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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
In the world of the show, [[Tom Booker]] plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies.  But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him.
In the world of the show, [[Tom Booker]] plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies. ([[Thedward Blevins]] plays his sidekick, Montgomery.) But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him.


In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative.  Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that.
In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative.  Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that.

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Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre

Mister Morbid.jpg

Theater The Institution Theater
Directed by Tom Booker
Cast
Run October 2013

Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre is an improv show.

Summary

In the world of the show, Tom Booker plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies. (Thedward Blevins plays his sidekick, Montgomery.) But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him.

In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative. Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that.

History

This is the guest schedule for Mister Morbid's:

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