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  • Suspense to Mystery

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    See Scene of the Crime every Saturday in May and June! Get your tickets here! by Scene of the Crime director Troy Miller A few years ago, I got to bring an improv dream of mine to life at The Hideout Theatre. It was “Hitchcocked!” and, as the title should suggest, we performed a never-before-seen…

  • Returning to Silence

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    Golden runs April 18th and 25th at 6pm. Get your tickets here! by Jesssica von Schramm, Golden cast member I didn’t speak as a child. I knew how to, but I suffered from Selective Mutism, an anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings. At school, I would only nod or shake…

  • Inspiration is Golden

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    The newest student mainstage show, Golden, opens tomorrow, Saturday April 4 at 6pm and plays every Saturdayin April. We talked with Golden director Marc Majcher about his inspirations for this silent, expressive improv show.   1) Metropolis – I wanted to emphasize that silent work is great for more than comedy, and Metropolis is one of my favorite…

  • Public Secrets and Relations

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    Courtney, here! This is a pretty exciting week for me. Here’s why:   1. I now business-card-officially work for the Hideout doing public relations! It’s a dream to work at a theater that I care about, that I perform at, that has provided me and so many others with so much joy and meaning over…

  • Aspen Webster on One Small Step

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    One Small Step runs Saturdays in February at 6pm Get your tickets here! by One Small Step cast member Aspen Webster I’ve been a sci-fi nerd most of my life. Ever since I raided a Blockbuster when I was nine and binge watched the original Star Wars movies, holed up in my room with my…

  • Cat Drago: Bedtime Storytelling

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    Wanderlust runs Saturdays at 8pm in January and February Get your tickets here!    Stories are, and always have been, an important part of my family. As a kid, my sister and I required a bedtime story from my dad every night. He would make up the wildest of tales, transporting us to other times…

  • Nicole Oliver: Grand Canyon Flashback

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    Wanderlust runs Saturdays at 8pm in January and February Get your tickets here!  by Wanderlust cast member Nicole Oliver When I was younger, my mom and I would go on road trips. They were the best. We would pack up our small cooler with drinks, snacks and sandwiches. I was in charge of the maps.…

  • Encore! A Penny Dreadful’s Final Show

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      A Penny Dreadful is back for an encore this Saturday, January 10th @ 6:00pm. The show is sold out (as were all the others), which is dreadful news for those who haven’t seen it. So we thought we’d twist the knife even further with a few reviews from last week’s show. Mwuahaha! “Seeing *A Penny Dreadful*…

  • Ryan Austin on Wanderlust

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    Wanderlust runs Saturdays at 8pm in January and February Get your tickets here!  by Wanderlust cast member Ryan Austin As a performer, this show has a very epic feel to it in terms of its challenges. I’m both very thrilled to be tackling them and also overwhelmed. For an ENTIRE HOUR AND A HALF two…

  • Reflections on Wanderlust

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    Wanderlust runs Saturdays at 8pm in January and February   Get your tickets here!  by Wanderlust cast member Ceej Allen I don’t like mirroring.  Rather, I used to not like it.  Mirroring, for those who don’t know, is when two improvisers face each other and try to copy each other’s movements.  To mirror each other.  To…