XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT 2014

Teams of two battle it out for your votes in an extreme improv tournament Oct 1-29, 2014 RULES: Each match will have 4 duos peforming. There are 3 rounds per match. Each round is scored by the audience and/or judge on a scale from 1 - 5 except for the last, 1-10. 1st place team will advance to the championships on Wed Oct 29. THE ROUNDS: The show opens with a toss-up to determine order. There are 3 rounds per match. Up to 6 min per round Anything goes as long as it's comedy based and there are 2 performers. Players must be signed up in advance. Same player may NOT be on multiple teams. Oct 1 - Wed 8:30pm - Market Theater DUO TOURNAMENT IV BEGINS! Match 1 Mantastic Eric Kostenbauder & Dave Johnson Michi Broman & Derek Kavan Denny Atkin & Cory Guebels Neil Kaiser & Matt Eaton Week 1 winner Matt Eaton & Neil Kaiser New to the improv scene, these guys are full of energy and lots of fun! Oct 9 - Thur 8:30pm - Market Theater Match 2 Dan Anafi & Kara Pomeroy Chad Obara & Bryan Wells Josh Chambers & Tim Mattonen Ian Scheulke & Jordan Johnson   Week 2 winner Chad Obara & Bryan Wells Intense, dramatic and super funny, these boys are an improv force! Oct 15 - Thur 8:30pm - Market Theater Match 3 Jaclyn Schuenzel & Marc Guy Tom Roe & Kelsey Todd Tiffany Swanson and Laurel Ryan Jill Purcell & Elizabeth Westermann Week 3 winner Marc Guy & Jaclyn Schuenzel Power house team from the east side, They will blow your mind with awesome skill! Oct 22 - Thur 8:30pm - Market Theater Match 4 Oct 22 John Stevens & Justin Lund Kathleen Jenkins & Audra Goffeny Hisam & Goueli John Araya & Parker Thompson Week 4 winner John Stevens & Justin Lund Charasmatic and hilarious, these guys will make you stand up and cheer! SAT, NOV 8, 8pm Las Vegas Performance Art Center 1401 E Flamingo Rd (in the Clark County Library) Las Vegas, NV 89119 Oct 29 - Wed 8:30 Championships CHAMPIONS! 2014 Chad Obara & Bryan Wells Intense, dramatic and super funny, these boys are an improv force! Chad & Bryan were flown to Las Vegas to perform in the Duo Allstar Showcase at the Las Vegas Performing Arts Center and Sin City Theater at Planet Hollywood on NOV 8 & 9, 2014! Nov 8, 9 - Duo Improv All-Stars Las Vegas, NV NOV 8, 9, 10 2014 LAS VEGAS NEVADA NOV 8 - Las Vegas Performing Arts Center - CC Library NOV 9 - Sin City Theatre - Planet Hollywood NOV 10 - Baobab Stage - Improv Kingdom This spectacular improv comedy show highlights some of the top comedy duos in the USA! Pairs of improv comedians take the stage to perform feats using nothing but spontaneous wit and death defying acts of improvised hilarity. You'll find all styles of comedy in this improv variety show! GET YOUR TICKETS! SUN, Nov 9, 3pm Sin City Theatre at Planet Hollywood 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 MON NOV 10 - 8pm Baobab Stage in Town Square 6587 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas Nevada 89119 Xtreme Duo Tournament 2012 WINNER - THAT'S HAUTE Tiffany Swanson & Laurel Ryan Sept 5 - Wed 8:30pm DUO TOURNAMENT III BEGINS! Match 1 Double G Tim Greiger & Audra Goffeny Block Buster Luke Chmura & Elicia Wickstead Naftolios Jordan Naftalin & Christina Filios Tony and Kathleen Tony Beeman & Kathleen Jenkins Sept 12 - Wed 8:30pm Match 2 Team e Elijah Harrison & Dara Lillis Stack of Bils Greg Stackhouse & Michael Bils That's Haute Laurel Ryan & Tiffany Swanson Team h Mario Gomez & Stephani Thompson Sept 19 - Wed 8:30pm Match 3 Mantastic Eric Kostenbauder & Dave Johnson Team j  Ahsan Butt & Nick Schell Team k Holly Lendoski & Sarah Scheller Team L Ross Asdourian & Brandon Felker Sept 22 SAT 7pm Wild Card Match 2nd place from each round 1 - Tony & Kathleen 2 - Stack of Bils 3 - Holly & Sara Sept 26 - Wed 8:30 Championships Naftolios Jordan Naftolin & Christina Filios That's Haute Laurel Ryan & Tiffany Swanson Mantastic Eric Kostenbauder & Dave Johnson Stack of Bils Greg Stackhouse & Michael Bils *********************** 1st place: 2nd place: 3rd place: 4th place:

