Category: News

  • Baudecliffe Takes a Holiday

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    Roy Janik
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    Earlier this year, the Hideout Theatre was delighted to present Who Is T. Henry Baudecliffe?, an improvised exploration of the fractured world of outsider artist and phenomenon T. Henry Baudecliffe. Now, we are bringing it back for a one-time holiday event. The works of T. Heny Baudecliffe, in their dark and twisted way, touch on a number of…

  • Austin Holiday Secrets Saturday, 11/27/2010

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    Austin Secrets will be doing a one-off Holiday themed show Saturday, 11/27/2010. The holidays are joyful to some and depressing to others. But to almost everyone, they’re a time when lasting, powerful memories are made, traditions are fostered, and we see the people closest to us. In short, it’s a great time for sharing secrets…

  • Get Your Hideout Theatre 2011 Season Pass Now

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    Last week, The Hideout Theatre announced its 2011 Mainstage schedule. The Saturday night Mainstage shows have become The Hideout’s signature shows, exploring new genres and formats and pushing the limits of improvisation. These shows are going to sell-out, so we’re giving the die-hard Hideout fans a chance to get their tickets early. Between now and…

  • Austin Secrets Auditions, Tuesday Nov. 23rd from 7-10pm

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    Roy Janik
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    Improvisers take note! The Hideout will be hosting auditions for the upcoming January/February run of Austin Secrets. Here are the details: Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, 7-10pm Hideout Theatre If you know for sure that you’re coming, please RSVP to roy@hideouttheatre.com. Walk-ins are certainly fine, but we want to get a feel for what sort of volume…

  • Announcing the Hideout Theatre 2011 Mainstage Season!

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    Check out our 2011 Mainstage Season! The Hideout Theatre Mainstage shows are improv shows that run every Saturday at 8pm for two months. They are limited-time-only directed shows that feature strong concepts, high production values, and brand new ensembles especially picked from our talented performer roster for each show. In short, just like a theatrical…

  • Student Stories: Kathleen Nacozy (Level 4)

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    Roy Janik
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    The Hideout teaches five levels of improv classes, and we thought it might be illuminating for you to hear from the students in their own words. Here’s Kathleen Nakozy, a current level 4 student: I began improv thinking I was a funny person. But in Level 1 improv class, I quickly realized that I’m not…

  • Student Stories: Andrew Pish (Level 4)

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    “I can even talk to girls now. It’s incredible what a little improvised nonsense can do for a person.” Hideout student Andrew Pish shares his story.

  • Callback to 2003: Slumber Party Slaughter

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    The inaugural entry of Callback, a series looking back at Hideout shows past. Kevin Miller relates the tale of Slumber Party Slaughter.

  • Baudecliffe Reviews

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    Roy Janik
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    Sometimes we’ll do 2 months of shows and never get a single review. But our second Who Is T. Henry Baudecliffe? show was attended by 3 different reviewers… from Now Playing Austin, The Austin American Statesman, and The Austinist. Here are our favorite quotes from the articles… What is real and what is not, and…

  • Improv for Dog Trainers

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    Roy Janik
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    Roy Janik, Artistic Director and dog owner here. A while ago, my wife and I got a puppy. A cute, little crazy puppy. We knew right away that she was smart… she learned how to sit on command almost immediately. We just had no real idea how to train her. So we went with a…