Do you want to know what each separate hour of the 46-Hour Improv Marathon is in more detail? Well, here you go. Each hour will feature all eight of our core marathon performers, of course, but most hours will also include special guests, unique formats and styles, and new challenges for body and mind. Most people come and watch several hours in a row!
| 1 | Friday | 5PM | Teen Mixer | The teens from the Hideout Summer Camp get the Marathon kickstarted right. |
| 2 | Friday | 6PM | And They’re Off | The core cast gets to know one another in this anything-goes hour |
| 3 | Friday | 7PM | Start Trekkin’ | The Hideout’s hit take on the original Star Trek Series. Set phasers to ‘fun’. |
| 4 | Friday | 8PM | Fancy Pants | The Fanciest Pantiest improv show in the Galaxy! |
| 5 | Friday | 9PM | At Home with Katy and Tony | Two actual, lovely British people welcome the core 8 into their Living Room for this hour |
| 6 | Friday | 10PM | PGraph | This award-winning, internationally touring group blends humor, drama, and storytelling in unexpected ways. |
| 7 | Friday | 11PM | The Knuckleball Now | The fastest, quickest-wits in town. Scenes, characters, puns and plot-twists speed by in a rollercoaster of laughs. |
| 8 | Saturday | 12AM | Bad Boys | The wildly popular ColdTowne troupe crashes the party |
| 9 | Saturday | 1AM | Squirrel Buddies | Ukuleles, irreverence, positivity, and playfulness reign supreme in this hour |
| 10 | Saturday | 2AM | The Black Vault | Improvised Cosmic horror inspired by H.P. Lovecraft |
| 11 | Saturday | 3AM | Golden | Improvised Silent Stories |
| 12 | Saturday | 4AM | ColdTowne | The Bat: improv in the dark… AKA a cruel trick to play on the Marathoners |
| 13 | Saturday | 5AM | Amazon and the Milksop | Something crazy. And awesome. And crazy. |
| 14 | Saturday | 6AM | Cochise | A fully improvised ‘70s cop show, created live from your suggestion |
| 15 | Saturday | 7AM | Marathon Alumni Show | A blast from the past. Marathon Alumni come to support and advise the 2014 participants |
| 16 | Saturday | 8AM | Empty Promises | A Harold group from ColdTowne |
| 17 | Saturday | 9AM | Building Connections | Students from the Building Connections improv classes join the Marathoners |
| 18 | Saturday | 10AM | Dubbed Indemnity | Famous movie and TV clips have had their sound removed, and it’s up to the cast to dub new dialogue. |
| 19 | Saturday | 11AM | Control Issues | A really awesome show we were forced to change the name of. Formerly “Choose Your Own Adventure” |
| 20 | Saturday | 12PM | The Devil & Halyn Erickson | A demon voice rules the block. This classic solo show is now an hour long thing. |
| 21 | Saturday | 1PM | History Under the Influence | One very drunk narrator tells historical tales that the cast acts out. |
| 22 | Saturday | 2PM | What’s the Story, Steve? | An adorable (and real!) dog goes on an adventure, aided by improv. |
| 23 | Saturday | 3PM | The Eye in the Storm | The midpoint of the show… and a brief respite for the core 8 to do whatever they want. This is when they need you the most. Come cheer them on. |
| 24 | Saturday | 4PM | Charles Dickens Unleashed! | Improvised Tales of Victorian England in the style of Charles Dickens |
| 25 | Saturday | 5PM | Double Marathon | The Austin Runners Club stops by to talk about marathons during the marathon |
| 26 | Saturday | 6PM | Girls Girls Girls | An improvised Broadway-style musical by an award-winning, all-lady cast. |
| 27 | Saturday | 7PM | Confidence Men | 2-time B Iden Payne Award winning Confidence Men present improv in the style of David Mamet. |
| 28 | Saturday | 8PM | The Frank Mills | The Legendary Improv Group |
| 29 | Saturday | 9PM | Scene of the Crime | An improvised murder mystery full of twists, turns, big reveals, and big laughs. |
| 30 | Saturday | 10PM | Maestro 2.1 | The Hideout’s longest-running improv show. Elimination-style improv games and scenes! |
| 31 | Saturday | 11PM | Maestro 2.2 | The Hideout’s longest-running improv show. Elimination-style improv games and scenes! Hour 2! |
| 32 | Sunday | 12AM | Puppet Improv Project | What’s better than improv with puppets? Improv with puppets starring improvisers who haven’t slept in 32 hours. |
| 33 | Sunday | 1AM | Happily Ever After | A sample of the Hideout’s NEXT Mainstage: improvised Disney Musicals |
| 34 | Sunday | 2AM | Franz and Dave | The characters of Kafka and Lynch collaborate on a “movie” based on the audience’s suggestion |
| 35 | Sunday | 3AM | MC Harold | an improvised rap extravaganza |
| 36 | Sunday | 4AM | The Orphan is Displeased | An orphan (Bridget Brewer) skypes into the Marathon to control the action |
| 37 | Sunday | 5AM | Tech Nightmare | The tech booth rebels and controls the performers with random sounds, lighting cues, and music. |
| 38 | Sunday | 6AM | Care Bear Stare | The Care Bears are here to bring badly animated joy to your lives. |
| 39 | Sunday | 7AM | Buzz Band | The biopic of a 90s band that never existed… complete with their hit, improvised songs. |
| 40 | Sunday | 8AM | The Escorts | Austin Improv darlings present a bold format. |
| 41 | Sunday | 9AM | Of Mice and Mostly Women | A whip-smart high school group coached by Marathon alumnus Caitlin Sweetlamb |
| 42 | Sunday | 10AM | Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road was a hell of a movie. |
| 43 | Sunday | 11AM | Spirited | Improvised dreamscapes in the style of Lewis Carroll, Sendak, and Miyazaki |
| 44 | Sunday | 12PM | The Available Cupholders | Austin improv legends make it go. |
| 45 | Sunday | 1PM | Fakespeare | An improvised play in the style of William Shakespeare |
| 46 | Sunday | 2PM | Final Show | The victory lap of the 8 core Marathoners. They’re free to do whatever they like… except sleep. |
Well, what are you waiting for?! Purchase your tickets online, come down to the theater in person, or donate to our fundraiser from afar!