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{{Infobox Show | {{Infobox Show | ||
|Name = | |Name = Control Issues | ||
|Picture = | |Picture = Control Issues.jpg | ||
|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]] | |Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]] | ||
|Cast= | |Cast= {{Unbulleted list | [[Andreas Fabis]] (2014-Present) | [[Angie Yaeyama]] (2015-Present) | [[Caroline Gorman]] (2015-Present) | [[Dana Yanoshak]] (2014-Present) | [[Heath Allyn]] (2015-Present) | [[Jessica von Schramm]] (2015-Present) | [[Katie Doran]] (2015-Present) | [[Paul Normandin]] (2014-Present) | [[Peter Rogers]] (2014-Present) | [[Sushant Sethi]] (2015-Present) }} | ||
|Director = [[Roy Janik]] | |Past Members = {{Unbulleted list | [[Cat Drago]] (2014-2015) | [[Chris Albano]] (2014-2015) | [[Katie Dahm]] (2014-2015) | [[Lindsay Hejl]] (2014-2015) | [[Phil Morin]] (2015-2016) | [[Rachel Austin]] (2015-2016) }} | ||
|Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Roy Janik]] (2010-2014) | [[Andrew Buck]] (2014) | [[Andreas Fabis]] (2014-2015) | [[Peter Rogers]] (2015-Present) }} | |||
|Run = Oct 2010-Present | |Run = Oct 2010-Present | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Pick Your Own Path''''' is [[The Hideout Theatre|the Hideout Theatre's]] monthly Friday-night show based on ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' novels. | '''''Control Issues''''' (previous titles: '''''Pick Your Own Path''''', '''''Choose Your Own Adventure''''') is [[The Hideout Theatre|the Hideout Theatre's]] monthly Friday-night show based on ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' novels. | ||
It is part of ''[[The Wheel]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In | In ''Control Issues'', the story usually takes the form of a middle-schooler going off on a crazy adventure. Periodically, the show's narrator stops the proceedings and offers the audience a choice for how to proceed. The audience votes for their choice via applause, and the story proceeds accordingly. Choices may lead to the protagonist's death, in which case, the narrator ratchets back the story and tries another alternative. | ||
In late 2014, the format was modified somewhat, allowing the narrator to take other types of suggestions from the audience, in addition to plot 'branch points'. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The show began its run with the name ''Choose Your Own Adventure'', but on November 4th, 2010, [[The Hideout Theatre]] received a cease-and-desist letter from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chooseco Chooseco], the publisher of the ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' line of books. | The show began its run with the name ''Choose Your Own Adventure'', but on November 4th, 2010, [[The Hideout Theatre]] received a cease-and-desist letter from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chooseco Chooseco], the publisher of the ''Choose Your Own Adventure'' line of books. | ||
At the start of its run, a single ''Pick Your Own Path'' adventure was paired with ''[[The Lottery]]'' and a montage jam from experienced Hideout players. In January 2012, ''[[The Wheel]]'' was revamped, ''[[The Lottery]]'' was retired, and ''Pick Your Own Path'' expanded to a double bill, with two ''Pick Your Own Path'' adventures and no additional acts. | |||
From 2010 to 2014, the show was a pick-up format, cast month-to-month from interested parties, à la ''[[The Fancy-Pants Mash-Up]]''. In mid-2014, [[Andrew Buck]] took over the show, and created a core cast that rehearsed the format regularly, bringing in only one or two guests in any given month. | |||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
=== Videos === | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/45774212 The original Pick Your Own Path show], presented by [[The Dark Bloodlords]] on 9/29/06. | |||
* 11/12/10: [http://vimeo.com/16899095 Video.] | * 11/12/10: [http://vimeo.com/16899095 Video.] | ||
* 12/10/10: [http://vimeo.com/17777461 Video.] | * 12/10/10: [http://vimeo.com/17777461 Video.] | ||
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* 10/14/11: [http://vimeo.com/30644569 Video.] | * 10/14/11: [http://vimeo.com/30644569 Video.] | ||
* 11/11/11: [http://vimeo.com/32054956 Video.] | * 11/11/11: [http://vimeo.com/32054956 Video.] | ||
* 12/9/11: [http://vimeo.com/33461487 Video.] | |||
* 1/13/12: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/35070066 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/35064068 show #2] | * 1/13/12: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/35070066 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/35064068 show #2] | ||
* 2/10/12: [http://vimeo.com/36857558 | * 2/10/12: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/36857558 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/36871158 show #2]. | ||
* 5/11/12: [http://vimeo.com/42285493 Video.] | * 5/11/12: [http://vimeo.com/42285493 Video.] | ||
* 6/2/12: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/43374371 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/43417838 show #2] (from [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]]) | * 6/2/12: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/43374371 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/43417838 show #2] (from [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]]) | ||
* 10/12/12: [http://vimeo.com/51661325 | * 10/12/12: [http://vimeo.com/51661325 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/51668007 show #2]. | ||
* 12/14/12: [http://vimeo.com/55996276 Video.] | * 12/14/12: [http://vimeo.com/55996276 Video.] | ||
* 1/11/13: [http://vimeo.com/57495369 Video.] | * 1/11/13: [http://vimeo.com/57495369 Video.] | ||
* 3/8/13: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/61403063 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/61405412 show #2]. | * 3/8/13: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/61403063 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/61405412 show #2]. | ||
* 5/10/13: Videos of [http://vimeo.com/65993964 show #1] and [http://vimeo.com/65981712 show #2]. | |||
* 5/23/13: [http://vimeo.com/66965290 Video of "Pick Your Own Black Vault"] (a mash-up with ''[[The Black Vault]]'' at ''[[The Free Fringe]]''). | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/70460663 6/22/13: Video,] from [[The 44-Hour Improv Marathon]]. | |||
