Humorology

"Humo" redirects here. For the Belgian weekly magazine, see HUMO.

Humorology, or "Humo" for short, is an annual juried musical/variety show that takes place at the Union Theater of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The competition consists of six original mini musical comedies written, produced and performed by independent companies and overseen by a student-run executive board. Begun, in 1948, Humorology is one of the oldest traditions at the UW–Madison and has become the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin.

About the show

Humorology is a competition among mini-musical comedy shows. Each 20-minute show takes popular music and adapts it into a story with singing, dancing, and comedy. Each show is written, directed, choreographed, and performed by students and the sets and costumes are student-made. Rehearsals begin in early October, when each cast prepares a nine-minute first half of their show to audition for the final show. Auditions take place in December when six casts are selected to move on to the final show, which is held in April in the Wisconsin Union Theater (Overture Center for the Arts 2013). In preparation for the final show, the remaining six casts lengthen their shows by nine minutes to produce an 18-minute mini-musical comedy. The six mini-musical comedies are performed over a series of three nights. On the final night of the show awards are given to the top three shows determined by a panel of judges. Additional "Caption" awards are given for Best Musical Number, Best Use of Theme, Best Female Performer, Best Male Performer, Best Dance Break, and Funniest Show.

The companies

Each Humo company consists of members of a UW–Madison fraternity teamed with members of a sorority. Individuals independent of the Greek system also participate. Nine companies and shows are created every year, but only six shows make it through auditions to the final performance.

Charities

Humorology is the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin. Proceeds from Humorology performances are donated to several charities.

Changes

In 2014 the fundraising structure of Humorology, Inc. was changed, with greater emphasis placed on the philanthropic aspect of the show. These changes brought the donations from a record low in 2013 to a record high in 2014. There was also a change in how the winning cast was chosen. Instead of the best show being selected, the best three shows were selected. Of the three casts picked, the winner was chosen based on the amount of funds the cast raised.

Recent history

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
2001	Pi Beta Phi & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Delta Gamma & Acacia	Chi Omega & Tau Kappa Epsilon
2002	Kappa Kappa Gamma & Acacia	Delta Gamma & Sigma Alpha Epsilon	Gamma Phi Beta & Sigma Phi Epsilon
2003	Delta Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Gamma Phi Beta & Acacia	Alpha Phi, Zeta Beta Tau, & Sigma Phi
2004	Delta Gamma & Delta Upsilon	Kappa Kappa Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Alpha Chi Omega & Acacia
2005	Pi Beta Phi & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Phi, & Sigma Pi	Delta Gamma & Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE)
2006	Delta Gamma & Sigma Pi, & Sigma Phi	Kappa Alpha Theta & Chi Psi (The Lodge)	Alpha Chi Omega & Sigma Phi Epsilon
2007	Alpha Chi Omega & Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Gamma Rho & Alpha Epsilon Pi	Delta Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Kappa Kappa Gamma, Chi Psi, & Sigma Chi
2008	Gamma Phi Beta, & Delta Tau Delta, & Alpha Gamma Rho, & Alpha Epsilon Pi	Delta Gamma & Delta Upsilon	Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Phi & Sigma Pi
2009	Delta Gamma, & Delta Tau Delta, & Alpha Gamma Rho, & Alpha Epsilon Pi	Gamma Phi Beta & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Kappa Alpha Theta & Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
2010	Alpha Chi Omega & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Kappa Kappa Gamma & Alpha Epsilon Pi	Pi Beta Phi, & Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), & Phi Kappa Tau
2011	Delta Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Gamma Rho, Chi Psi (The Lodge) & Delta Tau Delta	Alpha Chi Omega & Alpha Epsilon Pi
2012	Gamma Phi Beta & Alpha Gamma Rho & Delta Tau Delta & Chi Psi (The Lodge)	Kappa Kappa Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Delta Gamma & Delta Upsilon & Kappa Sigma
2013	Alpha Phi & Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)	Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Tau Delta, & Chi Psi (The Lodge)	Pi Beta Phi, Theta Chi, & Chi Phi
2014	Pi Beta Phi & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Kappa Alpha Theta & Chi Phi	Kappa Kappa Gamma & Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
2015	Delta Gamma & Sigma Phi Epsilon	Alpha Epsilon Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE), & Psi Upsilon	Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Tau Delta & Chi Psi (The Lodge)

References

External links

Humorology, Inc. - official Humorology, Inc. website

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