So I was sitting with my friend Jim and he was talking about worries he has about his son. After a while he felt better about that and told me about his vacation in Ireland. Eventually he said "You know, I may not be much but I'm all I think about". I've been smiling about it since, because of course all I think about is myself too.

If we're all going around thinking about ourselves all the time, it explains a lot!

Dames! Skirts! Broads!

Barbara Allen is known to laugh at her own jokes, a trait considered by many to be bad form. Her most recent disappointment came from Oprah's "big reveal" where she waited breathlessly through two commercial breaks for Dr. Phil to shave off his mustache, only to find that he looked like Dr. Phil without a mustache. After 25 years, Barbara is still hoping for her big Broadway break as Little Orphan Annie... she knows this part will change everything. Her favorite Muppet by a long shot is Miss Piggy.

Lorinda Ostapuck---If life would give us a Do-Over, mine would have been to embrace all avenues of Art...Painting, Dancing, Singing, Acting & Improvising.  I am the a-typical Monday thru Friday Cubical Gal. A few artistic things have creeped into my life.  Several years ago a wonderful gal pal gave me a clipping for an ad on Improv Classes which led to acting opportunities with MadLab Theater. Which then brings us here, I am part of an Awesome, Rocking, Jumping & Jiving Improv Troupe - See You Thursday. So you see, I got what I wanted without the Do-Over. Of course...makes perfect sense.

Amanda Aring has been involved in the local theatre/improv scene for several years. After she took her first improv class with Cinublue Productions, she was hooked! She was a member of the troupe, Easily Amused, and has studied improv with Mi.’s Westside Comedy Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. Her biggest L.A. celebrity encounter involved passing toilet paper to Markie Post under a bathroom stall, and annoying Hugh Laurie in a buffet line. By day, she writes about communicable diseases and spends time with her family. She is represented by CAM Talent.
Erin Donovan hates writing about herself, especially in the third person.  There’s something rather “Jerseylicious” about it all, but alas she does not carry a small dog in a purse or wear a “Bumpit” when cruising the mall.  Erin began taking improv comedy classes several years ago, and got hooked immediately. She is also a member of the troupe “Not From Concentrate.”  By day she is either mediating court cases for the State of Ohio (ask her about the adult baby), or arguing with the IRS and PayPal as to why they need to support the non-profit organization for which she works.  FYI – if you dial Leslie at extension #2845, you’ll actually get a live person at the IRS. Talking to a live person at PayPal remains a mystery.

Meet The Cups

Welcome to The Dixie Cups blog! Why don't you just relax, go over to the wet bar, make a martini, and sit down. You've had a hard day! I hope you're hungry. We're having meatloaf...

We're the new ladies in town. And as the tagline suggests, we're sassy, unscripted improvisers. The Dixie Cups is a resident troupe of Pull The String Productions. We want to educate, entertain, and build a strong improv presence in Columbus, Ohio.

We also perform with another fabulous resident troupe called See You Thursday. All shows are at Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, Ohio 43202. Shows start at 8pm. $5 at the door. BYOB!!

Thanks for checking us out. Bookmark us and stop back often for updates, articles, class and workshop schedules, and perhaps a few martini recipes to whet your whistle.

Enjoy!
The Dixie Cups (Barbara, Danielle, Amanda, Lorinda, Erin, Vicki)