{"id":169310,"date":"2024-07-09T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T01:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=169310"},"modified":"2024-07-09T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:10:00","slug":"live-show-ocean-grove-nj-shore-thing-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/live-show-ocean-grove-nj-shore-thing-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a Comedy Game Show in Ocean Grove You Need to See"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"shore thing theater\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-5.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">Entertainment<\/div><p>Weekend entertainment does not get sweeter than the Saturday Comedy Sportz shows that Shore Thing Theater produces. This nonprofit\u2019s productions bring local talents to the stage for a very friendly and very funny improv competition <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/mocktails-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no one could resist loving<\/a>. <strong>Read on to learn what audiences are in for and how to take classes with Shore Thing at the Jersey Shore Arts Center, located at 66 South Main Street in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169328\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"shore thing theater\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>That\u2019s Entertainment<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think comedy and the next thought isn\u2019t usually \u201cfamily friendly.\u201d Shore Thing Theater\u2019s weekly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shorethingtheater.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comedy Sportz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performances are totally fun and suitable for kids, grandparents, and coworkers. It\u2019s also a hilariously good time. Nighttime <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/girls-night-ideas-jersey-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will appeal to everyone aren\u2019t all that easy to find and scoring affordable fun is like finding Goldilock\u2019s \u201cjust right\u201d porridge. Shore Thing\u2019s Saturday sets of silly games and witty banter \u2014 ticketed at \u201cpay-what-you-can\u201d with a suggested $15 for adults \u2014 make the shows popular and lively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169323\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"shore thing theater\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The format for each Saturday night performance is to face two improv teams against one another \u2014 team names like the Ocean Grooves and the Asbury Snarks set the tone. An improv \u201creferee\u201d announces the rules and gives out groaner fouls that place players in the \u201cpunalty\u201d box as they perform six acts structured as the kinds of fast-paced games that likely inspires party parlor play for audience members. It&#8217;s a two-hour show, from 7:30PM until 9:30PM with an intermission in the middle. Audience members are pulled in from time to time in pain-free ways because the comedy troupe does all the work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/music-bands-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 Asbury Park Musicians You Should Be Listening to in 2024<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Why This? Why Here?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comedy Sportz is not unique to <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/ocean-grove-nj-things-to-do-jersey-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Grove<\/a>. There are 30 venues using the game show improv structure around the world. Shore Thing Theater founder and director Ria Torricelli has a long history of working and performing with improv theaters that use the format, first in Portland, Oregon, and later in NYC. She\u2019s currently the elected president of the council for Comedy Sportz worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169325\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"shore thing theater\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ria\u2019s decision to bring the popular improv shows to the Shore came along with the realization that New Jersey sorely lacked theater schools dedicated solely to the art of improv. There are places to catch standup comedy. And there are theater programs that include a side of improv. But until Ria had her revelation that this endeavor would be a Shore Thing, there wasn\u2019t a place in NJ where kids and adults could take multiple levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/fitness-classes-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">classes<\/a> to build the skills that make improv so much fun to watch. The classrooms and theater space her nonprofit company rents within the Jersey Shore Arts Center at 66 South Main Street have room for all of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hunch that made Ria go full tackle on her improv theater dream was clearly correct. The classes and workshops provided at Shore Thing are regularly full with the listing of class options quickly expanding back to what was in place pre-COVID. The desire to play \u201cyes and\u201d on a stage seems to be pretty far-reaching and the reasons for this are obvious to Ria.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shore Thing Classroom Shenanigans<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like at the Saturday Sportz shows, no one will ever be turned away because they cannot afford to pay a Shore Thing class tuition. That policy is a result of Ria\u2019s heartfelt belief that improv skills are not just fun and shouldn\u2019t be an unattainable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">luxury<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She\u2019s convinced \u2014 and she\u2019s not alone \u2014 that the arts are a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mental health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> essential. Improv, specifically, provides gifts way beyond the belly laughs. The art form teaches skills great for learning new ways to communicate and understand others. The kind of empathetic intuition required to create an improv scene with a partner is possible for anyone to learn. Practicing that skill of building a scene through fast-paced,\u00a0 back-and-forth reactions helps improv students get out of their heads for a while and interact with people who become playmates as they make something entirely new (and often very goofy) together. Ria is quick to note that what makes it so fun is that the other players have your back when you\u2019re nervous. Even in the Sportz competitions, everyone is a winner and no one is left out or made to feel less than perfect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-169327\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"shore thing theater \" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/shore-thing-theater-sarah-g-photo-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her dream reality, Rai says elementary schools would include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shorethingtheater.com\/classes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improv classes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alongside PE and art. She sees the connections between the listening and active collaboration skills that come with improv performance and success in school, at work, and in relationships. She\u2019s pretty sure that class gift certificates are just as perfect for a single mechanical engineer as for a full-time parent or a stressed-out CEO. Currently, Shore Thing provides adult (18+) introduction and intermediate improv classes; youth (ages 7-12) improv classes; teen (ages 13-17) improv classes, and business and community improv workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids and adults are often nervous when they attend their first improv class. But Ria finds that it doesn\u2019t take long for people of every age and demographic to remember that they do, in fact, know how to play pretend. \u201cIt&#8217;s no different from when you used to make stock soup at the playground. You just make it up as you go along and there\u2019s really no such thing as failing. We are born with these skills, but we forget that it is OK to let our imaginations run,\u201d Ria said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that as her guiding principle, Ria has set \u2014 as the next goal for Shore Thing \u2014 her attention on developing more of an expansive reach throughout Monmouth and Ocean Counties. She sees more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasburygirl.com\/donations-asbury-park-jersey-shore-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outreach<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> programs with workshops in schools and community centers as a natural next step for her ever-growing class program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/movie-theaters-hudson-county-north-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movie Theaters in the Hudson County Area for Your Next Date Night<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Yes-And-ing Out of the Classroom + Onto the Stage<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are currently 35 members of the Comedy Sports Teams troupe. Typically, each player plays two times a month. The troupe has a repertoire of 75 games and there are never repeats within a given month. The differing levels of energy and experience players come with bring nuance to all of the game performances. It is Ria\u2019s belief that in such a collaborative art form, the biggest talents will carry the new players, helping everyone find joy in the process. Auditions are open to anyone and even relative newbies to the art are quickly stage-ready. <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ria sells her programs well. She touts the audience\u2019s collective high, the player\u2019s rush of endorphins, and everyone\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasburygirl.com\/best-hiking-trails-jersey-shore-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">natural serotonin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> boost all acquired just by being part of the fun. That total belief in her art form has motivated her to bring improv access to more people and convinced this Jersey Shore Girl to attend a drop-in workshop soon.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/category\/lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120157\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg\" alt=\"read more button\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-585x176.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EntertainmentWeekend entertainment does not get sweeter than the Saturday Comedy Sportz shows that Shore Thing Theater produces. 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