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|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]]
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|Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Sean Hill]] | [[Troy Miller]] }}
|Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Sean Hill]] | [[Troy Miller]] | [[Jay Michael]]}}
|Cast = Various
|Cast = Various
|Tech = Various
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|Run = May 2004
|Subsequent Runs = {{Unbulleted list | Apr/May 2005 | Season 3 | Sep-Nov 2007 | Sep-Nov 2008 | Nov/Dec 2010 | Jan/Feb 2011 }}
|Subsequent Runs = {{Unbulleted list | Apr-May 2005 | Sep-Nov 2005 | Sep-Nov 2007 | Sep-Nov 2008 | Nov-Dec 2010 | Jan-Feb 2012 }}
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== History ==
== History ==
''Start Trekkin''' was an early mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theater]], and one of the first "improvised <blank>" formats in Austin.  It had six mainstage runs and a performance at a Las Vegas ''Star Trek'' convention, before running as half of ''[[The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature]]'' in early 2011.
''Start Trekkin''' was originated by Lawrence Wolf in San Francisco around 2000.  The show was very successful there, with a large number of performances and sci-fi-convention appearances.


The people involved in ''Start Trekkin''' refer to their runs as "seasons".
[[Sean Hill]] saw the show in San Francisco, and decided to bring the format to Austin.  In 2003, [http://www.facebook.com/richard.ross.102 Richard Ross], a founding member of the original San Francisco show, taught a brief workshop in the format at [[The Hideout Theatre]].  A year later, [[Jay Michael]] and [[Troy Miller]] produced season one of ''Start Trekkin' '' there.  (Note: the people involved in ''Start Trekkin' '' refer to their runs as "seasons".)
 
Subsequent seasons followed almost once per year.  In early 2012, ''Start Trekkin''' ran as half of ''[[The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature]]''.


Season six ran at [[The Highball]]; all other seasons ran at [[The Hideout Theatre]].
Season six ran at [[The Highball]]; all other seasons ran at [[The Hideout Theatre]].
Mr. Ross would return in the summer of 2008 to teach a more in-depth workshop on ''Start Trekkin''', establishing many tropes that are hallmarks of the format: fights with three exchanges in which the loser is called ahead of time; onstage transporter effects; and focusing on the relationships among the ship's crew.
Start Trekkin' has had several special performances outside of regular season runs.  These include:
* 11/10/09 Alamo Drafthouse (S. Lamar)
* 02/10/10 Alamo Drafthouse (Ritz)


=== Season Dates ===
=== Season Dates ===
* Season 1: unknown
* Season 1: May 15-29, 2004
* Season 2: Apr/May 2005
* Season 2: Apr-May 2005
* Season 3: unknown
* Season 3: Sep-Nov 2005
* Season 4: Sep-Nov 2007
* Season 4: Sep-Nov 2007
* Season 5: Sep-Nov 2008
* Season 5: Sep-Nov 2008
* Season 6: Nov/Dec 2010
* Season 6: Nov 28 and Dec 5, 2010
* Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011
* Season 7: Jan-Feb 2012


== Casts ==
=== Event Appearances ===
The casts of season 1 and of seasons 3-6 are unknown at this time.
[[File:TrekInVegas.jpg|200px|thumb|alt=The season-two cast at the convention.|The season-two cast at the convention.]]In August 2005, the season 2 ''Start Trekkin''' cast was invited to perform at the official ''Star Trek'' convention in Las Vegas. They performed twice in the convention's main hall to audiences of up to 1,000 people each.


[[David Lampe]] is the only improvisor to appear in all seven seasons of the show.
''Start Trekkin''' performed at the [http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens/2009-05-01/775247/ ''Star Trek'' Premiere Party] at the Bob Bullock State History Museum on May 8th, 2009.


=== Season 1: Unknown ===
== Casts ==
Unknown.
[[David Lampe]], [[Jay Michael]] and [[Troy Miller]] are the only improvisors to appear in all seven seasons of the show.


