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<div>{{Infobox Performer<br />
|Name = Peter Rogers <br />
|Picture = Peter Rogers Pic.jpg<br />
|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]]<br />
|Years = 2000-2004, 2007-Present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Peter Rogers''' is an improv performer and director who works primarily with [[The Hideout Theatre]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Prior to 2000, Peter's only experience with improv had been a number of improv games in high-school theater class, a 1997 trip to see Second City in Chicago, and an absolutely terrifying batch of improv games once in college. Peter saw his first improv show in Austin after getting a free ticket to a [[ComedySportz]] show at Northcross Mall from a comedy defensive driving class in May 2000. After that, he saw many more improv shows in town, and then he took the Hideout's first set of improv classes, from [[Shana Merlin]], between 2000 and 2001. After that, Peter joined [[First Round Draft]], the troupe that formed from the first batch of Hideout students. He left improv from 2004-2007, and then returned to do more shows, primarily at the Hideout.<br />
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Peter was a core cast member in [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]] and [[The 44-Hour Improv Marathon]].<br />
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==Photography==<br />
Peter has photographed nearly three hundred improv shows, though he is perhaps better known for videography, posting improv videos to vimeo almost weekly, and setting up [http://vimeo.com/channels/austinimprov The Austin Improv Vimeo Channel].<br />
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==Troupes==<br />
* [[First Round Draft]] (2001-2002)<br />
* [[Blink]] (2009)<br />
* [[Continental Breakfast]] (2010)<br />
* [[The Dancy Street D'Orchestra]] (2010-2011)<br />
* [[The Heroes of Comedy]]<br />
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==Shows==<br />
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]''<br />
* ''[[The Black Vault]]''<br />
* ''[[Charles Dickens Unleashed]]''<br />
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (director)<br />
* ''[[Fakespeare]]''<br />
* ''[[Fandom]]''<br />
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (director)<br />
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]''<br />
* ''[[Heavens, Mr. Darcy!]]''<br />
* ''[[How I Saved the World Over Summer Vacation]]''<br />
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]''<br />
* ''[[Improvised Shakespeare]]''<br />
* ''[[The Joss Whedon Pajama Party]]''<br />
* ''[[Live Nude Improv]]''<br />
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Angel]]'' (Wesley)<br />
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Buffy]]'' (Wesley)<br />
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Firefly]]'' (Simon)<br />
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Freaks and Geeks]]'' (Nick)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Star]]''<br />
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]''<br />
* ''[[Myth Debunkers]]'' (narrator)<br />
* ''[[One More Night]]''<br />
* ''[[The Professor]]''<br />
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]''<br />
* ''[[Rock]]''<br />
* ''[[Savage Swords]]''<br />
* ''[[The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature]]''<br />
* ''[[Spirited]]''<br />
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]''<br />
* ''[[Twilight Zoned]]''<br />
* ''[[Strange Worlds]]''<br />
* ''[[Totally Improvised, 90210]]'' (ensemble, assistant director)<br />
* ''[[The Violet Underbelly]]''<br />
* ''[[You Think You're So Smart]]''<br />
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==Media==<br />
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hujhax/collections/72157613519092868/ Peter's improv photos on flickr.]<br />
* [http://vimeo.com/hujhax/videos Peter's videos on vimeo.]<br />
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== Writing ==<br />
=== Sketches ===<br />
* Videos<br />
** Sketches Peter wrote for ''[[The Joss Whedon Pajama Party]]'': [http://vimeo.com/44147623 "The Big Red Button"]; [http://vimeo.com/44147529 "Cancellation Support Group"]; [http://vimeo.com/45173703 "Joss Whedon's Dream Project"], "Wash Has Too Much Time on His Hands", Parts [http://vimeo.com/45295722 1], [http://vimeo.com/45295972 2], & [http://vimeo.com/45295836 3].<br />
** Sketches Peter wrote for an opening set for [[Your Terrific Neighbors]]: [http://vimeo.com/44639689 "''Hurt Locker'' OMG YAY"]; [http://vimeo.com/44640172 "Harlequin Network-Computing Theater"]; [http://vimeo.com/44640577 "Waylon Jennings Interrupts"].<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/51553569 "The ''Arrested Development'' Documentary Crew"]<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/35782149 "Learning Something New About History"]<br />
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/tag/sketchwar Sketches for "Sketchwar", a weekly sketch-writing contest.]<br />
* Peter also co-wrote ''[[Sketchville]]'', a comedy webseries.<br />
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=== Other Writing ===<br />
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/tag/spanish "Spanish for Everyday Situations".]<br />
* [http://youtu.be/ZxMJmf7UMqc&list=PL673F70376C8DE6B8 "Bellydancing Ninjas" (radio serial).]<br />
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== More Information ==<br />
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/872048.html Peter's explanation of the best way to video-record improv shows with your iPhone.]<br />
* [http://tinyurl.com/petersimprovshows A Google calendar of Peter's improv performances.]<br />
* A song about Peter Rogers composed and recorded by [[Michael Joplin]]: [http://soundcloud.com/hujhax/peter-rogers-just-dont-give-a-fuck "Peter Rogers Just Don't Give A Fuck"]<br />
* [[The Hideout Text Adventure|A game Peter wrote about The Hideout Theatre.]]<br />
* [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-peter-rogers/ Interview] by [[Andrew Buck]].<br />
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[[Category:Performers|Rogers]]<br />
[[Category:Directors|Rogers]]<br />
[[Category:Photographers|Rogers]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Lindsey_McGowen&diff=14078Lindsey McGowen2017-03-03T05:45:29Z<p>70.112.58.166: /* Shows */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Performer<br />
|Name = Lindsey McGowen <br />
|Picture = Lindsey McGowen Pic.jpg<br />
|Theater= {{Unbulleted list | [[The Hideout Theatre]] }}<br />
|Years = 2014-Present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Lindsey McGowen''' is a technical improvisor, Co-Technical Director of [[The Hideout Theatre]], and transplant from Detroit. She has an expensive piece of paper that says she knows stuff about technical theater.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
