The Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX is hosting the 2nd annual Improvised Play Festival… an improv festival focusing on and showcasing narrative and theatrical improv.
Improv is funny. Improv is spontaneous. Improv is delightful. At The Hideout, we believe that improv is also theatre. Over the years The Hideout has built its reputation on producing full-length improvised plays in a wide range of styles: Shakespeare, Dickens, Star Trek, Film Noir, and more.
The Hideout certainly isn’t alone in its approach, and it’s time to bring like-minded improv companies together to celebrate and show off the more theatrical side of improv.
Hence, the Improvised Play Festival.
The festival will be held from Thursday April 12th through Saturday, April 14th.
Last year’s festival featured Code Duello as the headliner, as well as groups improvising in the styles of Film Noir, Shakespeare, Star Trek, French Farce, David Mamet, and the 1960s Batman TV show.
Benefits for performers include:
- No Application fee!
- Photos of shows in digital form
- Your own hour-long show block
- use of an Austin-based technical improviser (well versed in our sound and light equipment)
- use of a musician (should you need one)
- fancy lights (multiple ‘specials’, RGB-spectrum wash)
- access to all shows and after-parties
Final decisions and notifications (one way or the other) will be sent out no later than March 8th. Applications are welcome up until March 6th, but the longer you wait, the less likely there will be an available slot.
For more information, and the application form, go here:
http://www.improvisedplayfestival.com/
Thank you,
Roy Janik
Artistic Director
The Hideout Theatre