=== Season 2: Apr/May 2005 ===
=== Season 1 ===
''This list is incomplete.''
''This list is incomplete''
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Kevin Miller]]
* [[Sean Hill]]
* [[Tim Giradot]] (Musical improviser)
* [[Troy Miller]]


=== Season 2 ===
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[Ben Sterling]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Kevin Miller]]
* [[Kevin Miller]]
* [[Shana Merlin]]
* [[Tim Giradot]] (Musical improviser)
* [[Troy Miller]]
* [[Troy Miller]]


=== Season 3: Unknown ===
=== Season 3 ===
Unknown.
''This list is incomplete''
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[Ben Sterling]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Jordan T. Maxwell]]
* [[Kareem Badr]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Kevin Miller]]
* [[Shana Merlin]]
* [[Troy Miller]]


=== Season 4: Sep-Nov 2007 ===
=== Season 4 ===
Unknown.
''This list is incomplete''


=== Season 5: Sep-Nov 2008 ===
* [[Christina DeRoos]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Kaci Beeler]]
* [[Kareem Badr]]
* [[Roy Janik]]
* [[Sean Hill]]
* [[Troy Miller]]
* [[Wesley Bain]]
 
=== Season 5 ===
* [[Aden Kirschner]]
* [[Aden Kirschner]]
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[Audrey Rachel Sansom]]
* [[Audrey Rachel Sansom]]
* [[Chris Allen]]
* [[Chris Allen]]
* [[Courtney Hopkin]]
* [[Dario Konjicija]]
* [[Dario Konjicija]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[David Lampe]]
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* [[Justin Davis]]
* [[Justin Davis]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Michael Brockman]]
* [[Kaci Beeler]]
* [[Marc Majcher]]
* [[Michael Brockman]] (musical improvisor)
* [[Sean Hill]]
* [[Sean Hill]]
* [[Topping Haggerty]]
* [[Topping Haggerty]]
* [[Troy Miller]]
* [[David Zimmerman]] (Sound FX)
* [[Neal Tibrewala]] (Lights)


=== Season 6: Nov/Dec 2010 ===
=== Season 6 ===
''This list is incomplete.''
''This list is incomplete.''


* [[Aden Kirschner]]
* [[Aden Kirschner]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Kaci Beeler]]
* [[Kaci Beeler]]
* [[Kareem Badr]]
* [[Kareem Badr]]
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* [[Troy Miller]]
* [[Troy Miller]]


=== Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011 ===
=== Season 7 ===
* [[Alex Dobrenko]]
* [[Alex Dobrenko]]
* [[Andy Crouch]]
* [[Andy Crouch]]
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* [[David Lampe]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Jay Michael]]
* [[Lauren Zinn]]
* [[Lauren Buck]]
* [[Nicole Beckley]]
* [[Nicole Beckley]]
* [[Peter Rogers]]
* [[Peter Rogers]]
* [[Ruby Willmann]]
* [[Ruby Willmann]]
* [[Sean Hill]]
* [[Sean Hill]] (co-director)
* [[Steve Harwood]]
* [[Steve Harwood]]
* [[Troy Miller]]
* [[Troy Miller]] (co-director)
 
=== Season 8 ===
* [[Aaron Saenz]]
* [[Ace Manning]]
* [[Andy Crouch]] (co-director)
* [[Angie Epley]]
* [[Aspen Webster]]
* [[Ben Sterling]] (co-director)
* [[Cat Drago]]
* [[David Lampe]]
* [[Jordan T. Maxwell]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Katie Dahm]]
* [[Kenny Madison]]
* [[Michelle Cook]]
* [[Monica Martinez Maher]]


