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The Bent Theatre, formerly known as Whole World Theater Charlottesville, is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded by Jenn Horne, (formerly of The Whole World Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia) in 2004. The group began with weekly classes, then accumulated enough actors to perform monthly shows at various venues on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. As of 2010, its home base is Play On Theater. ==History== Whole World Theater Charlottesville was formed in February 2004 by Jennifer Horne as she started teaching classes above Sylvia's Pizza on the Downtown Mall.〔(The HooK: FACETIME- Funny girl: Horne brings improv to town )〕 They become the fourth major improv group in Charlottesville joining, The Whethermen (UVA),〔(The Whethermen )〕 Amuse-Bouche (UVA),〔()〕 and the Improfessionals〔(The Virginia Improfessionals )〕 October 2005, the group changed its name from Whole World Theater Company to the Bent Theatre Company. In 2006, due to the closing of their performance space at Garden of Sheba〔(The HooK: FOOD- THE DISH- Ahoy! Bonefish coming ashore )〕 the Bent Theatre moved to the "trendy" hot spot R2, the dance club located in Rapture Bar and Grill. In early 2007 the Bent Theatre moved in a new rehearsal space, in the green room of the new local theater Play On! Over the summer of 2007, the Bent Theatre re-ignited improv as a popular entertainment option in Charlottesville with several pop culture parodies. They performed improvised versions the Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Romeo and Juliet (for Valentine's Day), and The Life and Times of George W. Bush (an original improv play written by Bent member ). December 31, 2007, the Bent Theatre performs at First Nite Virginia for the second year in a row with fellow improvisers, the Improfessionals.〔(First Night Virginia -City of Charlottesville New Year's Downtown Celebration )〕 February 2008, Michael Abraham, Ben Cole, Andy Davis, Ray Smith and Ruth Morton, took a trip down to Carrboro, North Carolina to take part in the Dirty South Improv Festival, returning with a wealth of knowledge. On April 25, 2008, the Bent Theatre's prayers were answered as they began performing monthly shows at Play On! Theater having one of their largest audiences ever attend their premiere performance at the theater. UVA improv group, Amuse-Bouche performed at half-time. August 2008, The Bent Theatre was once again asked to perform at First Night VA August 21, 2008 the Bent Theatre bid farewell to Mike Abraham and Ben Cole as the two of them performed in their final show before heading off to Columbia University and The Hart School (respectively). This however is not a goodbye forever, as they expect to be back for Christmas and Summer breaks. October 2, 2008, the Artistic Director of the Bent Theatre resigned. Andy Davis stepped up to replace him join Jenn Horne as the co-directors October 13, 2008 the Bent Theatre announced a tribute to Star Wars show planned for November 21 at Play On! November 21, 2008 the Bent Theatre opened Star Wars to an audience of over 70 people. This show marked the largest cast performance of their history (11) and marked the first show where the entire cast wore costumes December 12, 2008 the Bent performed an improvised tribute to Dr. Seuss' classic tale "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", directed by Andy Davis, with Ray Smith starring in the title role Starting June 10, the Bent Theatre began teaching official improv classes at Play On! Led by Jenn Horne, Ray Smith and Andy Davis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bent Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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