House Team Development
The multi-year arc of a single house team — audition, early rehearsals, finding voice, settling into a style, graduation or dissolution.
Known for
- Typical iO Harold-team lifecycle: 12-24 months from audition to 'found our thing,' often another year or two at peak, then attrition or intentional dissolution.
- UCB teams rarely last beyond three years — members graduate to mainstage, Maude sketch teams, or LA moves.
- Development-stage vocabulary: 'first show slump,' 'the identity show,' 'the reset,' 'the farewell run.'