Simply Liam at Cornservatory

Centerstage - Recommended

"... The headlining troop LIAM describe its work as “long-form” improv; they do not switch scenes and they do not switch characters. Once given a suggestion, they spread over the stage in silence, in concentration, and alone, but together, form their characters. At my show, the comedy went dark, quickly. Incest, war, dementia, death. All from the suggestion “Grandpa.” Cynthia Kmak has a particular talent for containing and expanding the narrative, filling in her fellow performers’ silences when necessary or backing off from a situation that threatens to go too far. Justine Krueger is quite the opposite. She’s ready to fling anything (including an overly sexual, homicidal seven-year old) at her peers and the audience, making the story unique but also a bit unwieldy. Katie Tyner plays a great straight woman and Grant Collins seems up for anything. The group has great chemistry and an innovative vision for improv. Overall, “Simply Liam” won me over."