Lindsey studied Stage Management and Lighting Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She also occasionally ran tech for CWRU's collegiate improv troupe "Improvment." Upon graduating, she decided that theater-as-a-day-job was not as fun as it looked and took a hiatus from theater starting shortly after graduation. In 2013, she started volunteering with a local improv theatre (GO!Comedy in Ferndale, MI) before relocating to Austin in early 2014.<br />
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On arriving in Austin, she immediately jumped into technical improv with both feet and has been instrumental to several mainstage shows at both [[The Hideout Theatre]] and [[The Institution Theater]] ever since. She also acts as Lead Audio Engineer on ''Tales from the Black Vault'', the podcast version of [[The Black Vault]], and as Music Director for [[The Jukebox Musical Project]].<br />
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Outside of improv, Lindsey is a professional Project Manager and is active in the national contemporary a cappella scene as a judge, producer, master clinician and performer. She occasionally performs musical improv with the help of her looping station as seen in her Free Fringe show [http://vimeo.com/100491197 Synesthesia] and as a guest musician with [[Indigo Shift]].<br />
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==Troupes==<br />
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Tech Nightmare]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
* ''[[All You Need is Love!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]'' (2015-2016 runs) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Boy, Howdy!]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Dance Dreams]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Death by Musical]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (technical director/light/multimedia swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Four Chambers]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[How I Saved the World Over Summer Vacation]]'' (technical director, scoring tech)<br />
* ''[[Hurly Burly]]'' (sound tech/stage manager)<br />
* ''[[I'll Take the Physical Challenge!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Local on the 8's]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Star]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
* ''[[Next Week on Game of Thrones]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]'' (stage manager/props mistress/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Peter Pan and the Great Unknown]]'' (technical director/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Process]]'' (2016 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Savage Swords]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]'' (2017 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Teenage Wasteland]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Theatresports]]'' (2014, 2017 runs) (swing tech, technical director)<br />
* ''[[The Big Bash]]'' (swing tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Black Vault]]'' (light tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Amazon and the Milksop|"The Fitzgeralds Save the World"]]'' (tech, 2016-present)<br />
* ''[[The International Improv Experience]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[The Jukebox Musical Project]]'' <br />
** ''The Black Death'' (music director)<br />
** ''In the Air Tonight'' (music director)<br />
** ''Karma Police'' (music director)<br />
** ''Renaissance Queen'' (music director/cast)<br />
** ''Home Again: The Story of Passover'' (music director)<br />
** ''Beyonce's Wild West'' (music director)<br />
* ''[[The Kindness of Strangers]]'' (technical director)<br />
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== More Information ==<br />
* [http://wikipella.org/wiki/Lindsey_McGowen Lindsey's wikipella page.]<br />
* Interviews by [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-lindsey-mcgowen/]<br />
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[[Category:Techs|McGowen]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Strange_Worlds&diff=14070Strange Worlds2017-02-21T16:39:35Z<p>70.112.58.166: /* Post-Run */ added ASIF show</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Show<br />
|Name = Strange Worlds <br />
|Picture= Strange Worlds Image.jpg<br />
|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]]<br />
|Director = [[Jordan T. Maxwell]]<br />
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list| [[Alexander Hilary]] | [[Andreas Fabis]] | [[Heidi Rogers]] | [[Jayme Ramsay]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] | [[Lacy Shawn]] | [[Pseudonyms|Madeline M.]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Ryan Austin]]}}<br />
|Tech = {{Unbulleted list<br />
| [[Cindy Page]]<br />
| [[Chad Wellington]]<br />
| [[Michael Yew]]}}<br />
|Run = Mar/Apr 2013<br />
}}<br />
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[[Image:Strange Worlds Heroes Drawing.jpg|thumb|alt=A drawing of the cast of heroes from _Strange Worlds_.|A drawing by [[Ryan Austin]] of the cast of heroes from ''Strange Worlds''.]]<br />
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'''''Strange Worlds''''' was a mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theatre]] based on 30s [[wikipedia:Pulp magazine|pulp adventure]].<br />
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==Summary==<br />
The show was an improvised serial anthology based in the tropes of [[wikipedia:Pulp magazine|the pulps]] of the 30s and 40s. The cast developed hero characters in rehearsals, and each performance featured two adventures, each featuring one of those heroes, and an shorter interstitial story ("Strange Times") that followed a reporter and cop as they investigated the blowback from those stories.<br />
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The technical improvisors for the show are [[Cindy Page]], [[Chad Wellington]], and [[Michael Yew]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Here is [[Jordan T. Maxwell]]'s explanation of the name's origin:<blockquote>I got turned on to the pulps after reading the first issue of Planetary, the last line (and pseudo-motto) of which is "Strange world. Let's keep it that way." When I was trying to think of something that sounded like the title of an old pulp anthology, those first two words were just right. </blockquote><br />
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==Characters==<br />
* '''The Beacon''' ([[Marc Majcher]]) is a stage magician and debunker named Rick White, cursed by gypsies to attract supernatural forces at all times.<br />
