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'''''Risen''''' | '''''Risen''''' was a long-form improv show inspired by ''[[wikipedia:World War Z|World War Z]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor | Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor performed 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 was 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 monologists included: [[Sarah Marie Curry]], [[Leng Wong]], [[Kevin Miller]], and [[James Leary]]. | ||
The improv cast | The improv cast then did a full length narrative based on the monologue they just heard, taking us anywhere from China to Antarctica, island postwar economy to the Paris underground, through the panic of the outbreak to the front lines of the Z War and back again. Each week brought a new world, a new story, a new tale of survival or decimation. | ||
[[Jason Vines]] | [[Jason Vines]] was in charge of makeup effects for the show. [[Bryan Curry]] did scoring and sound effects, and [[Mark Shoemaker]] ran lights. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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| Theater | The Institution Theater |
| Directed by | Sarah Marie Curry |
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| Run | Sep/Oct 2014 |
Risen was a long-form improv show inspired by World War Z.
Summary
Each week, an acclaimed Austin actor performed an edited selection from World War Z by Max Brooks, sharing a their firsthand account of the zombie apocalypse. Each monologue was 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 then did a full length narrative based on the monologue they just heard, taking us anywhere from China to Antarctica, island postwar economy to the Paris underground, through the panic of the outbreak to the front lines of the Z War and back again. Each week brought a new world, a new story, a new tale of survival or decimation.
Jason Vines was in charge of makeup effects for the show. Bryan Curry did scoring and sound effects, and Mark Shoemaker ran lights.
