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Marathon Musings Before Leaving Austin

June 13, 2013 Roy Janik 1

by Kayla Lane Freeman Since I started improv in Austin in late 2010, I’ve always been attracted to the diversity and cross-pollination of the Austin improv community. I studied at three different theaters, and I’ve performed at all five of them in town. I’ve made close friends and connections with […]

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Former Hideout Student Starts an Improv School… in Greece

May 3, 2013 Roy Janik 1

The power of improv cannot be contained. When Hideout student and performer Menelaos Prokos moved back to Athens, he decided to start his own school of improvisation. Using all his Austin based experience and The Hideout’s curriculum as a starting point, his new school, ImproVibe, has really taken off. Hideout […]

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Ryan Austin vs. The Perils of Pulp!

March 28, 2013 Roy Janik 1

Ryan Austin wrote up this blog post about the preparation for Strange Worlds before the run began. They’re now a month in and going strong, with all of April left to go. Here’s Ryan: The Process on Strange Worlds –the Hideout Theatre’s latest main stage show– has involved firstly understanding […]

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Austin Secrets from Dec. 22, 2012

December 23, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Here are the slides from our penultimate Austin Secrets show of 2012. After next week, it’s curtains until the next time! As of writing this, there are 26 tickets left to the last show. Get them while you can!

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How You Won Maestro

December 18, 2012 Roy Janik 0

Hey Audience, it turns out that last week YOU won Maestro, our weekly competition-based improv show. How did this happen? Let’s hear from one of the directors, Marc Majcher: Last Saturday, Eric Heiberg and I directed an unprecedented Maestro experience at the Hideout Theatre. I’ve personally directed almost a hundred […]

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Lovecraft Secrets

December 7, 2012 Roy Janik 0

What a dumb idea, and what a delightful execution. This past Thursday we mashed up two of our Mainstage shows… Austin Secrets and The Black Vault (improv in the style of H.P. Lovecraft). The show took the basic form of Austin Secrets, but all of the secrets were in the […]

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The Austin Secrets from Dec. 1, 2012

December 2, 2012 Roy Janik 0

The Austin Secrets show from Dec. 1, 2012 was one of my favorite shows. It had just the right blend of comical and serious scenes, and the cast did them all justice. Here are the secrets that were used in the show. Austin Secrets runs through the end of December.