Same Year's Eve

Same Year's Eve is an annual improv show/party held on December 30th at The Hideout Theatre.

Summary

Every year on December 30th, improvisors from all around Austin descend on The Hideout Theatre. They put on a three-part show in the downstairs theater: the first act consists of games; the second part is a montage of scenes; and the third is an improvised musical narrative. Afterwards, there is a giant party for the improvisors upstairs at the Hideout. At midnight, everyone counts down to the "same year", and afterwards, improv notables deliver toasts to the rest of the community.

A large number of improvisors from throughout the community attend the event -- in 2012, Same Year's drew some ninety performers and another hundred improvisors who just came for the party.

The event was first held in 2007.

Media

Videos

• Videos of Same Year's Eve 2011: part 1, part 2, part 3.
• Video of Same Year's Eve 2012.

Photos

• Photosets by Roy Moore of the Same Year's Eve 2009 show and afterparty.
  • Photoset by Peter Rogers of Same Year's Eve 2009.
  • Photoset by Michael Yew that includes the 2009 Same Year's Eve.
• Photoset by Roy Moore of Same Year's Eve 2010.
• Same Year's Eve 2011 photoset (by Steve Rogers).
• Same Year's Eve 2012: candids and warm-ups, group 1, group 2, group 3 and afterparty (by Steve Rogers).