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{{Infobox Show
|Name	=	Blood, Sweat, and Cheers	
|Picture=	Blood, Sweat, and Cheers pic.jpg
|Theater=	[[Salvage Vanguard Theater]]
|Director =	[[Roy Janik]]
|Producer = [[Kaci Beeler]]
|Cast	=	{{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Dobrenko]] | [[Amy Gentry]] | [[Courtney Hopkin]] | [[Curtis Luciani]] | [[Halyn Lee Erickson]] | [[Jessica Arjet]] | [[Kaci Beeler]] | [[Karen Jane DeWitt]] | [[Kayla Lane Freeman]] | [[Paul Normandin]] }}
|Run	=	May/Jun 2013
}}

'''''Blood, Sweat, and Cheers''''' is a devised play about competitive cheerleading.

== Summary ==
The script was written by [[Amy Gentry]] and [[Kaci Beeler]].  It was subsequently revised to incorporate improvisations by the cast, via a process inspired by Chicago's New Colony theater company.

=== Cast ===
* Barbara Davis -- [[Jessica Arjet]]
* June Davis -- [[Kaci Beeler]]
* Gabriella "Gabi" Romero -- [[Karen Jane DeWitt]]
* James Kowalski  -- [[Alex Dobrenko]]
* Kennedy Campbell  -- [[Halyn Lee Erickson]]
* Chrissy McCarthy  -- [[Kayla Lane Freeman]]
* Katherine Pepper (Coach Kay) -- [[Amy Gentry]]
* Samantha "Sam" Rogers -- [[Courtney Hopkin]]
* Jason Flipp (Coach Jay) -- [[Curtis Luciani]]
* Bob Davis -- [[Paul Normandin]]

The show also features 9 athletes from Austin Cheer Factory, Austin's most elite all-star cheerleading program, and Hutto High School.

=== Crew ===
* Choreography -- Amanda Butterfield, [[Cortney DeAngelo]], [[Halyn Lee Erickson]], and the Austin Cheer Factory
* Lighting design -- [[Brigette Hutchison]]
* Sound -- [[Bridget Brewer]]
* Set design -- [[Jon Bolden]] and [[Kaci Beeler]]
* Photography -- [[Jon Bolden]]

== History ==
The production process has involved eight months of intensive cheerleading training for the cast, and the show was waitlisted for seven months for the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]] mainstage.

The show will run at 8pm, Thursday to Saturday, from 5/30/13 to 6/9/13 at the [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]].

Several cast members played as an exhibition team in ''[[Theatresports]]'' on 5/25/13.

== Media ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.353297824770533.1073741829.352317234868592&type=3 Promo photo shoot] by [[Jon Bolden]].

== More Information ==
* [http://www.austincheershow.com/Austin_Cheer_Show/Welcome.html The show's web site.]
* [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kacibeeler/it-takes-blood-sweat-and-cheers-to-make-theater The show's kickstarter.]
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15140 "Save the date" post] on [[The AIC Forums]].
* [http://austincheershow.blogspot.com/ The show's blog.]
* [http://kut.org/2013/05/204801/ An interview about the play] with [[Kaci Beeler]] and [[Halyn Erickson]] on KUT's ''Arts Eclectic''.
* [http://www.mystatesman.com/news/entertainment/like-a-local-kaci-beeler-cheers-for-some-laughs/nX5Bx/ An interview] with [[Kaci Beeler]] in ''The Austin-American Statesman''.