* '''Jack Ryder of Neptune''' ([[Ryan Austin]]) is an American sailor who, while returning home from the war, is sucked into a wormhole that deposits him on the fantastical planet of Neptune (known to its natives as Shano).<br />
* '''Simon Doyle''' ([[Peter Rogers]]) AKA "Codename: Sleuth" is a brilliant British agent who was thrown out of SIS because of his ceaseless pursuit of a shadowy international cabal known only as "The Spiderweb". He now lives in the United States, tracking the group's agents and zeroing in on its sinister purpose.<br />
* '''Dr. Lily Wilde''' ([[Pseudonyms|Madeline M.]]), jungle professor, is an anthropologist raised in the jungles of the Amazon. With her ready fists and her keen scientific insights, she fights all of the enemies of the natural world and its denizens.<br />
* '''Maxine Maker''' ([[Jessica Arjet]]) is a clever gadgeteer who uses her inventions to fight mad scientists, giant robots, and the like, in a world that's often biased against female engineers.<br />
* '''The Grey Bishop''' ([[Andreas Fabis]]) is Martin Van Sant, a Dutch bookshop owner and chess enthusiast who, in his spare time, dons a domino mask and matches wits against master criminals as "The Grey Bishop". His morally ambiguous crimefighting methods often leave a body count, and he has a penchant for leaving chess pieces with his victims: pawns for minor henchmen, perhaps a bishop for a higher lieutenant, and so on.<br />
* '''The Peregrine''' ([[Lacy Shawn]]) is Annie Peregrine, a street urchin who moonlights as the city's most feared cat burglar (and occasionally dons the guise of high-society girl Anna Margaret Volare). She targets the corrupt rich, and commits her crimes with the help of a slingshot with a variety of useful pellets, and Hawkimedes, a particularly well-trained hawk.<br />
* '''Bellwether Blue''' ([[Jayme Ramsay]]) is an ace pilot, the daughter of a great (and deceased) war hero. She flies with her two "Liberty Aces", Tank ([[Alexander Hilary]]) and Spunk ([[Marc Majcher]]), and often fights fascists intent on world domination.<br />
===The Protagonists of Strange Times===<br />
* '''Morgan McNulty''' ([[Heidi Rogers]]) is a city cop with a penchant for violence. She's been suspended from active duty at least once for this.<br />
* '''Nate Jester''' ([[Alexander Hilary]]) is a former war reporter who now covers oddball, freak occurrences for the city paper.<br />
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==Show Summaries==<br />
* Episode 1 (3/2/13):<br />
** [[Maxine Maker and the Scintillating Confabulator!]]<br />
** [[Strange Times: The Body]]<br />
** [[The Grey Bishop: The Ruby and the Tiger]]<br />
* Episode 2 (3/9/13):<br />
** [[The Beacon and the Dancing Skeleton]]<br />
** [[Strange Times: The Pendant]]<br />
** [[Bellwether Blue Versus the Shadow Asps]]<br />
* Episode 3 (3/23/13):<br />
** [[Jack Ryder and the Temples of Neptune]]<br />
** [[Strange Times: The Trident]]<br />
** [[The Peregrine and the Web of Youth]]<br />
* Episode 4 (3/30/13):<br />
** [[Lily Wilde Versus the Ravenous Cats]]<br />
** [[Strange Times: The Tattoo]]<br />
** [[Codename: Sleuth and the Case of the Assassin's Sting]]<br />
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==Media==<br />
=== Main Run ===<br />
* Episode 1 (3/2/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.504091772987677.1073741827.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64240670 Maxine Maker and the Scintillating Confabulator!]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64283087 Strange Times: The Body.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64216657 The Grey Bishop in "The Ruby and the Tiger".]<br />
* Episode 2 (3/9/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.515181085212079.1073741839.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64279539 The Beacon and the Dancing Skeleton.]<br />
**** [http://vimeo.com/62740963 (Unedited version of the show.)]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64307521 Strange Times: The Pendant.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64279538 Bellwether Blue Versus the Shadow Asps.]<br />
* Episode 3 (3/23/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.516857461711108.1073741843.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64577633 Jack Ryder and the Temples of Neptune.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/65341953 Strange Times: The Trident.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64498551 The Peregrine and the Web of Youth.]<br />
* Episode 4 (3/30/13):<br />
** [http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/28941754_bJ4Bsx#!i=2460013495&k=KfRHW5c Photoset] by [[Jon Bolden]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64577634 Lily Wilde Versus the Ravenous Cats.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66177022 Strange Times: The Tattoo.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/64478922 Codename: Sleuth and the Case of the Assassin's Sting.]<br />
* Episode 5 (4/6/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.558248124196687.1073741832.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/65959433 The Beacon and the Enchanted Mirror.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66134872 Strange Times: The Tunnels.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/65423075 The Peregrine and the Tempest Equation.]<br />
* Episode 6 (4/13/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.524634750933379.1073741856.221927764537414&type=1 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66225436 Codename: Sleuth and the Case of the Fractured Wing.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66271683 Strange Times: The President.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66259424 Maxine Maker and the Sumptuous Nanoreciprocator!]<br />
* Episode 7 (4/20/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.528599867203534.1073741860.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66226023 Lily Wilde and the Orchid of Death.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66177068 Strange Times: The Supplies.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66271684 The Grey Bishop in "The Queen's Gambit".]<br />
* Episode 8 (4/27/13):<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151361640900793.1073741841.666390792&type=3 Photoset] by [[Dave Alley]].<br />
** Videos by [[Ryan Austin]] (with editing by [[Peter Rogers]]):<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66294097 Worlds Collide, Chapter 1: The Twilight of Neptune.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66134873 Strange Times: The Invasion.]<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/66306441 Worlds Collide, Chapter 2: The Tomb of Heartbreak.]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4671818636191.1073741831.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] of the cast party by [[Michael Yew]].<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151697102622265.1073741825.588952264&type=1 A photoset of video title cards] by [[Peter Rogers]] (from photos by [[Jon Bolden]]).<br />
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=== Post-Run ===<br />
