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About[caption id="" align="alignright" width="350" caption="view from congress avenue"][/caption] We are an improv theatre. We are in the business of improvisational theatre. We make up all our comedy, plays, and sketches on the spot (unless otherwise noted). Short form, long form, Chicago-Style, NY-Style, CA-Style, Austin-Style – we do it all (especially Austin-Style, it’s our specialty). We host and produce improv shows Thursday through Sunday. For some of the shows, we invite independent groups to perform (everything you see on Thursday night, for instance) and some of the shows we personally produce (everything you see on Saturday night, for instance). Troupe – usually means a group of people who work together independently of any theater to create their own style and show. The troupes are usually made up of improvisers who have taken classes, here or elsewhere, and enjoy working and performing together. We have a few weekly troupes, like Parallelogramophonograph (who perform every Friday at 10pm), and Firth&Arjet (who perform every Thursday at 10pm). Show – usually means a produced production with a curated director, cast, and crew. A good example is our Saturday night 8pm Mainstage shows. Every Saturday at 8pm you can see a full-scale improvised production. This is…

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Wed. October 28th

Character Master ClassWed Oct 28, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$45

Character Master Class improv workshop w/ Jessica Arjet (one week)

Character Master Class Drop-In with Jessica Arjet

Thu. October 29th

The Show ClassThursdays Oct 29-Dec 17, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Annex – back
$255 – $290

The Show Class improv workshop HOLIDAY EDITION w/ Andy Crouch (six weeks) *This workshop is by invitation only

The Hideout is excited to present The Show Class, a six-week workshop that will culminate in three performances on Thursday evenings in December of 2026.

Level FiveThursdays Oct 29-Jan 7, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$305 – $355

w/ Caeriel Crestin & Connor MacDonald (eight weeks, skipping 11/26, 12/24 & 12/31)

Continue your improv education with Level Five!

Character Master Class

Wed. Oct 28th, 2026

7:00 pm (CDT)-9:30 pm (CDT)

$45.00

Hideout Campus

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character master class, Specialty Workshops

Character Master Class Drop-In with Jessica Arjet

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The Show Class

29 Oct

Thu. Oct 29th, 2026-Thu. Dec 17th, 2026

7:00 pm (CDT)-9:30 pm (CST)

$255.00 – $290.00

Hideout Annex – back

Classes

the show class

The Hideout is excited to present The Show Class, a six-week workshop that will culminate in three performances on Thursday evenings in December of 2026.

More Info Book Now!

Level Five