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|Director = [[Roy Janik]]
|Director = [[Roy Janik]]
|Producer = [[Kaci Beeler]]
|Producer = [[Kaci Beeler]]
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Dobrenko]] | [[Amy Gentry]] | [[Courtney Hopkin]] | [[Curtis Luciani]] | [[Halyn Erickson]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] | [[Kaci Beeler]] | [[Karen Jane DeWitt]] | [[Kayla Lane Freeman]] | [[Paul Normandin]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Dobrenko]] | [[Amy Gentry]] | [[Courtney Hopkin]] | [[Curtis Luciani]] | [[Halyn Lee Erickson]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] | [[Kaci Beeler]] | [[Karen Jane DeWitt]] | [[Kayla Lane Freeman]] | [[Paul Normandin]] }}
|Run = May/Jun 2013
|Run = May/Jun 2013
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The script was written by [[Amy Gentry]] and [[Kaci Beeler]], based on improvisations by the cast, and using a process inspired by Chicago's New Colony theater company.
The script was written by [[Amy Gentry]] and [[Kaci Beeler]].  It was subsequently revised to incorporate improvisations by the cast, via a process inspired by Chicago's New Colony theater company.


=== Cast ===
=== Cast ===
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* Bob Davis -- [[Paul Normandin]]
* Bob Davis -- [[Paul Normandin]]


The show also features 20-25 athletes from Austin Cheer Factory, Austin's most elite all-star cheerleading program.
The show also features 9 athletes from Austin Cheer Factory, Austin's most elite all-star cheerleading program, and Hutto High School.


=== Crew ===
=== Crew ===
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== History ==
== History ==
The production process has involved six months of intensive cheerleading training for the cast, and the show was waitlisted for seven months for the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]] mainstage.
The production process involved eight months of intensive cheerleading training for the cast, and the show was waitlisted for seven months for the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]] mainstage.


The show will run Thursday to Saturday, from 5/30/13 to 6/9/13, at the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]].
The show ran at 8pm, Thursday to Saturday, from 5/30/13 to 6/9/13 at the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]].


Several cast members played as an exhibition team in ''[[Theatresports]]'' on 5/25/13.
Several cast members played as an exhibition team in ''[[Theatresports]]'' on 5/25/13.


== Media ==
== Media ==
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/67621275 Video of 6/2/13 show.]
* [http://vimeo.com/68640834 Video of 6/6/13 show.]
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.579015915453241.1073741841.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of their 5/31/13 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.546330938763760.1073741876.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 6/2/13 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10102677866984970.3513134.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes the 6/6/13 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.4862013230937.1073741838.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 6/8/13 performance.
=== Publicity ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.353297824770533.1073741829.352317234868592&type=3 Promo photo shoot] by [[Jon Bolden]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.353297824770533.1073741829.352317234868592&type=3 Promo photo shoot] by [[Jon Bolden]].
=== Other ===
* [http://kacibeeler.com/Kaci_Beeler/Artwork/Pages/Set_Design_files/Media/bsc-cheer-number/bsc-cheer-number.jpg?disposition=download Photo] of [[Kaci Beeler]]'s set design.


== More Information ==
== More Information ==
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* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15140 "Save the date" post] on [[The AIC Forums]].
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15140 "Save the date" post] on [[The AIC Forums]].
* [http://austincheershow.blogspot.com/ The show's blog.]
* [http://austincheershow.blogspot.com/ The show's blog.]
* [http://kut.org/2013/05/204801/ An interview about the play] with [[Kaci Beeler]] and [[Halyn Erickson]] on KUT's ''Arts Eclectic''.
* [http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/like-a-local-kaci-beeler-cheers-for-some-laughs/nX5Bx/ An interview] with [[Kaci Beeler]] in ''The Austin-American Statesman''.

Latest revision as of 16:05, 22 July 2014


Blood, Sweat, and Cheers is a devised play about competitive cheerleading.

Summary

The script was written by Amy Gentry and Kaci Beeler. It was subsequently revised to incorporate improvisations by the cast, via a process inspired by Chicago's New Colony theater company.

Cast

The show also features 9 athletes from Austin Cheer Factory, Austin's most elite all-star cheerleading program, and Hutto High School.

Crew

History

The production process involved eight months of intensive cheerleading training for the cast, and the show was waitlisted for seven months for the Salvage Vanguard Theater mainstage.

The show ran at 8pm, Thursday to Saturday, from 5/30/13 to 6/9/13 at the Salvage Vanguard Theater.

Several cast members played as an exhibition team in Theatresports on 5/25/13.

Media

Videos

Photos

Publicity

Other

More Information

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