By
NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Live performances at Stage 9 begin again this week with HutchProv! 2022.
"We do not rehearse, because nothing we do on stage actually comes out, until we think of it," said Karen Ridgway. "We have a lot of audience participation. The audience will give us inspirations, from which we will do skits and it just flies off the top of our heads."
Because of that, each performance, much like an athletic event, will be unique.
"The nice part for the community is, if you like this type of comedy improv, there are no two shows that are the same," Ridgway said. "It doesn't matter if we play the same games, or do the same kind of long-form skit, every time it's different, because our inspiration and the things that we work off of are all provided to us by the audience."
The Main Street Players include Ridgway, Kara Ayers, PJ Ford, Jessie Gray, Tim Haas, Diana Kluttu, Dashona Mahoney, Lisa Sack and Ron Sylvester.
"We do become quite a team," Ridgway said. "We know where each other's strengths are and where each other's weaknesses are and we're up there to not let any one of us fail."
HutchProv! will be on Stage 9 on February 25-26 at 7:30 and February 27 at 2:00 p.m. If you can’t make it then or want to have a “new” experience with a different audience, there is a second weekend of performances March 4-5 at 7:30 p.m. or March 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are available online at https://www.stage9hutch.com/event-tickets or at the door. The Lobby ticket booth opens at 6:30 p.m. for the evening performances and 1:00 p.m. for the Sunday matinees. Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students and children.