Lunchbox Voodoo uniquely humors campus
April McLaren/ Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/31/04 Section: Campus Life
Sit back, kick up your feet and laugh your socks off.
"People need to laugh more," Taylor Dall, senior sociology major and Lunchbox Voodoo president said.
Recognized Student Organization, Lunchbox Voodoo, was founded by recent Eastern graduate, Drew Reaves, in the fall of 2002.
After Reaves thought of the idea of a sketch-comedy group, senior English major Erin Karson assisted Reaves in producing the RSO. While Reaves kept his ideas flowing and his imagination at work, Karson agreed to do the business aspect of the group.
Since then, the sketch-comedy group has been responsible for getting laughs not only at the shows but during show promotions.
Dall explained the group did promotions by dressing up in sumo wrestler costumes or as fighting ninjas running around campus handing out fliers and announcing the time and place of the show.
Sophomore English major Ben Marcy, who has also been a part of Lunchbox Voodoo since the fall of 2002, said promotion is a great thing for campus.
He said on the way to class, a student may actually witness a sumo wrestler running through campus chasing a Twinkie.
Marcy was in a sketch comedy group in high school and said it was one of the best experiences he had. Once he came to Eastern, he heard about the improv group Hello Dali, but decided improv was not his interest.
"I wanted something more scripted," he said. "It's more like an actual play."
While Marcy was familiar with the stage, Dall used to do behind the scenes work. Despite his lack of on-stage experience, Dall said he was bored and wanted to do something different.
Marcy was on the original executive board with Reaves and Karson to choose members of Lunchbox Voodoo through auditions. Now, Dall and the rest of the current members help with the selection process of the group in the beginning of every semester.
Marcy, Dall and Karson all agreed comedic talent is the first thing they look for, but it is more than just getting people to laugh.
"People need to laugh more," Taylor Dall, senior sociology major and Lunchbox Voodoo president said.
Recognized Student Organization, Lunchbox Voodoo, was founded by recent Eastern graduate, Drew Reaves, in the fall of 2002.
After Reaves thought of the idea of a sketch-comedy group, senior English major Erin Karson assisted Reaves in producing the RSO. While Reaves kept his ideas flowing and his imagination at work, Karson agreed to do the business aspect of the group.
Since then, the sketch-comedy group has been responsible for getting laughs not only at the shows but during show promotions.
Dall explained the group did promotions by dressing up in sumo wrestler costumes or as fighting ninjas running around campus handing out fliers and announcing the time and place of the show.
Sophomore English major Ben Marcy, who has also been a part of Lunchbox Voodoo since the fall of 2002, said promotion is a great thing for campus.
He said on the way to class, a student may actually witness a sumo wrestler running through campus chasing a Twinkie.
Marcy was in a sketch comedy group in high school and said it was one of the best experiences he had. Once he came to Eastern, he heard about the improv group Hello Dali, but decided improv was not his interest.
"I wanted something more scripted," he said. "It's more like an actual play."
While Marcy was familiar with the stage, Dall used to do behind the scenes work. Despite his lack of on-stage experience, Dall said he was bored and wanted to do something different.
Marcy was on the original executive board with Reaves and Karson to choose members of Lunchbox Voodoo through auditions. Now, Dall and the rest of the current members help with the selection process of the group in the beginning of every semester.
Marcy, Dall and Karson all agreed comedic talent is the first thing they look for, but it is more than just getting people to laugh.
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