Sunshine Scouts

Oberlin long-form improv group, founded in spring of 1999 by Kevin McShane, Peter O'Leary, Yvonne Piper, and Ariadne Votava. The Sunshine Scouts regularly perform at the Cat in the Cream as well as a number of other locations on campus. The Scouts are known for having a piano player, being taboo, and regularly "packing the Cat."

When founded, the Scouts were a competitive improv troupe based on the Theatersports teachings of Keith Johnstone. The competitive nature of the performances was due in large part to Kevin McShane's fondness for professional wrestling. In the past five years, the Scouts have been performing longform, in venues around campus. They also spearhead the annual Oberlin College Improv Conference.

In 2009, The Sunshine Scouts won first place at the Chicago Improv Festival's regional college competition.


[edit] Roster

The current roster of the Scouts includes:



[edit] Subforms

Favorite sub-forms of the Sunshine Scouts include:

  • The Harold
  • The Freeform
  • The "Dream-form"
  • The Bat
  • The Drunk-form (a.k.a. "Now You See Us... Now We're Drunk!!")
  • The Salad Form
  • The Maude
  • The Paper Tiger (a.k.a. "Duncan Gale's ill-conceived, gratuitously complex cluster-fuck)

[edit] Alumni

Past members include:

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