Thinning the Herd

Thinning the Herd
Theater	The Institution Theater
Directed by	Tyler Bryce
Cast	Amy Averett Angela Maldonado Britain Spellings Caitlin Baumgartner Ceej Allen Celena Diamond Chelley Pyatt Chuy Zarate Cortney DeAngelo Dave Buckman David Lampe Heidi Caldwell Jaime Gonzales Jeff Britt Jen Dorsey Jeremy Sweetlamb Jesse Pangelinan Jim Doggett Les McGehee Mark Shoemaker Monica Ybarra-Torres Paul Normandin Roy Janik Sandra Ybarra Tom Booker Tyler Bryce
Initial Run	Oct 2012-Jan 2013
Subsequent Run(s)	Feb-Jun 2013 Oct 2013-Jan 2014

Thinning the Herd is an improv show based around a (real-life) team-based weight-loss competition.

Summary

The cast of the show is divided into three teams.

Before each show, each team participates in a blind weigh-in -- during the show, the weights are revealed.

The team that loses the largest percentage of weight during the previous two weeks gains control of the show's "Video Challenge".

Each show features the video challenge(s) from the previous week and an improvised set from each team.

For each of its runs, the show has run every other Sunday at 6pm.

History

Casts

Season 1

Season one ran from 10/1/12 to 1/3/2013.

• Amy Averett
• Britain Spellings
• Caitlin Baumgartner
• Chuy Zarate
• Cortney DeAngelo
• Jaime Gonzales
• Jeff Britt
• Jen Dorsey
• Jeremy Sweetlamb
• Jesse Pangelinan
• Jim Doggett
• Monica Ybarra-Torres
• Sandra Ybarra
• Tom Booker
• Tyler Bryce

Season 2

Season two ran from 2/10/13 to June of 2013.

• Caitlin Baumgartner
• Celena Diamond
• Chelley Pyatt
• Cortney DeAngelo
• Dave Buckman
• Heidi Caldwell
• Jaime Gonzales
• Jen Dorsey
• Jesse Pangelinan
• Jim Doggett
• Les McGehee
• Mark Shoemaker
• Monica Ybarra-Torres
• Roy Janik
• Sandra Ybarra
• Tom Booker
• Tyler Bryce

Season 3

Season one ran from 10/6/13 to January 2014.

• Angela Maldonado
• Ceej Allen
• Celena Diamond
• Chelley Pyatt
• Cortney DeAngelo
• David Lampe
• Heidi Caldwell
• Jen Dorsey
• Mark Shoemaker
• Monica Ybarra-Torres
• Paul Normandin
• Sandra Ybarra
• Tom Booker
• Tyler Bryce

Media

Videos

• Video by Paul Normandin of the 10/20/13 show.
• Video by Jo Chauvin of the cast's 1/5/14 dance party.

Photos

• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 10/1/12 season-one premiere.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 10/14/12 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 10/28/12 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 12/2/12 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 1/3/13 season-one finale.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 2/10/13 season-two premiere.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 2/24/13 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 3/10/13 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 3/24/13 show.
• Photoset by Claudio Fox of the 4/7/13 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 4/21/13 show.
  • Photoset by Chad Wellington of the same show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 5/19/13 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 5/19/13 show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 10/6/13 season-three premiere.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 11/3/13 performance.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 11/17/13 performance.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of the 1/12/14 performance.

More Information

• The show's facebook page.
• An article about the show by Wayne Alan Brenner for The Austin Chronicle.