==Media==
==Media==
* [http://vimeo.com/35437814 Video of the 4/23/05 performance.]
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/35681293 Video of the 5/28/05 performance.]
* [http://vimeo.com/35437814 Video of the 4/23/05 performance (season 2, episode 4).]
* [http://vimeo.com/35497405 Video of the 5/28/05 performance (season 2, episode 5).]
* [http://vimeo.com/35681293 Video of 'episode seven' from season 2.]
* [http://vimeo.com/35681293 Video of 'episode seven' from season 2.]
* Video of the 9/27/08 performance, in three parts: [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43256292752 1], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43351022752 2], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43700942752 3].
* Video of the 9/27/08 performance, in three parts: [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43256292752 1], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43351022752 2], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=43700942752 3].
* [http://youtu.be/zRWkhp3VkP8 Video of a scene from the 10/11/08 performance.]
* [http://youtu.be/zRWkhp3VkP8 Video of a scene from the 10/11/08 performance.]
* Video of the 11/15/08 performance, in four parts: [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76146882755 1], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76163692755 2], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76179897755 3], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76192262755 4].
* Video of the 11/15/08 performance, in four parts: [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76146882755 1], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76163692755 2], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76179897755 3], [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=76192262755 4].
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/e51091cf Video of the 1/14/12 show.]
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/cd274c34 Video of the 1/21/12 show.]
* [http://vimeo.com/76770049 Video of their 6/21/13 show] in [[The 44-Hour Improv Marathon]].
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/happywaffle/media_set?set=a.132316345323.219868.503270323&type=3 Photoset] by [[Kevin Miller]] of their 2005 trip to Las Vegas.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.32637481057.53505.32635751057&type=1 A photoset from season 5.]
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.32637481057.53505.32635751057&type=1 A photoset from season 5.]
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.129962042264.120555.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 6/26/09 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1364756881714.46801.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 9/3/10 performance at [[The 2010 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1384780142283.49789.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 11/6/10 performance at [[The Hideout Theatre]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1364756881714.46801.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 11/28/10 performance at [[The Highball]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1449103279464.2057829.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] which includes their 12/5/10 performance at [[The Highball]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.562193507177503.1073741894.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 6/4/11 performance in [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150587412602265.439518.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/5/12 dress rehearsal.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150596276207265.440883.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/8/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275926565804200.69816.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 1/14/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2715196921871&set=a.2704965146083.112288.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes the 2/25/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.322531471143709.79166.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] from [[Steve Rogers]], [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2757850428182.113501.1315383518&type=3 and another]  from [[Michael Yew]], of the 3/8/12 ''[[Free Fringe]]'' performance, which included a ''Start Trekkin''' adventure with an all-female cast.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.415641555166033.100932.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] that includes their 9/1/12 performance at [[The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
** [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3541573380766.130840.1315383518&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] which includes the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.572351752828345.1073741903.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 7/27/13 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10204337420658378.1073741950.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 6/19/15 show in [[The 46-Hour Improv Marathon]].
=== Publicity ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150909128745324&set=a.10150909128715324.748114.503270323&type=3&theater Poster from the first season.]
* [http://youtu.be/WoGBGHe9Cms Video of an audience-participation "Kobayashi Maru" scene] from their performance in [[The 2009 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://youtu.be/WoGBGHe9Cms Video of an audience-participation "Kobayashi Maru" scene] from their performance in [[The 2009 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* Promo videos for season six by [[Troy Miller]]: [http://youtu.be/7cL_KoQWAns "Alien Love"], [http://youtu.be/JLhH3VF_EJI "Fight"], [http://youtu.be/z9fCC3ZG2io "Sacrifices"], [http://youtu.be/jE3goOhutlQ "The Landing Party" (version 1)], and [http://youtu.be/Apynw0GNH2o "The Landing Party" (version 2)].
* Promo videos for season six by [[Troy Miller]]: [http://youtu.be/7cL_KoQWAns "Alien Love"], [http://youtu.be/JLhH3VF_EJI "Fight"], [http://youtu.be/z9fCC3ZG2io "Sacrifices"], [http://youtu.be/jE3goOhutlQ "The Landing Party" (version 1)], and [http://youtu.be/Apynw0GNH2o "The Landing Party" (version 2)].
* [http://vimeo.com/20415485 A 2011 video compilation of ''Start Trekkin''' fight scenes.]
* [http://vimeo.com/20415485 A 2011 video compilation of ''Start Trekkin''' fight scenes.]
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150596276207265.440883.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/8/11 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275926565804200.69816.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 1/14/11 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.322531471143709.79166.221927764537414&type=3 A 2012 photoset] from [[Steve Rogers]], [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2757850428182.113501.1315383518&type=3 and another]  from [[Michael Yew]], of a ''[[Free Fringe]]'' performance that included a ''Start Trekkin''' adventure with an all-female cast.