* "Shaken Not Stirred" Party (5/1/13):<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/66324632 Video of Codename: Sleuth and the Case of the Diamonds in the Rough.]<br />
* "NerdProv" (5/3/13):<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/67667122 Video of the Grey Bishop in "The Sicilian Defense".]<br />
* The New York Unscripted Festival (5/31/13 and 6/2/13):<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/67689241 Video of The Beacon and the Soul of the Wizard.]<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/67697488 Video of Codename: Sleuth and the Case of the Laughing Cascade.]<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/67702032 Video of Bellwether Blue versus the Vermin Young.]<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/67706793 Video of the Grey Bishop in "The Exchange Variation".]<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.4838455402006.1073741836.1315383518&type=3 Casual photos] by [[Michael Yew]].<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/warren.henderson.946/media_set?set=a.811216412242179.1073741867.100000614831752&type=3 Photoset] by [[Warren Henderson]] of a 3/27/14 fundraiser show for their trip to the Alaska State Improv Festival.<br />
** [http://youtu.be/k07bu91F9H4 Video] by [[Warren Henderson]] of the same show.<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.715099225220263.1073741984.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 4/11/14 show at [[The 2014 Improvised Play Festival]].<br />
* [https://vimeo.com/93582286 Video] of the 4/25/14 show at the Alaska State Improv Festival.<br />
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=== Other ===<br />
* [http://kacibeeler.com/Kaci_Beeler/Artwork/Pages/Set_Design_files/Media/strange-worlds-set/strange-worlds-set.jpg?disposition=download Photo] of [[Kaci Beeler]]'s set design.<br />
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==More Information==<br />
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4898&p=41024 The 2007 'format manifesto' for an improvised pulp show] by [[Jordan T. Maxwell]].<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/ryan-austin-vs-the-perils-of-pulp "Ryan Austin Vs. The Perils of Pulp"]: a post from [[Ryan Austin]] about the rehearsal process.<br />
* [http://yesandrew.com/2013/04/29/monday-morning-news/ Review of the closing-night show] by [[Andrew Buck]].<br />
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[[Category:The Hideout Theatre]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Lindsey_McGowen&diff=14017Lindsey McGowen2016-12-30T15:38:24Z<p>70.112.58.166: /* Shows */</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Performer<br />
|Name = Lindsey McGowen <br />
|Picture = Lindsey McGowen Pic.jpg<br />
|Theater= {{Unbulleted list | [[The Hideout Theatre]] }}<br />
|Years = 2014-Present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Lindsey McGowen''' is a technical improvisor, Co-Technical Director of [[The Hideout Theatre]], and transplant from Detroit. She has an expensive piece of paper that says she knows stuff about technical theater.<br />
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== Summary ==<br />
Lindsey studied Stage Management and Lighting Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She also occasionally ran tech for CWRU's collegiate improv troupe "Improvment." Upon graduating, she decided that theater-as-a-day-job was not as fun as it looked and took a hiatus from theater starting shortly after graduation. In 2013, she started volunteering with a local improv theatre (GO!Comedy in Ferndale, MI) before relocating to Austin in early 2014.<br />
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On arriving in Austin, she immediately jumped into technical improv with both feet and has been instrumental to several mainstage shows at both [[The Hideout Theatre]] and [[The Institution Theater]] ever since. She also acts as Lead Audio Engineer on ''Tales from the Black Vault'', the podcast version of [[The Black Vault]], and as Music Director for [[The Jukebox Musical Project]].<br />
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Outside of improv, Lindsey is a professional Project Manager and is active in the national contemporary a cappella scene as a judge, producer, master clinician and performer. She occasionally performs musical improv with the help of her looping station as seen in her Free Fringe show [http://vimeo.com/100491197 Synesthesia] and as a guest musician with [[Indigo Shift]].<br />
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==Troupes==<br />
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Tech Nightmare]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
* ''[[All You Need is Love!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]'' (2015-2016 runs) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Boy, Howdy!]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (technical director/light/multimedia swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Four Chambers]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Hurly Burly]]'' (sound tech/stage manager)<br />
* ''[[I'll Take the Physical Challenge!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Star]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
* ''[[Next Week on Game of Thrones]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]'' (stage manager/props mistress/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Peter Pan and the Great Unknown]]'' (technical director/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Process]]'' (2016 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Savage Swords]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]'' (2017 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Teenage Wasteland]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Theatresports]]'' (2014, 2017 runs) (swing tech, technical director)<br />
* ''[[The Big Bash]]'' (swing tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Black Vault]]'' (light tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Amazon and the Milksop|"The Fitzgeralds Save the World"]]'' (tech, 2016-present)<br />
* ''[[The International Improv Experience]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[The Jukebox Musical Project]]'' <br />
** ''The Black Death'' (music director)<br />
** ''In the Air Tonight'' (music director)<br />
** ''Karma Police'' (music director)<br />
** ''Renaissance Queen'' (music director/cast)<br />
** ''Home Again: The Story of Passover'' (music director)<br />
** ''Beyonce's Wild West'' (music director)<br />
<br />
