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DESCRIPTION:Is laughter the best medicine? Scientific research suggests tha
 t it increases blood flow and may raise the level of infection-fighting an
 tibodies. But what about nonscientific evidence?\nThe improv comics who ma
 ke the FreakEngine run want everyone to know that this month’s midnight pe
 rformance is the most important show they have ever done. And they want yo
 u to know that\, as unbelievable as that sounds\, it’s not a joke. For not
  quite 15 years\, FreakEngine’s quick-witted and somewhat masochistic perf
 ormers have brought audiences to TheatreWorks for midnight performances on
  the first Friday of every month. For most of those shows\, comedy fan Bry
 an Sims — known as Kestrel to his friends in the Society for Creative Anac
 hronism — has been in the audience. This show is his special show. He gets
  to pick the theater games. His key-word suggestions will carry more weigh
 t than other audience suggestions.\n“We’re going to find a recliner for hi
 m to sit in and a crown for him to wear\,” Freak-in-charge Michael Entman 
 says.\nSims was recently diagnosed with an aggressive\, drug-resistant str
 ain of cancer\, and\, according to Entman\, he’s fighting it with every to
 ol at his disposal\, including laughter.\nThe games Sims has selected incl
 ude FreakEngine classics like “Marshmallows\,” where the performers try to
  play a serious scene and not make people laugh. If laughter happens\, the
  person responsible gets a marshmallow Peep stuck in his or her mouth and 
 the scene goes on until mouths are too full of peeps to continue. They wil
 l also perform “Mousetrap\,” their most famous game\, which involves bare 
 feet\, 80 live mousetraps\, and a blindfold.\n“This show is a tribute and 
 benefit. It’s geared to make Bryan laugh\,” Entman says.\n\n2085 Monroe\nM
 emphis\, TN\n38104\n\n
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130705
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SUMMARY:The FreakEngine
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