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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021
7:30 p.m.
JLC Mainstage
Hypnosis and improv are two art forms that have mystified and entertained fans, skeptics and everyone in between for decades worldwide. Tonight's show, HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis brings them together as two masters of their crafts -- Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie, star of the long-running “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” -- join forces for a totally unique comedy experience. The show is solely crafted from the audience’s uninhibited subconscious, creating an entirely original and completely unforgettable theatrical experience, for who knows where the unconscious mind will go?
“When we tried this for the first time onstage, I was absolutely petrified. Then I thought, ‘let’s just see where this takes us,’” said Mochrie. “Adding in the element of hypnosis to improv really allows people to let their guard down and have fun in a scene. They’re certainly the most interesting stage partners I’ve ever had!”
“I’ve been hypnotizing people for 20 years, but when I studied improv I had an epiphany: hypnosis could unlock the comedic genius in everyday people and turn them into pros,” said Hypnotist Mecci. “You never know which participants will go under hypnosis and for how long. But that’s part of the show and what adds to the laughs.”
The show begins with Asad Mecci welcoming twenty volunteers on stage to be hypnotized, their inhibitions evaporated and their minds no longer their own. The contestants are methodically and hysterically whittled down until the five best are left on stage when one of the world’s leading improvises enters! Colin Mochrie then takes the stage to improvise with the top five while they are still under hypnosis, turning the show into an improv extravaganza!
HYPROV was co-created by Mochrie and Mecci in 2016 at Toronto’s Second City. After working it out on stage, they took the show on the road to Just for Laughs London, Just for Laughs Montreal and the Edinburgh Fringe, where it was received with rave reviews in 2016 and 2017. The duo set out on a 50-city tour in 2019, playing 43 cities to multiple sold-out crowds throughout North America prior to being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, please visit www.hyprov.com.
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The James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts opened back in 1997 and now we are celebrating our 25th Anniversary Season! What a wonderful way to celebrate this incredible milestone ... by re-opening our JLC facility and welcoming our community to come celebrate with us!
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