== More Information ==<br />
* [http://wikipella.org/wiki/Lindsey_McGowen Lindsey's wikipella page.]<br />
* Interviews by [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-lindsey-mcgowen/]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Techs|McGowen]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Lindsey_McGowen&diff=14016Lindsey McGowen2016-12-30T15:36:55Z<p>70.112.58.166: /* Shows */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox Performer<br />
|Name = Lindsey McGowen <br />
|Picture = Lindsey McGowen Pic.jpg<br />
|Theater= {{Unbulleted list | [[The Hideout Theatre]] }}<br />
|Years = 2014-Present<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Lindsey McGowen''' is a technical improvisor, Co-Technical Director of [[The Hideout Theatre]], and transplant from Detroit. She has an expensive piece of paper that says she knows stuff about technical theater.<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
Lindsey studied Stage Management and Lighting Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She also occasionally ran tech for CWRU's collegiate improv troupe "Improvment." Upon graduating, she decided that theater-as-a-day-job was not as fun as it looked and took a hiatus from theater starting shortly after graduation. In 2013, she started volunteering with a local improv theatre (GO!Comedy in Ferndale, MI) before relocating to Austin in early 2014.<br />
<br />
<br />
On arriving in Austin, she immediately jumped into technical improv with both feet and has been instrumental to several mainstage shows at both [[The Hideout Theatre]] and [[The Institution Theater]] ever since. She also acts as Lead Audio Engineer on ''Tales from the Black Vault'', the podcast version of [[The Black Vault]], and as Music Director for [[The Jukebox Musical Project]].<br />
<br />
<br />
Outside of improv, Lindsey is a professional Project Manager and is active in the national contemporary a cappella scene as a judge, producer, master clinician and performer. She occasionally performs musical improv with the help of her looping station as seen in her Free Fringe show [http://vimeo.com/100491197 Synesthesia] and as a guest musician with [[Indigo Shift]].<br />
<br />
==Troupes==<br />
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Tech Nightmare]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]'' (2015-2016 runs) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Boy, Howdy!]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (technical director/light/multimedia swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Four Chambers]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Hurly Burly]]'' (sound tech/stage manager)<br />
* ''[[I'll Take the Physical Challenge!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Star]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
* ''[[Next Week on Game of Thrones]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]'' (stage manager/props mistress/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Peter Pan and the Great Unknown]]'' (technical director/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Process]]'' (2016 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Savage Swords]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]'' (2017 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Teenage Wasteland]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Theatresports]]'' (2014, 2017 runs) (swing tech, technical director)<br />
* ''[[The Big Bash]]'' (swing tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Black Vault]]'' (light tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Amazon and the Milksop|"The Fitzgeralds Save the World"]]'' (tech, 2016-present)<br />
* ''[[The International Improv Experience]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[The Jukebox Musical Project]]'' <br />
** ''The Black Death'' (music director)<br />
** ''In the Air Tonight'' (music director)<br />
** ''Karma Police'' (music director)<br />
** ''Renaissance Queen'' (music director/cast)<br />
** ''Home Again: The Story of Passover'' (music director)<br />
** ''Beyonce's Wild West'' (music director)<br />
<br />
== More Information ==<br />
* [http://wikipella.org/wiki/Lindsey_McGowen Lindsey's wikipella page.]<br />
* Interviews by [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-lindsey-mcgowen/]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Techs|McGowen]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Lindsey_McGowen&diff=14015Lindsey McGowen2016-12-30T15:36:27Z<p>70.112.58.166: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox Performer<br />
|Name = Lindsey McGowen <br />
|Picture = Lindsey McGowen Pic.jpg<br />
|Theater= {{Unbulleted list | [[The Hideout Theatre]] }}<br />
|Years = 2014-Present<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Lindsey McGowen''' is a technical improvisor, Co-Technical Director of [[The Hideout Theatre]], and transplant from Detroit. She has an expensive piece of paper that says she knows stuff about technical theater.<br />
<br />
== Summary ==<br />
Lindsey studied Stage Management and Lighting Design at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. She also occasionally ran tech for CWRU's collegiate improv troupe "Improvment." Upon graduating, she decided that theater-as-a-day-job was not as fun as it looked and took a hiatus from theater starting shortly after graduation. In 2013, she started volunteering with a local improv theatre (GO!Comedy in Ferndale, MI) before relocating to Austin in early 2014.<br />
<br />
<br />
On arriving in Austin, she immediately jumped into technical improv with both feet and has been instrumental to several mainstage shows at both [[The Hideout Theatre]] and [[The Institution Theater]] ever since. She also acts as Lead Audio Engineer on ''Tales from the Black Vault'', the podcast version of [[The Black Vault]], and as Music Director for [[The Jukebox Musical Project]].<br />
<br />
<br />
Outside of improv, Lindsey is a professional Project Manager and is active in the national contemporary a cappella scene as a judge, producer, master clinician and performer. She occasionally performs musical improv with the help of her looping station as seen in her Free Fringe show [http://vimeo.com/100491197 Synesthesia] and as a guest musician with [[Indigo Shift]].<br />
<br />
==Troupes==<br />
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Tech Nightmare]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]'' (2015-2016 runs) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Boy, Howdy!]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (technical director/light/multimedia swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Four Chambers]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Hurly Burly]]'' (sound tech/stage manager)<br />
