Spring Break
New clubs cover a variety of topics
by Justine Root
Arts Editor
Arts | 9/16/08
Posted online at 7:41 PM EST on 9/15/08
One of Brandeis' numerous trademarks is its desire for diversity in our histories, our nationalities and our interests. And the latter shows itself in the great variety of clubs that are available to the student populace. This semester, several students have brought forth a new collection of groups that will unite students from all points on the spectrum and educate us on everything from fashion to Buddhism.
The Floor is Lava
If you've read The Blowfish as of late, you may already be familiar with The Floor is Lava on account of their recently published plea in the aforementioned paper for "those boots Link gets when he gets to the fire temple." However, contrary to what name and supposed needs may imply, The Floor is Lava isn't a club dedicated to coalwalking so much as it is Brandeis' newest comedy troupe.
The FL first manifested in the minds of founder Matt Hope '09 and his fellow organizers Shaked Hoter '09 and Will Friedman '09 during their sophomore year, but the group has only recently begun putting on shows. This past year, the FL's members kicked off their first season and ever since have enjoyed "bringing many different people together in one space to relax, laugh, and enjoy themselves," Hope wrote in an e-mail.
Hope-who has spent considerable time in several of Brandeis' other comedy groups and believes that "being in several comedy groups is not mutually exclusive at all"-had a distinctive sort of humor in mind when he formed the FL.
"The Floor is Lava is different from other comedy groups on campus for two reasons: We perform a [unique] style of comedy, and our structure is also [atypical]. We do sketch comedy which is different from the many wonderful improvisational groups on campus in that all of our jokes are written down into a script before the show. … We do long-form sketch, which is comedy written as an episode or mini-theater performance with plot to go along with the jokes," Hope said. Other aspects of FL that make the troupe unique are its aversion to the audition process and its inclusion of guest stars in every episode .
The Floor is Lava
If you've read The Blowfish as of late, you may already be familiar with The Floor is Lava on account of their recently published plea in the aforementioned paper for "those boots Link gets when he gets to the fire temple." However, contrary to what name and supposed needs may imply, The Floor is Lava isn't a club dedicated to coalwalking so much as it is Brandeis' newest comedy troupe.
The FL first manifested in the minds of founder Matt Hope '09 and his fellow organizers Shaked Hoter '09 and Will Friedman '09 during their sophomore year, but the group has only recently begun putting on shows. This past year, the FL's members kicked off their first season and ever since have enjoyed "bringing many different people together in one space to relax, laugh, and enjoy themselves," Hope wrote in an e-mail.
Hope-who has spent considerable time in several of Brandeis' other comedy groups and believes that "being in several comedy groups is not mutually exclusive at all"-had a distinctive sort of humor in mind when he formed the FL.
"The Floor is Lava is different from other comedy groups on campus for two reasons: We perform a [unique] style of comedy, and our structure is also [atypical]. We do sketch comedy which is different from the many wonderful improvisational groups on campus in that all of our jokes are written down into a script before the show. … We do long-form sketch, which is comedy written as an episode or mini-theater performance with plot to go along with the jokes," Hope said. Other aspects of FL that make the troupe unique are its aversion to the audition process and its inclusion of guest stars in every episode .
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