Roy Janik

Roy Janik
Primary Theater	The Hideout Theatre
Years Active	2005-Present

Roy Janik (/ˈjɑːnɪk/; AKA Roy Danger) is an improv performer, teacher, and director.

Roy is a co-owner of The Hideout Theatre and its Artistic Director.

History

Roy was a core cast member in The 41-Hour Improv Marathon and The 43-Hour Improv Marathon.

A post from him about the first improv show he ever saw:

The first show I remember seeing was Micetro, sometime around 2000, maybe, in the downstairs. Man, I didn't know it at the time, but it was early on in the Hideout's life.

I don't remember much about it, except that I did like it. I remember someone in a black turtleneck I thought was the epitome of cool. I remember that Yasmine was in the show, because I knew her vaguely from something else.

I remember getting my suggestion gently shut down by the director. Someone had said something like "pirates" and I was like "monkey pirates", thinking that if pirates were funny, monkey pirates were even funnier. Note that these aren't the actual suggestions. I just can't remember.

And I remember that it was someone's first solo scene as a performer. The directors made a HUGE deal out of the fact that they were doing their first solo scene, and I remember thinking as an audience member that it was a really big deal. My mind invented a whole backstory... that this girl had somehow graduated and had been given the go-ahead before the show to do a solo scene, etc., etc...

But yeah, I liked the show, but I never felt the inclination to go back. I would've if it had come up.

Troupes

• The Big Bash
• Parallelogramophonograph
• Squirrel Buddies

Shows

• After School Improv
• The Andersons (Mr. Cooper)
• Austin Secrets (creator/director)
• The Black Vault
• Blood, Sweat, and Cheers (director)
• Hitchcocked!
• Improvised Shakespeare
• Ka-Baam!!
• Theatresports (director)
• Thinning the Herd
• The Violet Underbelly
• Who Is T. Henry Baudecliffe?

More Information

• Interview on Got Your Back.
• An episode of Got Your Back that includes his lecture "Finding, Feeding, and Chasing Inspiration".
• Interview by Andrew Buck.