Month: June 2015

  • How the Internship Program Works

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    The Hideout offers internships assisting with our improv comedy shows every weekend as an option for those who would not otherwise be able to afford our adult improv classes, or people who are in a tight spot financially. Basically if you sign up for an internship, you’ll do eight volunteer shifts (ten for musical improv…

  • Getting To Know the Marathoners: Halyn Erickson

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    This is the seventh in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Halyn Erickson began watching shows at the Hideout Theatre in 2001, when she was in the 6th grade. She immediately began taking classes there as soon as she graduated high school…

  • Getting to Know the Marathoners: Michael Joplin

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    This is the sixth in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! This will be Michael Joplin’s 2nd hideout marathon. He has been doing improv in Austin for more than 15 years. He performs regularly with The Available Cupholders, The Knuckleball Now, The…

  • Getting to Know the Marathoners: Cat Drago

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    This is the fifth in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Cat Drago started improv at the Hideout Theatre four years ago and since then she has done shows such as RISEN, Kenjutsu, Nothing and Everything, and the upcoming Disney-style improvised musical,…

  • Getting to Know the Marathoners: Mike D’Alonzo

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    This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Mike D’Alonzo is one of the original members of Austin Theatresports, the first troupe to inhabit The Hideout. He has been involved in the world of sketch and improv comedy since…

  • Getting to Know the Marathoners: Sarah Marie Curry

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    This is the third in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Sarah Marie has been an acting singing improvising artistic adventurer for over fourteen years, with extensive experience in musical theatre and theatre management. She has been an improvisational actress since 2009…

  • Announcing the 46 Hour Improv Marathon Schedule

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    Do you want to know what each separate hour of the 46-Hour Improv Marathon is in more detail? Well, here you go. Each hour will feature all eight of our core marathon performers, of course, but most hours will also include special guests, unique formats and styles, and new challenges for body and mind. Most…

  • Getting to Know the Marathoners: Quinn Buckner

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    This is the second in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Quinn Buckner is a rad dude who has been improvising since 2009 and is hooked forever. He has performed improv all over town from Coldtowne to the very own Hideout, the country…

  • Get to Know the Marathoners: Brett Tribe

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    This is the first in a series of blog posts about each this weekend’s marathoners.  Don’t know what the marathon is? Find out here! Brett Tribe has been regularly performing improv for 9 years and has a degree in Theatre Arts from Binghamton University. He has a weekly show with the troupe Bad Boys at…

  • When is a Door Not Just a Door?

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    I started taking improv classes at the Hideout in 2001. Back then, there was a raised stage downstairs (different from the one there now), and the upstairs theatre was rotated, so that its stage was aligned length-wise across the room (if you walked in and turned right, you’d be facing it). At some point, the…