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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…

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Sat

Sep 19

4:00-6:00pm

5555 N. Lamar Blvd, B103, Austin

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This Workshop is part of the Hideout Forever! Fundraiser workshop series. Proceeds go to the effort to build The Hideout’s next forever home. Find out more about how you can help The Hideout build our new home after 25 years downtown.

Saturday Afternoon Workshop (2 hrs)

Talk Like a Pirate Day
with Danielle DaVerona

Ahoy maties! Looking to deepen your character chops? Want to be the BEST pirate on the 7 seas? Do you want to do it ON Talk Like a Pirate Day 2026? We will use pirate accents and characters to explore themes like straight absurd and build big but believable characters! Costumes encouraged but not required!

This class is open to graduates of Level One or above.

Saturday, Sept 19, 4-6pm (pay what you can $29/$39/$50) **Class held at the Hideout Annex (5555 N Lamar Blvd B103)

Bio:

Danielle DaVerona is an award-winning teacher, director, and performer who began their improv journey in April 2017, right here at Hideout Theatre! With 8 years performance experience and 3 years teaching, Danielle is most passionate about helping people discover the magic of improv and finding the fun in your fears through safety, community, and comedy!