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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…

Specialty Workshops

In addition to our standard 6-week level classes, The Hideout likes to host specialty workshops on specific topics that will add some great skills to your improv tool belt.

These can range from intensives with world-renowned instructors from out of town to one-off sessions with local teachers showing you some of their unique expertise. They’re a great way to work on very specialized skills in a short amount of time.

Here’s what we have coming up:

Wed. October 21st

Character Master ClassWed Oct 21, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$45

Character Master Class improv workshop w/ Sid Desai (one week)

Character Master Class Drop-In with Sid Desai

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

Wed. November 4th

Sold Out!

Character Master ClassWed Nov 4, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$45

Character Master Class improv workshop w/ Shane Gannaway (one week)

Character Master Class Drop-In with Shane Gannaway

Wed. November 11th

Sold Out!

Character Master ClassWed Nov 11, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$45

Character Master Class improv workshop w/ Danielle DaVerona (one week)

Character Master Class Drop-In with Danielle DaVerona

Tue. December 1st

Forever Level OneTuesdays Dec 1-Dec 22, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Campus
$160 – $195

Forever Level One (December) w/ Danielle DaVerona (4 weeks)

Register for The Hideout’s monthly subscription “Intro to Improv” class—you get all the fun and games of a regular Level One class at The Hideout Theatre with none of the pressure to move on to a Level Two or perform a showcase. You can just keep signing up every month for more Level One for as long as you like!