Organic Discovery
One of the skills we teach and reiterate in our improv classes is “Being in the Moment”. That means not worrying about the future, about what you think should happen. It means paying attention to what is going on right now
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But Don’t Take Our Word For It.
Roy here. I’ve been contemplating writing a blog post about 1) why you should see The Battle of the Sexes, which features two outstanding peformers from Dad’s Garage in Atlanta, and 2) why, if you’re an improviser, you should take the Dad’s Garage workshops. But then it hit me. Far […]
Interview with Kevin Gillese of Dad’s Garage
As you all know, we’re bringing two fantastic improvisers down from Dad’s Garage in Atlanta this weekend. In addition to teaching some workshops (spots are still left, by the way), Kevin and Amber will also be captaining the teams in The Battle of the Sexes Improv Showdown at The Long Center Saturday, July 17th. The Hideout recently interviewed Kevin (via email) to find out more about the Dad’s Garage style, the joy of TheatreSports, and the great improv longform/shortform debate. He was delightfully–and brutally– honest.
Hideout Theatre: You started out in Edmonton before you moved to Atlanta. Is there a noticeable difference in style between Canadian and American improvisation?
Kevin Gillese: RFT [Rapid Fire Theatre, in Edmonton] and Dad’s are so connected aesthetically, and have been for many years. I think that’s the reason that I feel like the improv is so similar. The truth is that every city in Canada has a different style
Who is T. Henry Baudecliffe?
Hey everyone. This is Curtis Luciani, co-director (with Kaci Beeler) of the Hideout’s upcoming show Who Is T. Henry Baudecliffe? A lot of folks have been asking what exactly this show is — a fair question, which I will now try to answer.
On Improv and What it Has Been to Me from Childhood-Present.
“in middle school my dad took me downtown to see a show. on the way he explained best he could what improv was, and why i would like it. that saturday night pretty much changed everything. as a young twelve year old, watching people do exactly what i loved to do but on a level i never thought was possible, was incredible. from that night on i went as much as possible, and after every show they would give the ‘thank you for coming to the hideout tonight, we hope you have enjoyed tonights show, if you like what you saw tonight we have shows and classes happening all the time here, just go to hideouttheatre.com for more info, thanks for coming out tonight’ speech, and everytime i wished i could go. but i was in cheerleading, and my family didnt have the time or money for that kind of thing. which is understandable, and im glad i waited until i was old enough for it to be my own thing anyway.”
Summer Camp!
The Flying Theater Machine’s first summer camp is going extremely well. It is exciting to see the kids playing and learning on stage. Kristin Henn is their teacher and she is amazing with the kids. They like the basic improv games, but they also really enjoy the organic morphing. My […]
Coming in July and August
COMING SOON – Who is T. Henry Baudecliffe?
The Marathon Madness is About to Begin!
Starting in just 24 hours the Hideout Theatre’s epic 41 Hour Improv Marathon will start off and won’t slow down until 9am on Sunday morning. We’re completely serious people. This is 41 hours of improv. 41 completely different shows back-to-back. Not only that, but 8 brave improvisers are dedicating to […]
The Complete 2010 41 Hour Marathon Schedule
So the Marathon starts Friday, June 4th at 4PM and wraps up Sunday morning at 9am. There will be 8 core players performing the ENTIRE TIME, but every hour will be a different show with different guests. Here is the complete list. Look it over, and then reserve your tickets […]
Auditions for the July/August Hideout Mainstage Show
Auditions for the July/August Hideout mainstage show Who is T. Henry Baudecliffe? will be happening this SUNDAY from 4 to 6 at the Hideout Theatre.