== More Information ==
== More Information ==
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* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?p=39556 The premiere announcement for season 4.]
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?p=39556 The premiere announcement for season 4.]
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?p=60656 Casting announcement for season 5.]
* [http://forum.austinimprov.com/viewtopic.php?p=60656 Casting announcement for season 5.]
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/starttrekkindrafthouse Announcement of the 11/10/09 one-off show at the Drafthouse.]
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/highballstarttrekkin The show's web page for season 6.]
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2005-05-06/269694/ A review of season 2, episode 4] in ''The Austin Chronicle''.
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Start Trekkin'

Start Trekkin'.jpg

Theater The Hideout Theatre
Directed by
Cast Various
Crew Various
Initial Run May 2004
Subsequent Run(s)
  • Apr-May 2005
  • Sep-Nov 2005
  • Sep-Nov 2007
  • Sep-Nov 2008
  • Nov-Dec 2010
  • Jan-Feb 2012

Start Trekkin' was an improvised longform narrative show inspired by the original Star Trek television series.

History

Start Trekkin' was originated by Lawrence Wolf in San Francisco around 2000. The show was very successful there, with a large number of performances and sci-fi-convention appearances.

Sean Hill saw the show in San Francisco, and decided to bring the format to Austin. In 2003, Richard Ross, a founding member of the original San Francisco show, taught a brief workshop in the format at The Hideout Theatre. A year later, Jay Michael and Troy Miller produced season one of Start Trekkin' there. (Note: the people involved in Start Trekkin' refer to their runs as "seasons".)

Subsequent seasons followed almost once per year. In early 2012, Start Trekkin' ran as half of The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature.

Season six ran at The Highball; all other seasons ran at The Hideout Theatre.

Mr. Ross would return in the summer of 2008 to teach a more in-depth workshop on Start Trekkin', establishing many tropes that are hallmarks of the format: fights with three exchanges in which the loser is called ahead of time; onstage transporter effects; and focusing on the relationships among the ship's crew.

Start Trekkin' has had several special performances outside of regular season runs. These include:

  • 11/10/09 Alamo Drafthouse (S. Lamar)
  • 02/10/10 Alamo Drafthouse (Ritz)

Season Dates

  • Season 1: May 15-29, 2004
  • Season 2: Apr-May 2005
  • Season 3: Sep-Nov 2005
  • Season 4: Sep-Nov 2007
  • Season 5: Sep-Nov 2008
  • Season 6: Nov 28 and Dec 5, 2010
  • Season 7: Jan-Feb 2012

Event Appearances

The season-two cast at the convention.
The season-two cast at the convention.

In August 2005, the season 2 Start Trekkin' cast was invited to perform at the official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. They performed twice in the convention's main hall to audiences of up to 1,000 people each.

Start Trekkin' performed at the Star Trek Premiere Party at the Bob Bullock State History Museum on May 8th, 2009.

Casts

David Lampe, Jay Michael and Troy Miller are the only improvisors to appear in all seven seasons of the show.

Season 1

This list is incomplete

Season 2

Season 3

This list is incomplete

Season 4

This list is incomplete

Season 5

Season 6

This list is incomplete.

Season 7

Season 8

Media

Videos

Photos

Publicity

More Information

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