* 5/9/14: [http://youtu.be/GAQarSR6qIM Video.] | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/100615630 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 7/11/14 first show ("The Lunar Bicycle"). | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/100610406 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 7/11/14 second show ("The Love and Horror of Bora Bora"). | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/14/14 show: [http://vimeo.com/111917170 Japanese Folktale], [http://vimeo.com/111918440 Wizard Telenovela]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/12/14 show: [http://vimeo.com/114526131 Pulp Adventure], [http://vimeo.com/114527238 Christmas Horror]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/9/15 show: [http://vimeo.com/116407842 John Hughes], [http://vimeo.com/116407841 Jeunet & Caro]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 2/13/15 show: [http://vimeo.com/119908815 Romantic Comedy], [http://vimeo.com/119916096 Bigfoot Documentary]. | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/141566741 Video] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 9/21/15 show in London. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 9/25/15 show: [http://vimeo.com/140666918 Space Noir], [http://vimeo.com/141350524 Dan Brown]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 11/27/15 show: [http://vimeo.com/147286782 Occult Buddy-Cop Comedy], [http://vimeo.com/147286781 Dystopian Telenovela]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 12/14/15 show: [http://vimeo.com/149810481 Elderly Sports Underdog Movie], [http://vimeo.com/149920313 70s Cop Apocalypse]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/8/16 show: [http://vimeo.com/151553769 Star Trek], [http://vimeo.com/151553768 Animal Noir]. | |||
* Videos by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 2/12/16 show: [http://vimeo.com/155876307 Caveman Gangster Story], [http://vimeo.com/155876308 Teen Supernatural Investigators]. | |||
=== Photos === | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.498468342264.290146.588952264&type=3 A couple of pre-show photos] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 10/8/10 show. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3953543159753.139326.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes the 12/14/12 show. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10202129404379351.1073741893.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 6/21/14 performance in [[The 45-Hour Improv Marathon]]. | |||
== More Information == | |||
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/pickyourownpath The show's web page.] | |||
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Control Issues (previous titles: Pick Your Own Path, Choose Your Own Adventure) is the Hideout Theatre's monthly Friday-night show based on Choose Your Own Adventure novels.
It is part of The Wheel.
Summary
In Control Issues, the story usually takes the form of a middle-schooler going off on a crazy adventure. Periodically, the show's narrator stops the proceedings and offers the audience a choice for how to proceed. The audience votes for their choice via applause, and the story proceeds accordingly. Choices may lead to the protagonist's death, in which case, the narrator ratchets back the story and tries another alternative.
In late 2014, the format was modified somewhat, allowing the narrator to take other types of suggestions from the audience, in addition to plot 'branch points'.
History
This show originated as a Cagematch show from The Dark Bloodlords. They played three shows in 2006. A year later, several Hideout players performed a Harry-Potter-themed Choose Your Own Adventure show for an event associated with the latest Harry Potter book release. In October 2010, it began a run at The Hideout Theatre as part of The Wheel.
The show began its run with the name Choose Your Own Adventure, but on November 4th, 2010, The Hideout Theatre received a cease-and-desist letter from Chooseco, the publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure line of books.
At the start of its run, a single Pick Your Own Path adventure was paired with The Lottery and a montage jam from experienced Hideout players. In January 2012, The Wheel was revamped, The Lottery was retired, and Pick Your Own Path expanded to a double bill, with two Pick Your Own Path adventures and no additional acts.
From 2010 to 2014, the show was a pick-up format, cast month-to-month from interested parties, à la The Fancy-Pants Mash-Up. In mid-2014, Andrew Buck took over the show, and created a core cast that rehearsed the format regularly, bringing in only one or two guests in any given month.
Media
Videos
- The original Pick Your Own Path show, presented by The Dark Bloodlords on 9/29/06.
- 11/12/10: Video.
- 12/10/10: Video.
- 4/8/11: Video.
- 5/13/11: Video.
- 7/22/11: Video.
- 9/16/11: Video.
- 10/14/11: Video.
- 11/11/11: Video.
- 12/9/11: Video.
- 1/13/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2
- 2/10/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/11/12: Video.
- 6/2/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2 (from The 42-Hour Improv Marathon)
- 10/12/12: show #1 and show #2.
- 12/14/12: Video.
- 1/11/13: Video.
- 3/8/13: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/10/13: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/23/13: Video of "Pick Your Own Black Vault" (a mash-up with The Black Vault at The Free Fringe).
- 6/22/13: Video, from The 44-Hour Improv Marathon.
- 5/9/14: Video.
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 7/11/14 first show ("The Lunar Bicycle").
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 7/11/14 second show ("The Love and Horror of Bora Bora").
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 11/14/14 show: Japanese Folktale, Wizard Telenovela.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 12/12/14 show: Pulp Adventure, Christmas Horror.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 1/9/15 show: John Hughes, Jeunet & Caro.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 2/13/15 show: Romantic Comedy, Bigfoot Documentary.
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 9/21/15 show in London.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 9/25/15 show: Space Noir, Dan Brown.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 11/27/15 show: Occult Buddy-Cop Comedy, Dystopian Telenovela.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 12/14/15 show: Elderly Sports Underdog Movie, 70s Cop Apocalypse.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 1/8/16 show: Star Trek, Animal Noir.
- Videos by Peter Rogers of the 2/12/16 show: Caveman Gangster Story, Teen Supernatural Investigators.
Photos
- A couple of pre-show photos by Peter Rogers of the 10/8/10 show.
- Photoset by Michael Yew that includes the 12/14/12 show.
- Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 6/21/14 performance in The 45-Hour Improv Marathon.
