Players from the Vancouver Theatre Sports League – photo contributed

#NOFILTER – THE LOL OF TMI

Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube… there is a fire-hose of information and networks. And as much as I love being social on almost every platform, I am just. not. Pintersted….

With my own lame joke aside, and with my avid use of social media, I can’t wait to see the Vancouver Theatresports League improvisers delve into and poke fun at our over-shared digital world.

Their latest show, #NoFilter – the LOL of TMI will use the spontaneity of improv comedy to delve into this bonkers digital world. The organizers say: “From Snapchat to Instagram, Weibo to Facebook and everything in between, #NoFilter finds the fun and funny in how much we share about ourselves with nearly total strangers – crushing the LOL of TMI.”

This will be a an interactive show, where live-stream social media (projected on the theatre’s giant screen) will be used along with audience suggestions (verbal, texted or Tweeted) to drive the action.

The first half of the show will feature a series of short vignettes – such as real Tweets of celebrities chosen by the audience.

Another scene may feature the improvisers scrolling through an Instagram feed to use as the basis of an improvised on-the-spot scene.

The second half of the show transitions into long form improv where the players will have the opportunity to really explore a platform through improvised comedy such as a mini-movie based on the ‘I Saw You’ section of Craigslist or, the improvisers could create a fictional social media personality and, using audience suggestions, explore the celebrity’s world through how they present themselves on the various social media platforms.

#NoFilter plays every Thursday evening at 9:15 p.m.

and this night out is one of the best deals in town: to introduce #NoFilter, they are offering it for the month of March at Half Price Hilarity, $7.50 instead of $15.

Get your tickets here

oh, and I will see you on MY social channels: @vineyardbirder or @leeannwine

Disclosure: I am being offered a complimentary ticket to check this show out, and I am so excited!