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{{Infobox Troupe
|Name	=		Character Explosion
|Picture	=	Character Explosion.jpg
|Cast 	=	{{ Unbulleted list | [[Carolyn Gjertsen]] | [[Chris Villafano]] | [[Kathleen McFerren]] | [[Nichole Bennett]] | [[Robert Slack]] | [[Timothy Coyle]] | [[Zach Leos]] }}
|Years	=		2014-Present
}}

'''Character Explosion''' is an improv troupe.

== Summary ==
=== Press Blurb ===
Their press blurb, taken from a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>Hideout Theatre students / graduates will challenge one member by playing a variety of characters that he must then play. After running through this character gauntlet, a montage will occur where anyone can play any of the characters from the challenge.</blockquote>

=== "What's Your Deal?" ===
Their answer to the "What's Your Deal?" question on a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>the plan is that we want to do what it takes to do that thing that is needed to be done so people like us and come see us again</blockquote>

=== Format Orgin ===
The format was a brainstorm idea of Ceej Allen, which after a lunch with Tim Coyle a free fringe was submitted and played out on August 7th 2014 billed as "Ceej Character Explosion" 

=== Shows ===
[[Hideout Theatre]]
* [[Free Fringe]] 2014
* [[The Threefer]] 2014 - current
* [[The Weekender]] 2015 - current

[[ColdTowne Theater]]
* [[The Monday Night Mash]] 2015 - current
* [[The Cagematch]] 2015 - current

[[The Institution Theater]]
* [[The Improv Mixtape]] 2015 - current
* [[Tightrope]] 2016 - current

[[The New Movement]]
* [[KNOCK-OUT]] 2015 - current

=== Coaches ===
* [[Robert Slack]] is both a member of the troupe and coach, bringing his Improv and acting experience to the troupe.

* [[Ceej Allen]] was instrumental of the concept used for the format, has been a member of the AIC since 2003 is also adding his own flavor and touch as a coach

=== Troupe Members History ===

Started as a Free Fringe :
* ''[[Ceej Character Explosion]]'' ([[Ceej Allen]])

Debuted February 12, 2015 in the Threefer as a troupe

Original Members of the troupe include [[Cagney Ortiz]], [[Joy Parks]], [[Kathleen McFerren]], [[Lahari Samineni]], [[Robert Slack]], [[Tim Coyle]] and [[Sushant Sethi]].

The five students / recent graduates of the Hideout Theatre who played in the fringe (Cagney, Joy, Kathleen, Robert and Tim) with the addition of two more students / recent graduates (Lahari and Sushant) took the format and turned it into a troupe with the blessing of [[Ceej Allen]].  

As often happens schedules conflicted, but it created new opportunity with the addition of [[Bonnie Dilber]], [[Carolyn Gjertsen]], [[Chris Villafano]], [[Nichole Bennett]], and [[Zach Leos]].

== Media ==
=== Videos ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4giLqTx2Rw Video of the troupe's "plank-a-thon"] from the 2/12/15 ''[[Free Fringe]]''.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ltXQG2Ye-A Video of the troupe's "Improv Mixtape"] from the 4/13/15 ''[[The Institution Theater]]''.
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFepVYR4zgGEjOjZzbhLxw Character Explosion's YouTube channel]

== More Information ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/CharacterExplosion The troupe's facebook page.]


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