Improv show to benefit local eatery

The Iola Community Theater improvisational troupe will perform Saturday evening, with proceeds benefits Rookies, a local restaurant that has been closed since an Aug. 11 fire. The event is geared to those 18 and older.

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August 30, 2023 - 1:47 PM

From left, Nic Olson, Halie Luken and Rachel Shaffer act out an impromptu scene involving a heart transplant during an improvised skit at the Iola Community Theatre Warehouse in 2022. The troupe is performing Saturday to aid a local restaurant. Register file photo

Members of Iola Community Theatre’s Improv Comedy Team are rooting for Rookies Saturday.

The improv troupe will offer a show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the ICT Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson.

Proceeds will be handed over to Mike and Carri Sailor at Rookie’s, whose restaurant was damaged in a fire Aug. 11.

Halie Luken, one of the event’s organizers, noted Rookie’s has assisted with recent ICT fundraisers, “so we wanted to pay it back.”

Luken also noted Carri Sailor had been an improve performer previously.

“The majority of the members performing Saturday are original members, so we hope the show will have a decent crowd,” Luken said.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 apiece. Cookies and stickers made by members of the comedy team will be sold.

The show is tailored for those 18 and older. Audience members are invited to bring their own drinks.

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