Some Assembly Required is a community-based improv comedy group, 
dedicated to the principles of improvisation.

Our primary goal is to have fun, to entertain, and, possibly
to raise funds for charity.  

The group's genesis was with the late Johnson Moretti, one of the founders
and main driving force behind the Canadian Improv Games.  Johnson's 
dream was to teach the skills, and principles of improvisation
to a group of willing adults, and, eventually to develop a 
league of adult improvisation teams in Ottawa.  

Johnson's dream was unfortunately cut short due to his death from
cancer in early 1999.  Prior to his loss, we did manage to teach
two groups of adults, and to pass along his love of improvisation to them.

These groups formed the basis of Some Assembly Required, and while the
membership has waned and changed over the subsequent years, many of the
members of SAR started their improvisational experiences with Johnson's
class.  Currently, SAR is assisted by Arnprior's Beth Chown, as well 
as Ottawa's Scott Florence in furthering their skills, and honing their
performance.

SAR has evolved in its vision of improv, and performance.  Initially, 
the group focussed primarily on longer, four-to-five minute scenario-based
scenes.  While satisfying, it was found that this sort of improv was 
a bit limiting in its format, not to mention was a bit daunting for
newcomers to learn.  SAR's focus shifted slightly to include not only
scene-based improv, but game, and skill-based performances as well.  SAR's 
performance can be described as an enthusiastic, unscripted blend of
improvisation, and theatrical skills.

SAR currently supports two groups of members.  Our performance group 
maintains a fairly steady memebership of about eight performers, who
practice weekly, and focus on building skills, chemistry, and
ultimately performance skills.  SAR also runs a bi-weekly (roughly)
drop-in workshop to introduce anyone interested to the world of Improv.  

SAR is a non-profit group, is volunteer-run, and is always looking for 
people interested in learning about improv.  Newcomers are encouraged
to attend one of our workshops, or to contact any of the SAR members
to learn more about our group.