The Roundlings
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Saturday, March 1 at 2:00pm
The Roundlings are Round House Theatre’s teen comedy ensemble. These whimsical wits write and develop their own original comedy sketches, song parodies, and stand-up comedy. They also thrive while performing short-form improvisation games and long-form improvised scenes. Their new show features audience interactivity, spontaneous silliness, and hopefully…a lot of laughs.
THE ROUNDLINGS (A History…)
The Roundlings began in the fall of 2019, bringing together students from Round House Theatre improvisation classes and camps . The ensemble met weekly to work on stand-up and sketch comedy, while also sharpening their improvisation skills. Their first performance was at the Round House Education Center in January 2020. Their sketch “Your dog is dead, Charlie Brown” (featuring the Peanuts gang returning home for Snoopy’s funeral) was the delightfully dark high point of the show. As they started developing material for a performance on the Round House Theatre main stage in the spring…the coronavirus pandemic began.
The Roundlings quickly adapted to creating comedy in a virtual format, producing two more shows that were shared through Zoom. Along the way they have expanded their comedic repertoire to include writing song parodies (most notably “Dog in the Ocean,” a play on DNCE’s “Cake by the Ocean”), performing musical improv, and creating long-form improvised plays.
In fall of 2021, the group started working together in person again. After another sharing at the Round House Education Center (featuring absolutely no comedy about the misfortune of dogs), The Roundlings made their self-titled debut on the Round House Theatre stage in May 2022. Highlights from the show included a satirical sketch skewering the education policies in the state of Florida and a musical number set during a bank robbery. Their 2023 show, No Character Limit, presented a song parody of “Uptown Funk” (that focused on attorneys facing off in the courtroom), and a cooking show hosted by a clown. 2024’s production, WAR FOR THE RISE OF THE DAWN OF THE KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE ROUNDLINGS, featured the debut of a brand-new improv game created by a Roundling, and an epic Rick Roll. Every Roundlings show has an abundance of stand-up comedy, improvisation games, and audience participation.
The Roundlings are an audition- or invite-only ensemble coached by Kevin Corbett, member of Capitol Fools and former member of The Capitol Steps.
