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The Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX is hosting the 2nd annual Improvised Play Festival… an improv festival focusing on and showcasing narrative and theatrical improv. Improv is funny. Improv is spontaneous. Improv is delightful. At The Hideout, we believe that improv is also theatre. Over the years The Hideout has […]

Roy here! Starting Sunday, Feb. 12th, The Hideout is teaming up with Local Genius Society for a brand new weekly show called Underground Improv. It’s free, and takes place at The Dive Bar, located at 1703 Guadalupe St. at 17th St., across the street from the Dog & Duck Pub. […]

Seattle’s Randy Dixon is coming to Austin for a weekend of workshops. He’s the artistic director of Unexpected Productions and has been improvising and teaching since the late seventies. What kind of work is Unexpected Productions doing right now? Anything that you’re especially excited about? We are excited to be […]

Some of the Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature cast sit down to discuss the show in this podcast. The show runs every Saturday in January and February

Tonight is the last Nightmare Video Project, so let’s sing the praises of Marc Majcher, who records the DVDs and plays the role of the Gatekeeper.

In March 2012, The Hideout will be bringing back After School Improv, a mainstage show from 2009, as a student-cast show, directed by Jason Vines. Here is the audition and schedule information.

Kaci here, Your Director of Design at The Hideout Theatre! One of my on-going jobs here at The Hideout is to paint the stage backdrop at the theater every 2 months. Perhaps it would be better to phrase that “re-paint”, because that’s what I do. I paint over the current […]

Beginning this week Local Genius Society takes over the Thursday Threefer. Meet the men and women behind the Society.

This week: Andrew Pish

2011 was a record year for our adult education program at the Hideout Theatre, with more classes and students than ever before. After every Level One class we send a student feedback form and, amongst other things, ask them what they would say when recommending classes at the Hideout. These […]

We just announced the Hideout’s 2012 schedule, including our mainstage schedule, special events, and changes to our Friday lineup.