The show from November 24th will go down in the books as one of the most intense Austin Secrets yet. Time after time, the scenes went to some raw places. There were definitely comic moments as well, but tears were shed. Here are the secrets that inspired the scenes. That […]
Here are the secrets we used in the Nov. 17th Austin Secrets show. Join us for the next show. Austin Secrets runs through December.
Here are the secrets from the WaffleFest 2012 Austin Secrets show. This was a particularly interesting show because over half the audience was a group of teenage girls, who had included the show as part of their evening’s activities.large inflatable ball
Okay, it took some wrangling, but we’re finally proud to announce what Thursday’s (tonight’s) super secret WaffleFest show at 10pm actually is. Tonight you’ll be treated to an unprecedented superstar improv show… a gathering of some of Austin’s most amazing lady improvisers in one show. LOOK AT THIS LINEUP: I […]
Opening night of season 3 of Austin Secrets was magical. We had a sold-out house of mostly people new to the show. We had some really silly moments. Kareem’s sarcastic whistling made me laugh so hard that I had trouble continuing the show. And of course, we had more serious […]
When The Hideout was founded by Sean Hill in 1999, it consisted not only of the upstairs theater, but the downstairs theater and the coffee house as well. But over the years, that changed. The coffee house was leased out to a 3rd party early in 2003. Then when we […]
I think I must have read my first H.P. Lovecraft story when I was in college. It was in a round-about sort of way. I had read Robert Anton Wilson’s trippy and surreal Illuminatus! trilogy, and found out that it was full of Lovecraft references. So I bought a few […]
Roy here. Right now the Hideout’s Saturday Mainstage show is The Black Vault, Improvised Horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft. As part of the cast’s preparation, we’re writing a collaborative Lovecraftian story. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the first chapter. The second chapter is by […]
The rehearsal process leading up to the opening of the Black Vault has been an interesting one.
The Black Vault tells improvised dramatic horror stories in the style of H.P. Lovecraft. Since 90% of all improv is deliberately comedic in nature, that’s kind of an intimidating prospect.
Will the audience get it? Will they like it?
Roy here. In preparation for The Black Vault, improvised horror in the style of H.P. Lovecraft, I thought it would be fun to try my own hand at some Lovecraftian writing. One of the biggest challenges in the show is to try and recreate the essence of the overly-wrought and […]
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