Mostly Water Theatre is an

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group formed in 2005, consisting of comedians Craig Buchert, Elizabeth Ludwig, Jason Ludwig, Matt Stanton, Sam Varteniuk, and Trent Wilkie.WetWare Preview
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History

Before the troupe formed, Craig Buchert and Matt Stanton were working together doing shows at the

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, performing in a company called Soiled Sheets Productions. Meanwhile, Sam Varteniuk and Trent Wilkie were performing around Edmonton (along with Elizabeth Ludwig, Corey Taylor and Amy Neufeld) as Mostly Water Theatre (MWT). In 2005, the two pairs met in Edmonton, as suggested by Elizabeth Ludwig, and began performing regularly as MWT along with Jason Ludwig, who shoots and edits all the digital shorts. Since then, they have produced several original sketch shows and three plays: "I’m Sticking with Kiefer", "15 Minutes", and "Gargamel". "Kiefer" and sketch show "1UP" were honored by

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