* ''[[I'll Take the Physical Challenge!]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Lonely Star]]'' (scoring tech)<br />
* ''[[Next Week on Game of Thrones]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]'' (stage manager/props mistress/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Peter Pan and the Great Unknown]]'' (technical director/swing tech)<br />
* ''[[Process]]'' (2016 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]'' (sound tech)<br />
* ''[[Savage Swords]]'' (technical director/light tech)<br />
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]'' (2017 run) (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Teenage Wasteland]]'' (technical director)<br />
* ''[[Theatresports]]'' (2014 run) (swing tech)<br />
* ''[[The Big Bash]]'' (swing tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Black Vault]]'' (light tech, 2015-present)<br />
* ''[[The Amazon and the Milksop|"The Fitzgeralds Save the World"]]'' (tech, 2016-present)<br />
* ''[[The International Improv Experience]]'' (light tech)<br />
* ''[[The Jukebox Musical Project]]'' <br />
** ''The Black Death'' (music director)<br />
** ''In the Air Tonight'' (music director)<br />
** ''Karma Police'' (music director)<br />
** ''Renaissance Queen'' (music director/cast)<br />
** ''Home Again: The Story of Passover'' (music director)<br />
** ''Beyonce's Wild West'' (music director)<br />
<br />
== More Information ==<br />
* [http://wikipella.org/wiki/Lindsey_McGowen Lindsey's wikipella page.]<br />
* Interviews by [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-lindsey-mcgowen/]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Techs|McGowen]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Nothing_and_Everything&diff=14001Nothing and Everything2016-12-07T21:40:46Z<p>70.112.58.166: </p>
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<div>{{Infobox Show<br />
|Name = Nothing and Everything <br />
|Picture = Nothing and Everything.jpg <br />
|Theater = [[The Hideout Theatre]]<br />
|Director = [[Jon Bolden]]<br />
|Assistant Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Dave Yakubik]] | [[Rachel Posey Austin]] }}<br />
|Run= Nov/Dec 2014<br />
|Subsequent Runs = Aug 2015<br />
|Tech= {{Unbulleted list | [[Cortney DeAngelo]] | [[Lindsey McGowen]] | [[Michael Yew]] }}<br />
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Andrew Buck]] | [[Cat Drago]] | [[Courtney Hopkin]] | [[Jordan T. Maxwell]] | [[Kaci Danger]] | [[Kareem Badr]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Megan Sherrod]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Troy A. Miller]] | [[Valerie Ward]] }}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Nothing and Everything''''' was a narrative improv show inspired by the works of [[wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]]. It was a mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theatre]].<br />
<br />
== Show Style ==<br />
The show took place on a rural Russian estate in the 1890s. The costumes, while not absolutely period-perfect, suggested that era while conveying an out-of-time quality. Similarly, the stage was filled with props and furniture that suggest the time period and location -- in fact, the show featured no spacework whatsoever, using only real, physical props and furniture.<br />
<br />
The show was an ensemble piece, and focused on no particular hero. Each performance included as much of the total cast as available -- in practical terms, this means that between eight and eleven performers were in each show. Each performer played one character, and the characters had a complex mesh of relationships, with families, neighbors, friends, and servants all interacting.<br />
<br />
The acting style was fairly naturalistic, with the stage improvisors often playing characters close to themselves rather than extremely heightened types, and much of the show occurring in the un-heightened circumstances of those characters' everyday lives. Extreme emotions tended to be tamped down until outbursts later in the play. The performers explored the characters, either with lengthy monologs of their own, or through descriptions of offstage characters. Characters didn't particularly change from the start of the play to the end.<br />
<br />
The show featured long scenes that shifted focus and composition over time. Characters entered, characters exited, and the scene concerned itself with one conversation, then another, perhaps expanding to a large group scene before homing in again on smaller clusters of people. Frequently one cluster within a scene was completely unaware of another, leading to independent conversations within the same scene. The show rarely if ever "went for the joke", aiming instead for the rhythms of natural conversation, drawing on character-based humor rather than well-constructed punch lines. <br />
<br />
The tech aimed to avoid being 'busy'. The lights featured slow isolations focussing the audience on particular characters or conversations, but tended to keep the same feel for each act (see below). Likewise, sound tended to be very sparing with sound effects -- as with Chekhov, the production aimed to make every sound effect something that's significant to the story.<br />
<br />
The show wrestled with the same themes as Chekhov's "big four" (''[[wikipedia:The Seagull|The Seagull]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Three Sisters|Three Sisters]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Uncle Vanya|Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Cherry Orchard|The Cherry Orchard]]''). Characters were often frustrated with the ineffectuality of their own lives or of the nation as a whole. Passionate, romantic feelings went unrequited. The characters lived in a historical context where the aristocracy was fading in power and relevance, and nobody was certain what would replace it.<br />
<br />
At the same time, the show aimed more for realism than for traditional "everyone learns a lesson" storytelling. It aimed for minor-key depictions of real life, caring as much about giving the audience a brief window into this world as it does about any traditional notions of plot.<br />
<br />
== Show Structure ==<br />
The director introduced the show, and got several suggestions from the audience: the number of actors in the first scene, what time of year the story begins in, and a prop (selected from four on a tray) to give to one of the initial characters. Then there was a four-act improvised play, with an intermission between acts two and three. Each act was a monoscene, and the acts occured in chronological order.<br />
<br />
