Secrets from Nov. 17, 2012
Here are the secrets we used in the Nov. 17th Austin Secrets show. Join us for the next show. Austin Secrets runs through December.
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Austin Secrets Season 3: The Secrets from WaffleFest
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
Announcing tonight’s Super Secret WaffleFest Show
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 […]
The Secrets from the Season 3 Debut of Austin Secrets
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 […]
Happy Unification Day
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 […]
The Shadow Out of Austin, Chapter 2 (by Jay Michael)
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 Creeping Laughter
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?
The Shadow Out of Austin, A Black Vault Story
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 […]
Important Message from The Hideout Theatre
The text below went out to roughly 2,000 Hideout Theatre customers at 10pm on 9/7/2012. If you did not receive the email, it is because you were not potentially affected by the site security issue. Dear Hideout Customer, You are receiving this email because you purchased tickets or classes through […]
Improv & Speech Therapy
Almost a year after I received improv classes from my husband as a Christmas gift, I finally made it down to the Hideout for Level 1. The objective of Level 1, and I suppose many other introductory courses, is geared toward relinquishing a need to know everything before it happens, letting go of […]