8 Xtreme Duo Tournament 2011
WINNER - FRIENDS WITH HEALTH BENEFITS!

Mar 16 - Wed - XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT II The Tournament begins! ROUND 1 Maelstrom Redux - 22 Emily Elisei, Mario Gomez Return of the Koalas - 17 Brian Garbe, Ashley Almon Friends With Health Benefits - 25 Elin Guttormsen, Eric Kostenbauder The Pepkas - 24 John & Sara Mountjoy-Pepka	Mar 23 - Wed - XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT II ROUND 2 Speak and Spell - 23 Audra Goffeney, Lindsay Grimm Border Patrol - 22 Greg Stackhouse, Laila Valencia The LaBahns - 24 Joel LaBahn, Rachel Krampfner Paper Control - 20 Marc Carvajal, Luke Chmura	Mar 30 - Wed - XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT II ROUND 3 T & T - 22 Tony Beeman & Tiffany Swanson America Wow! - 20 Zak Nelson, Ahsan Butt Safety Dance - 17 Melissa Topscher and Tony Leahy Kagsky - 21 Holly Lendosky, Lisa Kagan
Apr 6 - Wed - XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT II WILD CARD PLAYOFFS The Pepkas - 22 Speak and Spell - 23 Kagsky - 21	Apr 13 - Wed - XTREME DUO TOURNAMENT II CHAMPIONSHIPS Friends With Health Benefits The LaBahns T & T Speak and Spell	1st Place - Friends with Health Benefits - 20 2nd Place - T & T - 19 3rd Place - The LaBahns - 18 3rd place - Speak & Spell - 18

	FRIENDS WITH HEALTH BENEFITS - ROUND 1 WINNER - 20 - Champions With friendly chemistry and an uncanny sense of knowing what the other is thinking Elin Guttormsen and Eric Kostenbauder are formidable opponents!  Elin Guttormsen began her improv carreer at age 16 when she was on a Hogan Cup team with Holy Names high school. Extremely smart, Elin has a keen sense of narrative, instinctually knowing which direction to take the story of a scene. She's very funny too! Eric Kostenbauder is able to pick up on anything you throw at him. He's smart and charming with an endearing Woody Allen-like quality!
	THE LABAHNS - ROUND 2 WINNER - 18 - 3rd Place This team was truly improvised! Joel LaBahn lost his original partner, Dan Zertuche, at the last minute. To avoid disqualification, he asked his wife Whitney to step in. She reluctantly said yes in hopes he'd find someone else. He ended up grabbing Rachel Krampfner, who was working the box office! They won! Joel LaBahn is an ensemble member of Unexpected Productions. He also works with the improv group Human Prop. Joel has the right energy and charisma when it comes to working with the audience. Rachel Krampfner is a hilarious, sharp witted, no nonsense, performer who is extremely fun to watch! You can also hear Rachel weekday mornings on KIRO Radio!
	T & T - ROUND 3 WINNER - 19 - 2nd Place  A true powerhouse of fun! Tony Beeman and Tiffany Swanson pack the stage with explosive talent! Tony Beeman is a veteran improviser who currently works with Unexpected Productions. He's a regular on the Seattle Theatersports stage. He's also a pro when it comes to long-form improv! He wrote & directed the hit play "Scarecrow for Hire" and has developed his own UP improv group "Fat Kid Magic." With this pro in the show, you're guaranteed a high quality performance! Tiffany Swanson has amazed audiences with performances ranging from hilarious to gutsy! She is a joy to perform with to both veterans and rookies of improvisation!
	Speak and Spell - WILD CARD PLAYOFF WINNER - 18 - 3rd Place This duo narrowly lost to The LaBahns in round 2 by 1 point. They advanced to the wild card match where they edged out the Pepkas by 1 point! Could these girls be part of the greatest Cinderella story in improv history?? No matter what happens in the championships, you are going to love to watch the wit, charm, and craziness of this fantastic twosome! Audra Goffeney has been improvising for over 3 years and has a unique style that fascinates the crowd! She's smart, quick, and knows how to immerse herself in a character! Lindsay Grimm, another with a style all her own, is currently part of the improv group "Quiet Monkey Fight." She is extremely funny and has a wonderful talent for slap-stick comedy!

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The 1st Duo Improv Tournament was a success! 4 distinct fantastic teams went head to head in the championship round March 31, 2010!

THE BARBARIANS - ROUND 1 RUNNER-UP - Tied for 3rd in the Championships (19 out of 20 points)
Derek Kavan and Ahsan Butt know how to destroy an audience with laughter!

Their narrative story telling ability and character variety make them formidable contenders in this 4 way improv match. They originally lost to Plush Squad by 1 point in round one. One member of Plush Squad was unable to make the championships giving The Barbarians a 2nd chance to slaughter the competition!

Derek Kavan is the current education director of Unexpected Productions.  He's been an improviser for about 6 years and has played a variety of characters including Dirty Harry in the improv show Magnum Farce. His kill shot is the realism and attitude he puts behind his characters.

Ahsan Butt is new to the improv scene but has been a consistent performer in the Duo showcases. His sense of comedic timing and ability to provide strong plot lines in an improvised story is his powerful weapon.

FEATHERS AND FELT - ROUND 2 RUNNER-UP - CHAMPIONS! won in sudden death overtime against Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash!
Elizabeth Westermann and Colin Smith - the masters of Puppetry!

This team uses the mastery of puppets combined with very funny improvisational skills!  They tied in round 2 with Stack of Bils and lost in the final moments of a tie breaker. Stack of Bils were unable to make it so now Feathers and Felt are a in it to win it!

Colin Smith has been in a variety of improv shows and is a current member of Unexpected Productions. He is a very funny guy with a likeable charm and funny physicality. You'll fall in love with Colin every time he takes the stage!

Elizabeth Westermann is a highly skilled puppeteer, who has been strongly influenced by Jim Henson and company. Her quick wit and puppet handling is unmatched in Seattle! She has been an improviser with Unexpected Productions for over 9 years.

RUM, SODOMY, AND THE LASH - ROUND 3 WINNERS - 2nd place in Championships - lost to Feathers and Felt in Sudden Death
Elicia Wickstead and Tim Tracey are the Irish powerhouse!

This "Irish couple" is full of spit and vinegar! This quick-witted, highly experienced team is a force to be reckoned with! The verbal tornado of ad-libbed sucker punches to the laughy-bone will leave you in stitches! They scored a perfect 20 (the max) in round 3.

Elicia Wickstead has been an improv comedienne for over 15 years! With hundreds of shows  under her belt, and her lightning quick wit, she is sure to keep you rolling in the isles!

Tim Tracey is one of the funniest men ever to set foot on the Market Theater stage! One can never predict what will come out of Tim's mouth. The only certainty is there will be laughter to follow!

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