2012 CHAMPIONSHIPS 9/26 - THE TEAMS MATCH 1 WINNER Naftolios Jordan Naftolin & Christina Filios These two are a force! combining sharp wit and knowledge of literature, this duo has the ability to make you laugh and teach you a little along the way! With their skill and talent along with an army of supporters, they will be a tough opponent! *The pic is of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, another highly intelligent Duo. MATCH 2 WINNER That's Haute Laurel Ryan & Tiffany Swanson Fast, funny and adorably raucious! These two were an audience favorite narrowly edging out Stack of Bils with their consistently crazy characters of "Focus" and "Standard!" Will they have what it takes to beat them again? We'll find out as Wild Card winners SoB will be back for the rematch of the century! Focus and Standard may become household names after this one! *the pic is from Thelma & Louis. If it's ever remade, Focus & Standard should be the stars!   MATCH 3 WINNER Mantastic Eric Kostenbauder & Dave Johnson This dark horse duo should not be underestimated! Eric Kostenbauder's team won the championships last year! Now, with the smart and funny Dave-America's-Got-Talent-Johnson, they have the ability of walking away with it this year too! You'll love these guys! *Beavis & Butthead, pictured to the right, actually look like Mantastic! WILD CARD WINNER Stack of Bils Greg Stackhouse & Michael Bils This powerhouse duo has been astounding and amazing audiences for over 15 years! Wit, charm, charisma, and pure talent as well as undeniable chemistry make these veteran pros hard to beat! They were taken down by "That's Haute" in Match 2 but came back in the WIld Card with a perfect score! This will be an amazing rematch! *Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster, pictured left, are twice as old as Michael and Greg.

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Xtreme Duo Tournament 2011
WINNER - FRIENDS WITH HEALTH BENEFITS!

	FRIENDS WITH HEALTH BENEFITS - ROUND 1 WINNER - 20 - Champions With friendly chemistry and an uncanny sense of knowing what the other is thinking Elin Guttormsen and Eric Kostenbauder are formidable opponents!  Elin Guttormsen began her improv carreer at age 16 when she was on a Hogan Cup team with Holy Names high school. Extremely smart, Elin has a keen sense of narrative, instinctually knowing which direction to take the story of a scene. She's very funny too! Eric Kostenbauder is able to pick up on anything you throw at him. He's smart and charming with an endearing Woody Allen-like quality!
	THE LABAHNS - ROUND 2 WINNER - 18 - 3rd Place This team was truly improvised! Joel LaBahn lost his original partner, Dan Zertuche, at the last minute. To avoid disqualification, he asked his wife Whitney to step in. She reluctantly said yes in hopes he'd find someone else. He ended up grabbing Rachel Krampfner, who was working the box office! They won! Joel LaBahn is an ensemble member of Unexpected Productions. He also works with the improv group Human Prop. Joel has the right energy and charisma when it comes to working with the audience. Rachel Krampfner is a hilarious, sharp witted, no nonsense, performer who is extremely fun to watch! You can also hear Rachel weekday mornings on KIRO Radio!
	T & T - ROUND 3 WINNER - 19 - 2nd Place  A true powerhouse of fun! Tony Beeman and Tiffany Swanson pack the stage with explosive talent! Tony Beeman is a veteran improviser who currently works with Unexpected Productions. He's a regular on the Seattle Theatersports stage. He's also a pro when it comes to long-form improv! He wrote & directed the hit play "Scarecrow for Hire" and has developed his own UP improv group "Fat Kid Magic." With this pro in the show, you're guaranteed a high quality performance! Tiffany Swanson has amazed audiences with performances ranging from hilarious to gutsy! She is a joy to perform with to both veterans and rookies of improvisation!
	Speak and Spell - WILD CARD PLAYOFF WINNER - 18 - 3rd Place This duo narrowly lost to The LaBahns in round 2 by 1 point. They advanced to the wild card match where they edged out the Pepkas by 1 point! Could these girls be part of the greatest Cinderella story in improv history?? No matter what happens in the championships, you are going to love to watch the wit, charm, and craziness of this fantastic twosome! Audra Goffeney has been improvising for over 3 years and has a unique style that fascinates the crowd! She's smart, quick, and knows how to immerse herself in a character! Lindsay Grimm, another with a style all her own, is currently part of the improv group "Quiet Monkey Fight." She is extremely funny and has a wonderful talent for slap-stick comedy!

