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|Director = [[Sarah Marie Curry]]
|Director = [[Sarah Marie Curry]]
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Adam Mengesha]] | [[Cat Drago]] | [[Clifton Highfield]] | [[Heidi Penix]] | [[Kareem Badr]] | [[Katie Dahm]] | [[Kiersten Cecelia]] | [[Leng Wong]] | [[Ryan Hill]] | [[Trey Stoker]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Adam Mengesha]] | [[Cat Drago]] | [[Clifton Highfield]] | [[Heidi Penix]] | [[Kareem Badr]] | [[Katie Dahm]] | [[Kiersten Cecelia]] | [[Leng Wong]] | [[Ryan Hill]] | [[Trey Stoker]] }}
|Tech = [[Bryan Curry]] [[Mark Shoemaker]] [[Jason Vines]]
|Tech = [[Bryan Curry]] | [[Mark Shoemaker]] | [[Jason Vines]]
|Run = Sep/Oct 2014
|Run = Sep/Oct 2014
}}
}}


'''''Risen''''' is a long-form improv show inspired by ''[[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]]''  
'''''Risen''''' is a long-form improv show inspired by ''[[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]]''.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor will perform an edited selection from ''[[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]]'' by Max Brooks, sharing a their first­hand account of the zombie apocalypse. Each monologue will be from a different part of the world and a different level of outbreak.
Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor will perform an edited selection from ''[[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]]'' by Max Brooks, sharing a their first­hand account of the zombie apocalypse. Each monologue will be from a different part of the world and a different level of outbreak.
The monologists included: [[Sarah Marie Curry]], [[Leng Wong]], [[Kevin Miller]], and [[James Leary]].


The improv cast will then do a full length narrative based on the monologue they just heard. This will take us anywhere from China to Antarctica, island post war economy to the Paris underground, through the panic of the outbreak to the front lines of the Z War and back again. Each week a new world, a new story, a new tale of survival or decimation.
The improv cast will then do a full length narrative based on the monologue they just heard. This will take us anywhere from China to Antarctica, island post war economy to the Paris underground, through the panic of the outbreak to the front lines of the Z War and back again. Each week a new world, a new story, a new tale of survival or decimation.


[[Jason Vines]] is in charge of makeup effects for the show.
[[Jason Vines]] is in charge of makeup effects for the show. [[Bryan Curry]] did scoring and sound effects, and [[Mark Shoemaker]] ran lights.


== Media ==
== Media ==

Revision as of 14:00, 22 October 2014


Risen is a long-form improv show inspired by World War Z.

Summary

Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor will perform an edited selection from World War Z by Max Brooks, sharing a their first­hand account of the zombie apocalypse. Each monologue will be from a different part of the world and a different level of outbreak.

The monologists included: Sarah Marie Curry, Leng Wong, Kevin Miller, and James Leary.

The improv cast will then do a full length narrative based on the monologue they just heard. This will take us anywhere from China to Antarctica, island post war economy to the Paris underground, through the panic of the outbreak to the front lines of the Z War and back again. Each week a new world, a new story, a new tale of survival or decimation.

Jason Vines is in charge of makeup effects for the show. Bryan Curry did scoring and sound effects, and Mark Shoemaker ran lights.

Media

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