The first act served to introduce all the characters, with everyone in the cast having at least a brief speaking role. It showed the characters in normal, everyday mode -- everyone was more-or-less happy with each other, and there were no strenuous conflicts beyond the sort of tiffs that happen every day. This section of the show featured the most exposition, establishing all the characters, all of their relationships, and any simmering resentments or frustrations they have.<br />
<br />
The second act took place after a short time jump (often a day or two), and further developed the world.<br />
<br />
The third act, after intermission, took place after a longer time jump (usually some number of months), and was where the conflicts developed in the first half came to a head and a resolution.<br />
<br />
Finally, act four, which took place after a short time jump, depicted the fallout from act three, and the new status quo that had settled in.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
The show featured an unadvertised preview performance two days before its premiere.<br />
<br />
It was part of [[The 2015 Improvised Play Festival]].<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
=== Videos ===<br />
* 2014 [[Hideout Theatre]] Run:<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111300281 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/6/14 preview (incomplete).<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111329177 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/8/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111990343 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/15/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/113191194 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/29/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/114520138 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/13/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/115144124 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/20/14 show. (The infamous flower catch is at time code 1:03. Hideout direct post is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hideouttheatre/permalink/853007534722352/)<br />
* 2015 [[Long Center]] run:<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/137272124 Video] of the 8/21/15 performance.<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/138711711 Video] of the following audience Q&A.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/138222384 Video] of the 8/22/15 performance.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/141679892 Video] of the 8/23/15 performance.<br />
<br />
=== Photos ===<br />
* 2014 [[Hideout Theatre]] Run:<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.835683449828506.1073742104.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 11/6/14 preview.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.722827997793714.1073741850.473177099425473&type=3 Photoset] by [[Chad Wellington]] of the 11/22/14 show.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203172881145618.1073741922.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of the 12/20/14 show.<br />
* 2015 [[Long Center]] run:<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10204706711010406.1073741962.1315383518&type=3 Photos] by [[Michael Yew]] from the run.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1024131600983689.1073742232.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 8/20/15 show.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1026071640789685.1073742233.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 8/23/15 show.<br />
<br />
== More Information ==<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/announcing-the-2014-season-and-schedule Show announcement in the Hideout's 2014 season preview.]<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/NothingAndEverything The show's web page.]<br />
* Thoughts on the show from [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/threethoughtsonchekhov/ 1], [http://yesandrew.com/3-things-about-improvising-chekhov/ 2], [http://yesandrew.com/the-yall-boner/ 3].<br />
* [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-anton-chekhov/ A faux interview] with Chekhov by [[Andrew Buck]].<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/audiences-are-raving-about-nothing-and-everything Admiring quotes about the show] from the Hideout's blog.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Shows]]<br />
[[Category:The Hideout Theatre]]</div>70.112.58.166https://wiki.austinimprov.com/index.php?title=Nothing_and_Everything&diff=14000Nothing and Everything2016-12-07T21:23:38Z<p>70.112.58.166: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox Show<br />
|Name = Nothing and Everything <br />
|Picture = Nothing and Everything.jpg <br />
|Theater = [[The Hideout Theatre]]<br />
|Director = [[Jon Bolden]]<br />
|Assistant Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Dave Yakubik]] | [[Rachel Posey Austin]] }}<br />
|Run= Nov/Dec 2014<br />
|Subsequent Runs = Aug 2015<br />
|Tech= {{Unbulleted list | [[Cortney DeAngelo]] | [[Lindsey McGowen]] | [[Michael Yew]] }}<br />
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Andrew Buck]] | [[Cat Drago]] | [[Courtney Hopkin]] | [[Jordan T. Maxwell]] | [[Kaci Danger]] | [[Kareem Badr]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Megan Sherrod]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Troy A. Miller]] | [[Valerie Ward]] }}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Nothing and Everything''''' was a narrative improv show inspired by the works of [[wikipedia:Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov]]. It was a mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theatre]].<br />
<br />
== Show Style ==<br />
The show took place on a rural Russian estate in the 1890s. The costumes, while not absolutely period-perfect, suggested that era while conveying an out-of-time quality. Similarly, the stage was filled with props and furniture that suggest the time period and location -- in fact, the show featured no spacework whatsoever, using only real, physical props and furniture.<br />
<br />
The show was an ensemble piece, and focused on no particular hero. Each performance included as much of the total cast as available -- in practical terms, this means that between eight and eleven performers were in each show. Each performer played one character, and the characters had a complex mesh of relationships, with families, neighbors, friends, and servants all interacting.<br />
<br />
The acting style was fairly naturalistic, with the stage improvisors often playing characters close to themselves rather than extremely heightened types, and much of the show occurring in the un-heightened circumstances of those characters' everyday lives. Extreme emotions tended to be tamped down until outbursts later in the play. The performers explored the characters, either with lengthy monologs of their own, or through descriptions of offstage characters. Characters didn't particularly change from the start of the play to the end.<br />
