JOIN THE CREW OF GEVA COMEDY IMPROV FOR A WEEKEND OF HILARIOUS HORROR…

OCTOBER 23 & 24, 10:30 PM

2009-10-08

Media Contact: Dawn Kellogg
Communications Manager
(585) 232-1366 ext. 3059
dkellogg@gevatheatre.org

Rochester, N.Y., October 8, 2009 – Geva Comedy Improv continues the hilarity with two new shows to celebrate Halloween.

Sit back and tense up as the cast of GCI reenacts classic tales of terror by the glow of a crackling campfire, sure to leave your spines tingling and nightlights blaring. Be sure to break out your best Halloween costume and watch the show in ghoulish glee. The best costume, as judged by the GCI cast, will get to accompany Dwayne Claud (author of Rochester Haunts, Baptism by Fire) and Western NY Paranormal for a real life ghost hunt and paranormal investigation in Geva Theatre Center!

Pack up your chainsaw, gas up the flamethrower and rummage through your purse for shotgun shells. GCI is waking the dead and we want you there – for bait! If you missed our improvised live-action Zombie Movie last year, now is your chance to find out if you’ve got what it takes to survive the horde of flesh-eating, brain-craving undead. Strong language, violence and adult content – viewer discretion is advised. You may also get splattered with stage blood – plan accordingly.

Both shows are at 10:30 pm in the Nextstage at Geva Theatre Center, and will feature $2.50 Labatt Blue and Blue Light beer specials, prizes and audience participation.

Get your tickets at www.gevacomedyimprov.org or by calling 232-Geva (4382). For more information about Western NY Paranormal visit www.wnyparanormal.org. Late night thrills and chills await, along with plenty of cold beer, hot blood, and a lukewarm sense of safety…

For further information, or to cover the event, please contact:
Dawn Kellogg, Communications Manager, (585) 232 1366 x 3059

GEVA THEATRE CENTER

Geva Theatre Center is Rochester's leading professional theatre and the most attended regional theatre in New York State. Founded in 1972, Geva attracts over 160,000 patrons annually, including more than 16,000 students. The 552-seat Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage offers a wide variety of shows, from musicals to American and world classics.

The 180-seat Ron & Donna Fielding Nextstage is home to Geva's own series of cutting-edge drama, comedy and musical theatre; Geva Comedy Improv; Geva's New Play Reading Series and the Hornet's Nest - an innovative play-reading series facilitating community-wide discussion on controversial topics. The Nextstage also hosts visiting companies of both local and international renown.

Geva Theatre Center offers a wide variety of educational, outreach and literary programs, nurturing audiences and artists alike. For the past fourteen years the organization has been led by Artistic Director Mark Cuddy.

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