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Avengers Marathon Cards by Polywog Design

May 28, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Polywog Design and Deano Jones (AKA Batman in The Hideout’s Holy 1960s Batman, Batman!) whipped up this amazing Avengers-style poster and trading cards in honor of the 8 people brave/stupid enough to attempt the 43-Hour Improv Marathon this year.

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Rock Opera: The Swim Class

May 25, 2012 Roy Janik 0

by Amber Shae In my mind, levels of improvising coincide with levels of water and I am certain that my being cast in an improvised rock opera feels as it would to be tossed as a feeble young babe out into a lake of murky water well beyond the “Warning: […]

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Prepping for the Marathon: A Voice of Concern

May 25, 2012 Roy Janik 1

by Jon Bolden When I was asked to be in this year’s 43-Hour Marathon, I accepted and immediately emailed my vocal therapist currently working in Ohio to ask him a few questions. He replied very concerned about the health of my voice what I had just signed up for. Let […]

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Improv Playhouse is Coming for a Visit

April 13, 2012 andy 0

This weekend’s guest troupe and workshop instructors Improv Playhouse are the closest thing to family that the Hideout Theatre has. Regina Saisi is a founding member of BATS Improv in San Francisco and has been teaching, improvising and directing shows with them since 1986, a full decade before Hideout founder […]

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Interview with the “Sarge” of Bunker 13

April 10, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Roy here. Bunker 13 is an improv group from Seattle that is coming down for the Improvised Play Festival. They do a completely improvised show set in the midst of the Vietname War. Fatigues, cammo, explosions, and letters from home are the order of the day. In anticipation of their […]

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Announcing the 2nd Annual Improvised Play Festival

March 30, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Here’s a long overdue official announcement of The Improvised Play Festival, happening in just a few weeks at The Hideout. The Improvised Play Festival is a celebration of narrative and/or theatrical improv in all its forms. Last year was the very first festival, and it was a great success. First, […]

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Behind the Scenes: After School Improv

March 9, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Roy here. This Saturday at 6pm we’re launching After School Improv, our first ever student mainstage show. Cat Drago is one of the cast members, and in this post, she talks about how the rehearsal process has been so far. Cat: When Jason emailed me saying I got cast in […]

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What Geniuses Thought They Could Do Improv in a Bar?

March 8, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Roy here. This Sunday marks the final show of Underground Improv, a joint project between The Hideout Theatre, The Dive Bar, and Local Genius Society. When the opportunity to put a show up at The Dive Bar came to the Hideout, I immediately thought of turning it over to Local […]