Past Purple Crayon Events

2000 · 1985 · 1955

Events from 2001

26 November 2001 Ryan Tisch writes: "I finally have a real job as an antitrust lawyer in Washington, D.C. I've found that several of my Crayon skills are coming in handy: energy, creativity, and delighting very small audiences with totally made-up material. I frequently see fellow alum Mike Gottlieb, who lives with Ari Shapiro just two stops away on the Red Line. In fact, they stole my old college desk yesterday and are also currently 'holding' my boyfriend's spare TV. I briefly saw Abbey Sendrow and Hugh Murtagh in New York this fall- they are happy and well. Kate Sandberg has come down to visit and the rest of you should too."
• 26 October 2001 Dan Grollman of the PCOY this year write "Nov 20th, we're going to be in the city, wandering around and looking dazed. If any of you are in the area and want to join us for dinner, or take us out for dinner, you are more than welcome." Email him at daniel.grollman@yale.edu.
• 3 July 2001 Notes from Jenifer Clark: "After leaving the Crayon upon graduation, I moved to San Diego, where I was a member of a little group called the Comedy Codependents for two years. Two years ago my husband and I moved to Michigan to attend graduate school, and two weeks ago I discovered that I could no longer ignore my soul's desperate cry: "Improv! Improv! IMPROV!" So I finally joined a group here in Ann Arbor. It's called TILT, and is directed by Steve Petersen, an alum of Harvard's On Thin Ice. He was thrilled to hear that I am a Crayon, because apparently Mike Handelman was one of his good friends throughout high school and college. I've only been to one rehearsal so far, but I think the group has potential."
• 16 February 2001: From Frances Barney, "My husband, Rick Knutsen, wrote some music for a short film called "Seraglio," and the film was nominated for an Academy Award! The filmmakers are also improvisers -- Gail Lerner was an original member of Six Milks at Columbia, and she was also in the Pollyannas with us before she moved to LA."
• Added 23 January 2001, from Kitch "Mike" Everett-Lane: "'Mike' is now happily living with his wife, Debra, and several struggling houseplants, in Park Slope -- a mere stone's throw from various other Crayon alums, so a wear a helmet or other protective gear while visiting. He's still doing the improv schtick with Frances and Karen through ImprovEdge."
• Added 22 January 2001, from Amelia Eisch: "I've moved to Texas (from Ya-ale) because it is God's country, because I look good as a blonde, and because, damnit, they offered me a job. I'm an actual gol-durned professor doign basic re-search. (I study molecular aspects of drug addiction; my current focus is how chronic exposure to drugs of abuse alters adult neurogenesis.) My finacee, Shae Padrick, is still in New Haven finishing up his PhD in Mol Biophy Biochem so I am back frequently (so I may surreptitiously appear at, and therefore grade, crayon shows)."
  Ian Jacobs writes: "Don't understand what Amelia does? Read "Morphine inhibits generation of new brain cells".
• 24 June 2001: Jim Ponichtera to wed Gena Pogorzelski. Jim: "Proof that there really is someone for everyone." Congrats Jim and Gena!!
• 22 June 2002: Amelia Eisch and Shae Padrick to wed. From Amelia: "Shae and I are getting married 6/22/02 in No Cal. Woo-hoo!"
• 31 March 2001: Sixteenth year Crayon reunion. RSVP Nick Brown.
• 6 March 2001: Rick Knutsen to appear on Jeopardy.
• 5 March - 12 March: Purple Crayon in Washington, D.C. on tour.

Events from 2000

• 14 October 2000: Adam Gross and Mia Baracini wed. Check out photos of the Gross/Baracini wedding.
• 6 July 2000: Olivia Gail Knutsen born. Check out photos from Frances Barney(-Knutsen).

Events from 1985

• October 1985: Eric Berg and friends found the Purple Crayon.

Events from 1955

• Crockett Johnson writes "Harold and the Purple Crayon".