Start Trekkin'

Start Trekkin'
Theater	The Hideout Theatre
Directed by	Sean Hill Troy Miller
Cast	Various
Crew	Various
Initial Run	Unknown
Subsequent Run(s)	Apr/May 2005 Season 3 Sep-Nov 2008 Season 5 Season 6 Jan/Feb 2011

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

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 Seasons, and a performance at a Las Vegas Star Trek convention, before Seasonning as half of The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature in early 2011.

Season Dates

The people involved in Start Trekkin' refer to their runs as "seasons", numbered like so:

• Season 1: unknown
• Season 2: Apr/May 2005
• Season 3: unknown
• Season 4: Sep-Nov 2008
• Season 5: unknown
• Season 6: unknown
• Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011

Casts

The casts of season 1 and of seasons 3-6 are unknown at this time.

David Lampe is the only improvisor to appear in all seven seasons of the show.

Season 2: Apr/May 2005

This list is incomplete.

• David Lampe
• Jay Michael
• Kacey Samiee
• Kevin Miller
• Troy Miller

Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011

• Alex Dobrenko
• Andy Crouch
• Chris Allen
• Courtney Hopkin
• David Lampe
• Jay Michael
• Lauren Zinn
• Nicole Beckley
• Peter Rogers
• Ruby Willmann
• