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11-14-02 - A group of 12 friends from MIU:2--Making It Up...As We Go Along meet for dinner at Theo Roll's apartment to discuss forming a new improv group to continue performing after MIU:2 ends. Sarah Turner comments on the mood of the evening, opining that "This feels like a family dinner." The name sticks; a group is formed:
Emily Binion
Stephen LaVergne
Omar Parbhoo
Theo Roll III
Shawn Shaffer
Gabriel Sison | | |
Dale Smith, Jr.
Jonathan Stokes
Sarah Turner
Christin Wasiloski
Adam Wilson
John Robert Wilson |
11-17-02 - The Family Dinner rehearse together for the first time.
12-12-02 - The first group photo (left) is taken. (Click here
for larger picture.)
12-17-02 - FD takes the stage for the first time, at the True Brew Cafe in New Orleans' Warehouse District.
1-24-03 - FD's Baton Rouge debut, at Perks Coffee & Tea. Admission is free; over 100 people attend; the show lasts less than an hour. Bi-weekly shows at Perks ensue.
4-30-03 - The Family Dinner's 10th show, at the LSU Union Theater, with The Second City!
8-5-03 - The Family Dinner's 20th show, Nitelife.
 9-4-03 - The Family Dinner debuts at Richoux's (right) in downtown Baton Rouge. Weekly Thursday shows ensue.
10-09-03 - The Family Dinner's 30th show, Richoux's.
 11-14-03 - The Family Dinner's One-Year Anniversary Show (left), Perks.
1-29-04 - The Family Dinner's 40th show, Richoux's.
6-25-04 - The Family Dinner's 50th show, Perks.
10-17-04 - The Family Dinner's 60th show, Jewel Theatre, New Orleans, first annual Southern Improv Festival.
2-18-05 - The Family Dinner's 70th show, Perks.
6-17-05 - The Family Dinner's 80th show, Perks.
8-26-05 - The Family Dinner's 90th show, Perks.
11-4&5-05 - The Family Dinner's 100th show. It began at noon 11-4-05 at the LSU Union Colonnade. At 9:00 pm, half the group left and went to Perks to begin performing the second of three legs of the show. For approximately 30 minutes, we were performing simultaneously at two locations. By 11:00pm, the entire group was at Perks until 7:00am 11-5-05, when half of us returned to the Colonnade for the final leg. By 8:00am, we were all back on the LSU Campus, where we performed until 4:00pm. The show lasted 28 hours and raised over $5000 for Hurricane Katrina relief. It was also the third longest improv show of all time. Performers included:
Kristen Foster
Brian Gouri
Michael Honoré
Steve Mayeux
Sean Patton | | |
Ryan Sands
Michael Tauzin
David Vitrano
Laura Wilkinson
Adam Wilson |
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Joann Kumeiga
Eric Melancon
Ryan Rushing
Shelby Rushing | | |
Nathan Toups
Sunny Weathers
Jeremy White |
1-13-06 - The Family Dinner's 110th show, Perks.
2-24-06 - The Family Dinner's 120th show, Perks.
4-7-06 - The Family Dinner's 130th show, Perks.
6-9-06 - The Family Dinner's 140th show, Perks.
8-11-06 - The Family Dinner's 150th show, Perks.
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