Full Frontal Comedy club to raise money for a charitable cause

Full Frontal Comedy, a student improv troupe, will donate the proceeds from tomorrow's show to Habitat for Humanity. The event will take place at 9 p.m. in the School of Fine Arts, Room 015. Tickets are $4 for the general public and $2 for Habitat for Humanity members.\nThe event will consist of short skits and monologues with audience interaction. The show will benefit IU Habitat for Humanity, a campus chapter of the nationwide non-profit organization that builds affordable houses in lower-income counties in partnership with the community and other volunteer groups.\n"Every little bit of money we raise counts," Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County representative Laura Koenig said. "It will be a fun event, and the best part of it is that the money goes to a good cause."\nFull Frontal Comedy is a non-profit, student-run theater group that performs Chicago-style improv spiced up with short games, monologues and sketches. \nChicago improvisation comedy, which Full Frontal follows, consists of skits comedians and audience members make up as they go along. \nFFC performs free shows on Friday nights at the Indiana Memorial Union's Frangipani Room and at a variety of venues on and off campus, including residence halls, fraternities and sororities, Bear's Place and Roly Poly at the Gables.\nFreshman FFC member Zach Pollakoff said some of tomorrow's improv games will include freeze tag, entrances and exits and shift left, shift right. Pollakoff said all of the improv is based off audience suggestions and is completely spur-of-the-moment.\n"We're going to do one of our typical shows, which usually involves one sketch comedy, games and a little improv," Pollakoff said. "Usually, we do long form, which is a bunch of scenes put together to form a greater story."\nSenior Kate Rosswurm, co-president of IU's Habitat for Humanity chapter, said the group hosted a similar event last semester and had a great turnout.\n"We are also going to have the members of Full Frontal do a little speech about our organization before the event," Rosswurm said. "The event will definitely be fun, and we also want to get our message out there and encourage people to get involved with our organization."\nFFC was formed in 1994, when three students from Chicago decided IU was in dire need of an improv group. Over the past few years, the cast has gone through more than 20 lineup changes and has performed for audiences of up to 500 people. The comedy group still carries on the tradition of an all-student membership with the majority of members being theater majors.\nThe current troupe consists of four members, including Pollakoff, sophomore Joe Rogan, junior Kevin McKernan and senior Brandon Pusey. Pollakoff said the group typically practices twice a week for two hours. \n"At this event, we can almost guarantee a laughing crowd," Pollakoff said. "One of the best parts of our shows is that audience participation is so important. Plus, tomorrow, proceeds will support such a good cause."\nFor information about Full Frontal Comedy or the event, visit www.fullfrontalcomedy.com. For information about IU Habitat for Humanity, visit www.indiana.edu/~habitat.\n-- Contact general assignments editor Lori Geller at lfgeller@indiana.edu.