Secret City Name "Best Improv Group" by the OC Weekly

BEST IMPROV GROUP 2011 - OC Weekly

I literally stumbled across this news, but Secret City Comics Society was named "Best Improv Group - 2011" by the OC Weekly. Needless to say, I was floored and honored at the same time. I've been to every shows of Secret City Comics Society and I don't remember anyone identifying themselves from the OC Weekly. Also, this was a decision solely made by the OC Weekly. I've never really liked the internet polls, where a publication asks fans to vote.

On behalf of the Secret City Comics Society, I want to thank the OC Weekly for this honor.

THE REALITY

Once an honor like this is received, I find myself overcome with humility. Writing this now, obviously negate our ability to use the work "humble." But we, as a team, are humbled. Our little theater is just 4 months old. The team itself is only 10 month old and as a team and as individuals, we certain do our best to put on the best show that we are capable of doing.

The reality of the situation is that Secret City is still a young team. There are still 18 games that have not been introduced to the show. Also, we are still working on our musical abilities. As much as we appreciate this honor, we know that we have not lived up to our potential for you, our fans. So keep coming back.

The reality is also that it puts us in an awkward position with our fellow improv teams in Orange County. Honestly, I wish I knew our fellow improv performers, but I'm only truly friends with ImprovCity. I've seen some of the other shows in the area and far be it from me to compare Secret City as better or worse. My hopes is that this changes with our involvement with the Improv Cup at STAGES theater on November 11 and 12.

THE FUTURE OF SECRET CITY

To our fans, by no means does this honor mean we'll get complacent. There is still more show to come, new games to play and new players to perform. You have not seen us at our very best yet. Keep coming back and enjoy this ride.

In the next year or so, our dream is to announce a new home for Secret City Comics Society and for improv comedy in Orange County. If you're interested in helping us make this happen, let us know.

Alan Ng

Creative Director

Secret City Comics Society

It's Our 3rd Week

I guess this is our first official post after the opening weekend. For Bryan and myself, the road to opening day was a long one. We had a lot of red tape to cut and last minutes negotiations with the dance studio and the building owner. But we opened to a fantastic weekend.

Now we're in the unenviable position of building a following. We were told that we'd have a great opening weekend and by the 3rd week attendance would drop after all of our friends and family have come to the show. All this is true. We are in the fan building process.

For those of you who have been to the show, thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you back soon.

For those of you who have not yet been to our show, I encourage you to clear a Friday or Saturday night before we live up to our tagline "Comedy's Best Kept Secret." I can't tell you how proud I am of our inaugural cast: Alex Queen, Amy Valdez, Audrey Grace, Chuck Hayes, Daniel Eachus, Dimithri Perera, Kristen Ferris, Leah Burnette, Loren Kling, Manuel Ortiz, Marc Chester, Michael Garate, Rocco Ambrosio, Stefanie Curtis, Vivian Martinez and Jeff Parks, who was a week away from actually being in the show before he moved to Washington DC.

Our shows have been excellent for a cast that has been performing together since January. You really need to come down and see this talented group. You won't be disappointed.

We're here every Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday nights at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for now until forever.