Showdown

Showdown
Theater	Salvage Vanguard Theater
Directed by	Avimaan Syam
Produced by	Gnap! Theater Projects Shannon McCormick
Cast	Andreas Fabis Clay Towery Jason Vines Jericho Thorp Jesse Bertron Jordan T. Maxwell Julie Gillis Katie Van Winkle Liz Brammer Shana Merlin
Run	Mar/Apr 2011

Showdown was a serialized narrative longform western that ran as a mainstage show at Salvage Vanguard Theater.

Summary

The show was set in the fictional town of Showdown in the Republic of Texas in the early 19^th century.

Its story was characterized by brutal violence, civic instability, and near-constant tension.

Cast

• Tobias, Sam Johnson, Jonathan Peterson -- Andreas Fabis
• Clement Merseault -- Clay Towery
• Doc Parish, George, Jebidiah, Jacob -- Jason Vines
• Sheriff Robert Solomon, Bertram -- Jericho Thorp
• Hank, Judge Thomas Clancy -- Jesse Bertron
• Zeke Preston, Caleb Forsythe, Sam Houston, Reverend -- Jordan T. Maxwell
• Fancy, Miss Jessie -- Julie Gillis
• Clarinda, Marquesa/Adelaide -- Katie Van Winkle
• Elisabeth Peterson, Johnny Matthews, Angelica -- Liz Brammer
• Celia, Delilah Prudence -- Shana Merlin

Crew

• Directed by: Avimaan Syam
• Lighting: Jerry Fugit
• Sound/Stage Manager: Katie Dahm
• PR: Andreas Fabis
• Producer: Shannon McCormick

Episode Summaries

• Showdown – First Episode: "Pilot"
• Showdown – Second Episode: "One Town, Two Doctors, Six Feet Under"
• Showdown – Third Episode: "Texas, My Texas"
• Showdown – Fourth Episode: "Trial and Error"
• Showdown – Fifth Episode: "The End is Near"
• Showdown – Sixth Episode: "Death and Texas"

Media

Photos

• First episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.
• Second episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.
• Third episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.
• Fourth episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.
  • Photoset from Roy Moore.
• Fifth episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.
  • Photoset from Michael Yew.
• Sixth episode:
  • Photoset from Steve Rogers.

(This was the first improv show where Steve Rogers did primary photography.)

Publicity

• Character portraits by Steve Rogers.