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'''The Foreign Legion''' was an improv troupe. | |||
== Summary == | |||
The Foreign Legion explored truly American customs, locations and things by sending two members of the troupe on a quest to find out as much as possible about the history and secrets surrounding the topic. At the end both heroes had to explain their findings to an immigration officer and were either allowed to stay or would get deported, depending on the audience vote. | The Foreign Legion explored truly American customs, locations and things by sending two members of the troupe on a quest to find out as much as possible about the history and secrets surrounding the topic. At the end both heroes had to explain their findings to an immigration officer and were either allowed to stay or would get deported, depending on the audience vote. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
* | * 6/18/11 - SVT ''[[Saturday Night Special]]'' ("Unionized Labor") | ||
* | * 7/2/11 - SVT ''[[Saturday Night Special]]'' ("4th of July") | ||
* | * 7/24/11 - ''[[The Weekender]]'' @ Hideout ("NRA") | ||
* | * 7/30/11 - SVT ''[[Saturday Night Special]]'' ("NASCAR") | ||
* | * 8/18/11 - ''[[The Threefer]]'', 8pm @ Hideout ("Thanksgiving") | ||
*9/11/ | * 8/20/11 - SVT ''[[Saturday Night Special]]'' ("Sea Turtles") | ||
* | * 9/11/11 - 8.30pm @ Coldtowne ("Baseball") | ||
* | * 9/14/11 - 8.30pm @ Coldtowne Theater ("Niagara Falls") | ||
* | * 9/22/11 - 8pm @ Hideout ("Apple Pie") | ||
* | * 10/29/11 - 10pm @ SVT SNS ("Statue of Liberty") | ||
* | * 12/4/11 - ''[[The Weekender]]'' @ Hideout ("Black Friday") | ||
* 1/28/12 - SVT ''[[Saturday Night Special]]'' ("Greek Fairy Tale: The Foolish Turtle") | |||
After Menelaos went back to his home country of Greece, The Foreign Legion stopped performing. | After [[Menelaos Prokos]] went back to his home country of Greece, The Foreign Legion stopped performing. | ||
== Media == | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.232661733464017.61201.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset of their 10/29/11 show] by [[Steve Rogers]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.250591138337743.64406.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset of their 12/4/11 show] by [[Steve Rogers]]. | |||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eVpYWvVfPkI KUT Video feature of The Foreign Legion] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eVpYWvVfPkI KUT Video feature of The Foreign Legion] | ||
*[http://www.steve-rogers-photography.com/ImprovPerformances/Foreign-Legion Photo sets at Steve Rogers Photography] | *[http://www.steve-rogers-photography.com/ImprovPerformances/Foreign-Legion Photo sets at Steve Rogers Photography] | ||
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The Foreign Legion was an improv troupe.
Summary
The Foreign Legion explored truly American customs, locations and things by sending two members of the troupe on a quest to find out as much as possible about the history and secrets surrounding the topic. At the end both heroes had to explain their findings to an immigration officer and were either allowed to stay or would get deported, depending on the audience vote.
History
- 6/18/11 - SVT Saturday Night Special ("Unionized Labor")
- 7/2/11 - SVT Saturday Night Special ("4th of July")
- 7/24/11 - The Weekender @ Hideout ("NRA")
- 7/30/11 - SVT Saturday Night Special ("NASCAR")
- 8/18/11 - The Threefer, 8pm @ Hideout ("Thanksgiving")
- 8/20/11 - SVT Saturday Night Special ("Sea Turtles")
- 9/11/11 - 8.30pm @ Coldtowne ("Baseball")
- 9/14/11 - 8.30pm @ Coldtowne Theater ("Niagara Falls")
- 9/22/11 - 8pm @ Hideout ("Apple Pie")
- 10/29/11 - 10pm @ SVT SNS ("Statue of Liberty")
- 12/4/11 - The Weekender @ Hideout ("Black Friday")
- 1/28/12 - SVT Saturday Night Special ("Greek Fairy Tale: The Foolish Turtle")
After Menelaos Prokos went back to his home country of Greece, The Foreign Legion stopped performing.
