This is Primitive Streak, Oberlin's student improv comedy group. Founded eight years ago as a winter-term project, it is now an established campus organization with competitive auditions and several performances a year. These performances are a mixture of comedy, music, and theater. Each show is composed of scene work, gimmick games, and musical games, all improvised on the spot. The troupe uses audience participation to provide a basic framework for each skit or game.
Members range in age from freshmen to seniors.
Directors are chosen every semester from within the group. Last semester 20 people auditioned for three positions. Auditions are held every semester to replace those who have graduated or decided not to return. The troupe keeps a rigorous rehearsal schedule, rehearsing three days a week, for two hours each day. Because cast members spend so much time together, strong friendships are built among them.