Alumni Info

Are you a Burpee Alum trying to get in contact with other Burpee alums? A Burpee Alumni website is coming soon! In the meantime, check back here for info!

ALUMNI NEWS
Burpee's will be celebrating 30 years of hilarious improv this April with an alumni reunion. The reunion is tentatively scheduled for April 17-19 (Dates subject to change). For more info or to be a part of the Alumni Committee, email bstcalumni@gmail.com. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.

About Burpee's

Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company is an improvisational comedy troupe at Denison University in Granville, Oh. Founded in 1980 as an outgrowth of a theatre class taught by Denison professor Kevin Hoggard, Burpee's is the nation's oldest collegiate improv group. As of fall 2008, Burpee's has seen 140 Denison students fill its ranks, most notably Golden Globe winning actor Steve Carell. Using audience inputs to create hilarious scenes, Burpee's shows are a huge hit both on and off campus.

Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Co., Fall 2008

Current Burpee's

Name/Burpee Name: Nick "Sophistakid" Bailey
Class: 2009










Name/Burpee Name: Evan "Zach Morris" Hill
Class: 2009






Name/Burpee Name: Josh "Scaregrow Go" Mankoff
Class: 2009






Name/Burpee Name: Amanda "Go Go Gia" Moore
Class: 2009
Major: Math & Theatre
Hometown: Bridgeport, Ohio
Favorite Burpee Character: I love all the random times I end up as a game show host. I make creepy game shows.
Favorite Game: I'm Not a Doctor
Personal Description: Current leader of the world's largest standing cat army. Mao!

Name/Burpee Name: Michael "Giggles" Warshauer
Class: 2009
Major: Cinema, Communication
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Favorite Burpee Character: Fonzley
Favorite Game: Wide Wide World
Personal Description: Oh, child! You so crazy!

Name/Burpee Name: Josh "Candyman" Zingg
Class: 2009
Hometown: Charles Town, WV
Favorite Game: Questions or Pitch
Personal Description: Zingg is a common topic of astrophysics lectures, as he is the exact point around which the entire universe rotates. Despite being known for being a huge misogynist (only in jest, keep your aprons on) and his biting retorts, he is really a nice guy underneath. Of course, underneath the nice layer is another layer of hateful jerk, but that's only for special people. One day he aspires to be a college professor, the better to corrupt the youth of the world. Also classified as a CN Huge Nerd, CR 12.

Name/Burpee Name: Katie "Shadrach" Dahm
Class: 2010
Major: Psychology and Theatre (yeah 2, bitches)
Hometown: ATX
Favorite Burpees Character: Madelyn
Favorite Game: I don't play the favorites game. However, I will consider bribes.
Personal Description: I am a fun-loving girl in my early 20s. I'm about 5'5" with red hair and blue eyes. I enjoy the smooth tunes of Tupac Shakur, and drink my coffee with milk and sugar. I've recently taken up knitting. My favorite book is House of Leaves. After 3 attempts, I have yet to finish it. I am a theatre-maker, mover, lover, talker, walker, texas ranger; I don't write. I am NOT a PC, I am a person. Could you be the soundscape to my life? Please send resume and headshot. Appearances matter.

Name/Burpee Name: Tara "Meshach" Demmy
Class: 2010
Major: Theatre
Hometown: Buffalo
Favorite Game: Lifeboat
Personal Description: I am a member of D.I.T.A, WDUB, and the sorority of Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm awkward, cute, I love food, burpees, theatre, and manatees.

Name/Burpee Name: Bobby "Abednego" McGlynn
Class: 2010
Major: Cinema
Hometown: Riverside, CT
Favorite Burpee Character: Prof. Flitter
Favorite Game: Konjecture Kombat
Personal Description: I am highly improbable.

Name/Burpee Name: Elizabeth "Kelly Beth Kelly" Gannon
Class: 2011
Major: Theatre
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite Game: Pitch
Personal Description: I'm short. I wear saddle shoes. And I like to eat kiwis.

Name/Burpee Name: Matt "Hyperlank" Matteri
Class: 2011
Major: Mathematics/Geosci
Hometown: Portland, OR
Favorite Game: Pavlovian Response
Personal Description: I have been training an army to fight the eventual robot army which will attempt to gain control of the internet in 2032.

Auditions Information

Auditions for Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Co. are held every year during the first weekend back from Winter Break. Auditions are for Denison Freshman and Transfer Sophomores only. No previous improv or theatre experience is required. Most Burpee's major in something other than Theatre, so experience is not an issue when auditioning. There is no quota or set number for who gets into Burpee's. Audition Classes have ranged from two to seven people in the past. Because Auditions are a one time shot that happen only once a year, only people that attend Auditions are eligible for the group. The times and locations for auditions vary, so check back here for such information. If you have any questions regarding auditions, feel free to send us an email at burpees@denison.edu.