Wiggers gearing fall show to U. students with more 'Penn stuff'

"Political Correctness" made chairman into chairperson, women into womyn, but what about wig into wyg? It seems that even the all-male comedy troupe Mask and Wig will pay homage to P.C. when they open their fall show, Male Chauvinist Wyg tonight in the Houston Hall Auditorium. Castmembers said that much of the show will be "untraditional," and guaranteed that it will be vastly different from those of years past. But Wig President Al Bingham, a College senior, said that this year's show will have much more of a connection to the University and its students. "We purposely put in a lot of Penn stuff," Bingham said. "We want the show to not just be a funny show, but one that the students can really relate to and therefore laugh at." Bingham said that one of the advantages of the fall show is that it is entirely geared toward University students. "Our spring show is for Philadelphia, Penn students and the general population," Bingham said. "But our fall show is written particularly for Penn students." Bingham added that the skits performed will be almost the same every night, which also differs from year's past. "In previous years, we cut skits from night to night if they weren't working," Bingham said. "But this year the show is so solid that it should be pretty much the same each performance." But Wigger and College senior Michael Silberman had different reasons for why students should come see the show. "We're showing more skin this year than any other year," Silberman said. "Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, we're easily the sexiest group on campus." Silberman also said that the set, which depicts a very condensed view of the University campus, will help students enjoy the show. "They're going to see the campus on stage," Silberman said. "We've got a high rise, the Quad, some trees . . . we've even got Ben." Musical accompaniment for the show will be provided by the Mask and Wig Band, made up entirely of undergraduates, playing popular songs, musical interludes, as well as original compositions as part of some of the skits. Male Chauvinist Wyg opens tonight at 8 p.m. and continues through Saturday with 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. shows. Tickets are $5 for tonight, $6 for other performances and are available on Locust Walk.

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