Columbus' Sketch by Number Wins Shadowbox's 2nd Annual Sketch Comedy Festival

Rumor has it that audience members who attended last week¹s 2nd Annual Sketch Comedy Festival are on the road to recovery following Tuesday and Wednesday night¹s side-splitting shows. Nearly 400 patrons got quite a workout exercising their laughter muscles as the seven troupes went head-to-head to battle it out for best troupe.

And, the audience has spoken. The winning troupe is Columbus¹ Sketch by Number.

The young troupe of recent OSU grads took home the title after performing their sketch Back in My Day Olympics where senior citizens compete against one another in a competition for who can complain the best on topics such as health care, telephones, and bingo.

Sketch by Number competed against six other troupes from around the country. Each troupe performed a block of their sketch comedy on Tuesday evening, and a single sketch, selected by audience vote, on Wednesday evening.

"The competition was fierce," said BranDon Anderson, one of the coordinators of the event. "It was a very close count but in the end Sketch by Number prevailed."

Shadowbox Executive Producer and CEO Stev Guyer said, "There was a lot of talent and creativity from the troupes this year. My staff is still walking around quoting some of the sketches they saw. That¹s quite a testament to the quality of their (the troupes) material and performances."

Participating troupes in the 2nd annual Shadowbox Sketch Comedy Festival were:

Dependable Felons
Fantastic Genius
Feral Chihuahuas
Laughter League
Sketch by Number
The Indicators
Wild Goose Creative Comedy Cabaret

Plans are underway for the 3rd annual event to be held summer 2011. Stay tuned to www.shadowboxcabaret.com for details.

Shadowbox is sponsored by Coca Cola, Costume Specialists, Courtyard Marriott Columbus Airport location, Crawford Communities, Cup O Joe, Genesis Audio, Outlook, The Team, WCBE.

Shadowbox is a non-profit 501C3 performance troupe that self-produces a wide range of shows, as well as runs the company on a day-to-day basis. The top managers of the company make up the Board of Trustees and operate as the primary creators, producers, and performers for the shows.

For 20 years this creative force has produced world-class productions, including original rock operas, traditional musicals, fine art exhibits, contemporary dance, and video / television. An ensemble company of dedicated performers, Shadowbox is a healthy, vibrant, self-sustaining arts
organization.

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