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The 1st Duo Improv Tournament was a success! 4 distinct fantastic teams went head to head in the championship round March 31, 2010!

THE BARBARIANS - ROUND 1 RUNNER-UP - Tied for 3rd in the Championships (19 out of 20 points)
Derek Kavan and Ahsan Butt know how to destroy an audience with laughter!

Their narrative story telling ability and character variety make them formidable contenders in this 4 way improv match. They originally lost to Plush Squad by 1 point in round one. One member of Plush Squad was unable to make the championships giving The Barbarians a 2nd chance to slaughter the competition!

Derek Kavan is the current education director of Unexpected Productions.  He's been an improviser for about 6 years and has played a variety of characters including Dirty Harry in the improv show Magnum Farce. His kill shot is the realism and attitude he puts behind his characters.

Ahsan Butt is new to the improv scene but has been a consistent performer in the Duo showcases. His sense of comedic timing and ability to provide strong plot lines in an improvised story is his powerful weapon.

FEATHERS AND FELT - ROUND 2 RUNNER-UP - CHAMPIONS! won in sudden death overtime against Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash!
Elizabeth Westermann and Colin Smith - the masters of Puppetry!

This team uses the mastery of puppets combined with very funny improvisational skills!  They tied in round 2 with Stack of Bils and lost in the final moments of a tie breaker. Stack of Bils were unable to make it so now Feathers and Felt are a in it to win it!

Colin Smith has been in a variety of improv shows and is a current member of Unexpected Productions. He is a very funny guy with a likeable charm and funny physicality. You'll fall in love with Colin every time he takes the stage!

Elizabeth Westermann is a highly skilled puppeteer, who has been strongly influenced by Jim Henson and company. Her quick wit and puppet handling is unmatched in Seattle! She has been an improviser with Unexpected Productions for over 9 years.

RUM, SODOMY, AND THE LASH - ROUND 3 WINNERS - 2nd place in Championships - lost to Feathers and Felt in Sudden Death
Elicia Wickstead and Tim Tracey are the Irish powerhouse!

This "Irish couple" is full of spit and vinegar! This quick-witted, highly experienced team is a force to be reckoned with! The verbal tornado of ad-libbed sucker punches to the laughy-bone will leave you in stitches! They scored a perfect 20 (the max) in round 3.

Elicia Wickstead has been an improv comedienne for over 15 years! With hundreds of shows  under her belt, and her lightning quick wit, she is sure to keep you rolling in the isles!

Tim Tracey is one of the funniest men ever to set foot on the Market Theater stage! One can never predict what will come out of Tim's mouth. The only certainty is there will be laughter to follow!

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