Ross Follies
The Tradition Continues
Ross Folly
Issue date: 2/2/09 Section: News
In the year nineteen hundred and eighty-six, Ross Follies was born. You may have heard Follies, no? Maybe you've seen random bowler hats around the school or caught an impromptu Globetrotters-esque display of athleticism in the cafeteria. The Follies board has been working to create and promote this year's show since March 2008. It started with assembling a top-notch board to manage the organization of the show. Next, the board held an open call for writers to attend grueling weekly meetings at Scorekeepers. After the writing team was in place, the board reached out to the rest of the MBA student population to recruit the cast. The turnout was phenomenal, and this year over 150 Ross MBA students are involved in acting, writing, directing and/or producing the show. In addition, a record number of MBA 1s (nearly 50% of the entire cast) are participating in this year's performance. All that was left after assembling a crack team of writers and performers was to let the rest of RSB know what was in store for them. The Winter A term brought about the highly anticipated title reveal. For one week, the Follies board leaked daily hints prompting some brilliant students to guess this year's title, "A Rosswork Orange," a tribute to our new building.
The goal of the show? Poke fun at anything and everything that is business school through a mixture of live and video sketches. This year there are 60% more skits than last year--I had to hide out in the ceiling ducts just to get a sneak peek. All I can tell you is that the skits are hysterical. The rest of the details of the show are under QSL-Quadruple-Secret-Lockdown. You'll have to attend the show to find out!
Is the person sitting next to you going to bust out a sick break-dancing number during one of the skits? Possibly. Is your section-mate, who has never said a word in class, going to perform a mean impersonation of William Shatner? Maybe they do and maybe they WILL… and of course, maybe they won't. You'll only know for sure when you see Ross Follies' "A Rosswork Orange" at the Michigan Theater this weekend..
Speaking of the show, let's talk logistics:
What: Ross Follies' "A Rosswork Orange" presented by Deloitte and Wal-mart
When: February 6 & 7*, 8:00
Where: The Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty Street)
Parking: The closest parking is the Maynard St. or Liberty Square parking structures
Tickets: Tickets are $18 if purchased before the show and are $20 at the door. Tickets will be sold Monday-Thursday of next week from 11:00 to 2:00 in the Winter Garden (look for the orange tablecloth and the orange T-shirts)
T-shirts and DVDs: T-shirts are $10, DVDs of the show (to be delivered a few weeks after the show) are $10, or a ticket, T-shirt and DVD bundle with the purchase of a ticket is $33.
After party: There is an after party at the Cavern Club (where the Killer Flamingos will be playing) immediately after the Saturday show. Your ticket from either night's show will get you free admission to the after party and a free drink while you are there. The official Ross Follies after-party is brought to you by the Marketing Club and the Wolverine Wine Club.
Top 10 Reasons to Do Follies
10. You need an excuse to leave the Norogarden
9. You can laugh at your friends to their faces instead of behind their backs
8. To see Brian Wahlgren be a Meerleader (Male Cheerleader)
7. Because you and Rick's broke up last night and you need some distance
6. You haven't sat in an auditorium full of your 400 closest friends since RLI
5. You need something else to talk about besides Prom Drama
4. Laughing dulls the pains of unemployment
3. Rumor has it that Follies is raunchier then Rock&Roll B-school this year*
2. In this economy, your signing bonus only covers a Follies ticket
1. Anything can be a resume builder Ex. "Appointed Follies 2009 Audience member"
*This rumor is completely falseww
The goal of the show? Poke fun at anything and everything that is business school through a mixture of live and video sketches. This year there are 60% more skits than last year--I had to hide out in the ceiling ducts just to get a sneak peek. All I can tell you is that the skits are hysterical. The rest of the details of the show are under QSL-Quadruple-Secret-Lockdown. You'll have to attend the show to find out!
Is the person sitting next to you going to bust out a sick break-dancing number during one of the skits? Possibly. Is your section-mate, who has never said a word in class, going to perform a mean impersonation of William Shatner? Maybe they do and maybe they WILL… and of course, maybe they won't. You'll only know for sure when you see Ross Follies' "A Rosswork Orange" at the Michigan Theater this weekend..
Speaking of the show, let's talk logistics:
What: Ross Follies' "A Rosswork Orange" presented by Deloitte and Wal-mart
When: February 6 & 7*, 8:00
Where: The Michigan Theater (603 E. Liberty Street)
Parking: The closest parking is the Maynard St. or Liberty Square parking structures
Tickets: Tickets are $18 if purchased before the show and are $20 at the door. Tickets will be sold Monday-Thursday of next week from 11:00 to 2:00 in the Winter Garden (look for the orange tablecloth and the orange T-shirts)
T-shirts and DVDs: T-shirts are $10, DVDs of the show (to be delivered a few weeks after the show) are $10, or a ticket, T-shirt and DVD bundle with the purchase of a ticket is $33.
After party: There is an after party at the Cavern Club (where the Killer Flamingos will be playing) immediately after the Saturday show. Your ticket from either night's show will get you free admission to the after party and a free drink while you are there. The official Ross Follies after-party is brought to you by the Marketing Club and the Wolverine Wine Club.
Top 10 Reasons to Do Follies
10. You need an excuse to leave the Norogarden
9. You can laugh at your friends to their faces instead of behind their backs
8. To see Brian Wahlgren be a Meerleader (Male Cheerleader)
7. Because you and Rick's broke up last night and you need some distance
6. You haven't sat in an auditorium full of your 400 closest friends since RLI
5. You need something else to talk about besides Prom Drama
4. Laughing dulls the pains of unemployment
3. Rumor has it that Follies is raunchier then Rock&Roll B-school this year*
2. In this economy, your signing bonus only covers a Follies ticket
1. Anything can be a resume builder Ex. "Appointed Follies 2009 Audience member"
*This rumor is completely falseww
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