<br />
The show featured long scenes that shifted focus and composition over time. Characters entered, characters exited, and the scene concerned itself with one conversation, then another, perhaps expanding to a large group scene before homing in again on smaller clusters of people. Frequently one cluster within a scene was completely unaware of another, leading to independent conversations within the same scene. The show rarely if ever "went for the joke", aiming instead for the rhythms of natural conversation, drawing on character-based humor rather than well-constructed punch lines. <br />
<br />
The tech aimed to avoid being 'busy'. The lights featured slow isolations focussing the audience on particular characters or conversations, but tended to keep the same feel for each act (see below). Likewise, sound tended to be very sparing with sound effects -- as with Chekhov, the production aimed to make every sound effect something that's significant to the story.<br />
<br />
The show wrestled with the same themes as Chekhov's "big four" (''[[wikipedia:The Seagull|The Seagull]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Three Sisters|Three Sisters]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Uncle Vanya|Uncle Vanya]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Cherry Orchard|The Cherry Orchard]]''). Characters were often frustrated with the ineffectuality of their own lives or of the nation as a whole. Passionate, romantic feelings went unrequited. The characters lived in a historical context where the aristocracy was fading in power and relevance, and nobody was certain what would replace it.<br />
<br />
At the same time, the show aimed more for realism than for traditional "everyone learns a lesson" storytelling. It aimed for minor-key depictions of real life, caring as much about giving the audience a brief window into this world as it does about any traditional notions of plot.<br />
<br />
== Show Structure ==<br />
The director introduced the show, and got several suggestions from the audience: the number of actors in the first scene, what time of year the story begins in, and a prop (selected from four on a tray) to give to one of the initial characters. Then there was a four-act improvised play, with an intermission between acts two and three. Each act was a monoscene, and the acts occured in chronological order.<br />
<br />
The first act served to introduce all the characters, with everyone in the cast having at least a brief speaking role. It showed the characters in normal, everyday mode -- everyone was more-or-less happy with each other, and there were no strenuous conflicts beyond the sort of tiffs that happen every day. This section of the show featured the most exposition, establishing all the characters, all of their relationships, and any simmering resentments or frustrations they have.<br />
<br />
The second act took place after a short time jump (often a day or two), and further developed the world.<br />
<br />
The third act, after intermission, took place after a longer time jump (usually some number of months), and was where the conflicts developed in the first half came to a head and a resolution.<br />
<br />
Finally, act four, which took place after a short time jump, depicted the fallout from act three, and the new status quo that had settled in.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
The show featured an unadvertised preview performance two days before its premiere.<br />
<br />
It was part of [[The 2015 Improvised Play Festival]].<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
=== Videos ===<br />
* 2014 [[Hideout Theatre]] Run:<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111300281 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/6/14 preview (incomplete).<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111329177 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/8/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/111990343 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/15/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/113191194 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/29/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/114520138 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/13/14 show.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/115144124 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/20/14 show. (The infamous flower catch is at time code 1:03.)<br />
* 2015 [[Long Center]] run:<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/137272124 Video] of the 8/21/15 performance.<br />
*** [http://vimeo.com/138711711 Video] of the following audience Q&A.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/138222384 Video] of the 8/22/15 performance.<br />
** [http://vimeo.com/141679892 Video] of the 8/23/15 performance.<br />
<br />
=== Photos ===<br />
* 2014 [[Hideout Theatre]] Run:<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.835683449828506.1073742104.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 11/6/14 preview.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.722827997793714.1073741850.473177099425473&type=3 Photoset] by [[Chad Wellington]] of the 11/22/14 show.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203172881145618.1073741922.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of the 12/20/14 show.<br />
* 2015 [[Long Center]] run:<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10204706711010406.1073741962.1315383518&type=3 Photos] by [[Michael Yew]] from the run.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1024131600983689.1073742232.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 8/20/15 show.<br />
** [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1026071640789685.1073742233.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 8/23/15 show.<br />
<br />
== More Information ==<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/announcing-the-2014-season-and-schedule Show announcement in the Hideout's 2014 season preview.]<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/NothingAndEverything The show's web page.]<br />
* Thoughts on the show from [[Andrew Buck]]: [http://yesandrew.com/threethoughtsonchekhov/ 1], [http://yesandrew.com/3-things-about-improvising-chekhov/ 2], [http://yesandrew.com/the-yall-boner/ 3].<br />
* [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-anton-chekhov/ A faux interview] with Chekhov by [[Andrew Buck]].<br />
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/audiences-are-raving-about-nothing-and-everything Admiring quotes about the show] from the Hideout's blog.<br />
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