Category: News

  • Broke and Bored? We’ve got a deal for you!

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    It’s that time of year! Didn’t you know? It’s Cheap Week at the Hideout!  That’s right EVERY SHOW this week is only $5!!! That includes the debut of Reform School for Wayward Girls!! It includes The Big Bash!!! It includes PGraph Presents!! The idea for Cheap Week has been fermenting for a while now. We wanted to start a new…

  • Tales from The First Ever Hideout Summer Intensive

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    This week The Hideout Theatre embarked on its first ever Summer Intensive. On Monday morning at 10am, 26 improvisors from near and far converged on the Hideout to learn from our crack team of improv instructors. Everyday, students of the intensive get a double dose of Hideout knowledge: fundamentals in the morning and narrative essentials…

  • The Newest Stage in The Hideout’s Development

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    Wait. What? What is happening? Oh, actually, we know! And it’s totally amazing.We’ve built a stage for the downstairs theater. Not just any stage, but a stage to stand the test of time. A stage that will be beautiful and functional, and which will allow us to sit on the stage floor and be seen…

  • The First Night Off of Caeriel Island

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    By Caeriel Crestin photo by Warren Henderson Saturday was our opening night of The International Improv Experience. I was floored. This show is a collaboration with improvisers from all over the world. These generous and excellent people put in time, energy, humor and creativity to film video challenges for us to interpret and perform on…

  • The 45 Hour Improv Marathon Couples Podcast

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    The 45 Hour Improv Marathon is about to happen. June 20th-22nd, in fact! This year two couples are in the Marathon: Newlyweds Ruby & Troy, and Rachel & Dave. The recently met up at The Dog and Duck Pub to discuss relationship tips, and their hopes & fears with regards to the Marathon. It’s short…

  • Here Comes The Sun- Ceej Allen on the Improv Marathon

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    By Ceej Allen After the marathon I slept for fourteen hours. When I woke up at 7:30 am my back was sore. I popped some ibuprofen, guzzled some water and sat myself on the front porch rocking chair. The Monday morning world was there to greet me. That’s when it hit me. Colors. Green leaves…

  • Marathon Blog Post: Why I Want To Do This To My Body, by Bridge-o

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    By Bridget Brewer When I was in middle school, I learned about this crazy Greek soldier named Pheidippides, who ran the world’s first marathon. In 490 BC, when the Greeks defeated the Persians on the battlefield in Marathon, Greece, Pheidippides ran all the way to Athens to deliver the news. Which is insane, because by…

  • Announcing the Next Three Student Mainstages of 2014

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    STUDENT MAINSTAGE ANNOUNCEMENT! Hello all! The new Hideout series of Student Mainstages have been a roaring success. On behalf of the Hideout Theatre, we have some exciting announcements! The first announcement is that we are officially changing the eligibility of Student Mainstage productions! To be able to audition for a Student Mainstage you must be…

  • Author Charlie Hoehn Has the Cure For What Ails You

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    Charlie Hoehn is one of our current students (he’s starting Level Six tonight with Valerie Ward!). He recently published a book entitled Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety and improv classes at the Hideout get a shout out at the end of this excerpt: One night, while I was looking at a friend’s book collection, I…

  • View from the Booth

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    By Cindy Page “If it’s all made up on the spot, why do you rehearse?” I’ve heard other improvisers talk about getting this question from non-improvisers, but I didn’t hear it myself until just a couple of weeks ago, when describing my rehearsal schedule to a coworker. Why DO improvisers rehearse? Why do I give…