Confidence Men

Confidence Men
Years Active	2009-Present
Cast	Asaf Ronen Ceej Allen Jeff Britt Michael Ferstenfeld Tom Booker Troy Miller

Confidence Men is an improv troupe that improvises in the style of David Mamet.

Summary

Show Structure

A typical Confidence Men show is a two-act play. Each act is a monoscene. Each performer plays one character throughout the show. In between act one and act two, there is a 45-second solo musical performance.

They also do a variation on the format called "The Variations," inspired by Mamet's Duck Variations. This format typically features a theme and a symphonic variety of conversations around that theme.

Press Blurb

This is their bio from their web site:

"Legendary American playwright David Mamet has a certain way with language–rapid fire dialogue, unfinished sentences, meaningful pauses, raucous cursing, jazz symphonic rhythms . . . meanwhile, Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet have a certain way of lifting that style and making it their own. In the realm of improvised theatre. Every show is a wild testosterone-fueled romp of comedy that can turn deadly serious at the drop of a hat. These six acclaimed and dishonorable menschen will sell you a plot of fuck yes in a two-act play made off the cuffs of their three-piece suits. And, yes, there will be a 45-second musical intermission."

Media

Videos

• Video of their 6/4/09 show. ("Loading Dock")
• Video of their 6/9/09 show. ("Airport Bar")
• Video of their 7/16/09 show. ("Greenhouse")
  • Part 2 of the video.
• Video of their 7/17/09 show. ("Conservatory")
• Video of their 7/31/09 show. ("Diner")
• Video of their 9/3/09 show. ("Aquarium")
  • Part 2 of the video.
• Video of their 11/20/09 show. ("Monastery")
• Video of their 1/28/2010 show. ("Deck of a Cruise Ship")
• Video of their 2/18/2010 show. ("Submarine")
• Video of their 2/19/2010 show. ("Preschool")
• Video of their 2/20/2010 show. ("Wedding")
• Video of their 3/25/2010 show. ("Fire Station")
• Video of their 4/1/2010 show. ("Train Station")
• Video of their 4/8/2010 show. ("Movie Set")
• Video of their 6/3/2010 show. ("Bar Mitzvah")
  • Video of 'lottery scenes' from that same show.
• Video of their 6/24/2010 show. ("Area 51")
• Video of their 7/23/2010 show. ("Men's Empowerment Workshop")
• Video of their 7/24/2010 show. ("Niagara Falls")
• Video of their 2/18/2011 show. ("Arctic Research Facility")
• Video of their 2/19/2011 show. ("Mount Olympus")
• Video of their 2/24/2011 show. ("News Room")
• Video of their performance in The 2011 Improvised Play Festival.
• Video of their 6/4/2011 show. ("Opryland Variations")
• Video of their 9/3/2011 show. ("Hall of Justice")
• Video of their 10/9/2011 show. ("Petting Zoo")
• Video of their 11/19/2011 show. ("Clock Tower")
• Video of their 12/17/2011 show. ("Japanese Bullet Train")
• Video of their 12/24/2011 show. ("Round Table Variations")
• Video of their 1/6/12 show. ("Carnival Sideshow")
• Video of their 1/29/12 show. ("Mamet Goes to the Movies")
• Video of their 3/9/12 show. ("The Daily Planet")
• Videos of their 3/31/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" performance: "The Cake Variations"; Star Wars
• Video of their performance in The 2012 Improvised Play Festival by Kristin Firth. ("The Great Pyramid")
  • Another video of the same show by Michael Ferstenfeld.
• Video of their 9/28/12 show. ("Rivendell")
• Video of their 9/29/12 show. ("Sesame Street")
• Video of their 2/16/13 show. ("Jury Duty")
• Video of their 6/22/13 performance in The 44-Hour Improv Marathon.
• Video of their 8/31/13 performance in The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
• Video of their 4/11/15 show at The 2015 Improvised Play Festival.

Photos

• Photoset by Peter Rogers of their 6/25/09 show.
• Photoset by Peter Rogers that includes their 11/15/09 performance.
• Photoset by Peter Rogers of their 12/11/09 performance ("Asylum").
• Photoset by Jo Chauvin of their 3/25/10 "Women With Confidence" show (featuring guest performer Shana Merlin).
• Photoset by Tyler Bryce of their April 2010 show at the Red Dirt Improv Festival in Oklahoma.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 5/21/10 show.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their 6/4/10 performance at The 41-Hour Improv Marathon.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 7/23/10 performance at The Spectacle.
• Photoset by Roy Moore that includes their 8/22/10 performance at "50s Night" at The Highball.
  • Another photoset by Michael Yew that includes the same performance.
• Photoset by Roy Moore that includes their 8/29/10 performance at "50s Night" at The Highball.
  • Another photoset by Michael Yew of the same performance.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 9/24/10 performance in The Spectacle.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 10/2/10 performance at the Hyde Park Theater.
• Photoset by Jo Chauvin of their 4/29/11 show.
• Photoset by Roy Moore of their 6/14/11 "Two Year Anniversary" show.
  • Photoset by Jo Chauvin of the same show.
• [Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 7/1/11 show at The 2011 Improvised Play Festival.
• Photoset by Roy Moore of their performance at The 2011 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
• Photoset by Roy Moore that includes their 11/19/11 performance at WaffleFest.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes a couple of 12/11 performances.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 1/28/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their 3/19/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
• Photoset by Roy Moore of their 3/31/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
• Photoset by Claudio Fox that includes their 4/1/12 performance in The Weekender.
  • Photoset by Heidi Rogers that includes the same show.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their 11/10/12 performance Wafflefest.
• Photoset by Heidi Rogers that includes the same show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of their 4/14/12 show at The 2012 Improvised Play Festival.
• Photoset of the 5/5/12 show which they shared with Girls Girls Girls (photos by Steve Rogers).
• Photoset by Heidi Rogers that includes their July 2013 "UN" show, as well as their 100th show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers that includes their 8/31/12 show at The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
• Casual photos by Peter Rogers from after their 9/27/12 show at Improvaganza in Honolulu.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of their 4/13/13 at The 2013 Improvised Play Festival.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their 5/18/13 show with special guest Joe Bill.
• Photoset by Roy Moore of the 8/31/13 show at The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
  • Photoset by Ryan Criswell of the same show.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of their 100th show on 12/6/13.
• Photoset by Michael Yew of their show at The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
• Photoset by Michael Yew that includes their 11/21/14 performance in WaffleFest 2014.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers of their 4/11/15 performance in The Improvised Play Festival.
• Photoset by Jay Mahavier of the 9/2/15 performance ("TED Talks") in The 2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
• Photoset by Steve Rogers that includes their 9/18/15 performance in "The Indigo Shift Cabaret".

Audio

• Audio of their 5/23/09 rehearsal. ("Tea Room")
• Audio of their 6/11/09 show. ("Ice Skating Rink")
• Audio of their 9/20/09 show. ("Waffle House")
• Audio of their 10/10/09 show. ("Stock Exchange")
• Audio of their 12/11/09 show. ("Asylum")
• Audio of their 1/30/10 show. ("Car Dealership")
• Audio of their 3/6/10 show. ("AA Meeting")
• Audio of their 6/3/10 show. ("Bar Mitzvah")
• Audio of their 9/3/11 show. ("Hall of Justice")
• Audio of their 1/6/12 show. ("Carnival Sideshow")

Publicity

• Publicity photos.
• Promo video for their "100 Shows and C#nting" performance.

Other

• The video intro for their "100 Shows and C#nting" performance.

More Information

• Official Website