Traditionally No Refund Theatre is known for putting on plays, however this weekend it plays host to improv.

The Full Ammo Improv Troupe has performed in the past for Penn State students, but is now ready to bring it up a notch with its sketch comedy, Scripted! this Friday and Saturday night.

"We normally do improv shows that are short or long, but with Scripted! we get to do sketch comedy written and directed by everyone in the troupe," Jeff Kornberg (sophomore-English) said.

Sketch comedy is a form of improvisation and is a collaborative effort between all members of the troupe, Kornberg said.

"We all sat down and wrote about three sketches or so and came up with 31 different scenes," Kornberg said. "We narrowed that number down to about 15 sketches, all anywhere between five and ten minutes in length."

Kornberg, who is also a member of NRT, has three sketches in this weekend's performance and will take turns directing those sketches. He started the improv troupe last year.

"I noticed downtown had an improv group," Kornberg said. "However, they were too sexual with their stuff."

Kornberg said that when he came up with the idea for the improv troupe at Penn State, a lot of his NRT friends were interested in the idea.

"Everyone was like, 'Good, there's finally an improv club,' and it seems that there are a lot of people who enjoy improv so it's good," he said.

Johnathan Fernandez (senior-telecommunications) is one of the members of the troupe who is not a member of NRT.

"I heard about the group through a bunch of e-mails," Fernandez said. "I have always really enjoyed improve live and on TV and people always told me I was funny in the past, so I thought I'd try to be funny right now."

The troupe added the concept of the inside joke to bring another aspect of humor to the show.

"The best part of the show is that it's not a play and you don't need a large attention span," said Jaime Castillo (senior-psychology). "You can forget plots and its OK, but pay attention, running inside jokes will string the sketches together."

The sketches that will be tied together have some unconventional subjects such as burglaries, kidnappings, presidential debates, airplanes, rappers and talk show hosts.

Castillo said that the improv form of comedy has helped him in everyday life.

"Improv has helped me so much with my verbal skills, like I'm not afraid to stand in front of the class and talk," Castillo said. "It also has helped me remember things better."

While the rehearsals for Scripted! have improved the cast members' skills, improv is harder then it looks, and the audience laughs at the fact that the group is always rehearsing, Fernandez said.

"I'm jealous of the younger members because they'll be around for the next few years with the group," Fernandez said. "It will only get better."

While this weekend marks the first ever performance by the troupe in such a large venue, Kornberg is expecting great things for the group.

"A lot of other colleges have improv shows once a week," Kornberg said. "Right now we are at one show a month and hope to bring it up to two shows a month soon. My goal for the group is to have a show a week."