The Violet Underbelly
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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
| Directed by | Kareem Badr |
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| Run | Mar/Apr 2011 |
The Violet Underbelly was a mainstage show at The Hideout Theatre which presented narrative longform inspired by film noir.
Summary
The director deliberately steered the show away from the traditional, wackier signifiers of film noir -- the gumshoes, the voiceover, and the heightened language that often serves to poke fun at the genre -- and aimed for a grittier tone that was truer to the actual source material.
After its main run, the show was performed once at The 2011 Improvised Play Festival, and then once more in a one-off mash-up night with False Matters (called "Violet Matters"). Other than those two shows, it hasn't been done since.
Media
Videos
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 3/12/11 performance.
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 4/2/11 performance.
- Video by Stephen Reynolds of the 4/9/11 performance.
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 4/16/11 performance.
- Video by Peter Rogers of the 4/23/11 performance.
- Video by Stephen Reynolds of the 4/30/11 performance.
- Video by The Hideout Theatre of the 7/2/11 performance at The 2011 Improvised Play Festival.
- Video by Peter Rogers of "Violet Matters", the 6/23/12 mash-up with False Matters.
Photos
- Photoset by Peter Rogers of the 2/16/11 rehearsal.
- Photoset by Peter Rogers of the 2/23/11 rehearsal.
- Photoset by Peter Rogers of the 3/2/11 rehearsal.
- Photoset by Peter Rogers of the 3/26/11 performance.
- Another photoset by Michael Yew that includes that show.
- Photoset by Peter Rogers of the 4/1/11 show prep.
- Photoset by Steve Rogers of their 4/16/11 show.
- Photoset by Michael Yew of the 4/23/11 performance.
Publicity
- Publicity photos by Jon Bolden.
- Trailer by Deano Jones.
Other
- Photos of Kaci Beeler's set design: 1,2, 3, 4.
- The director receiving a gift from the cast after the run.
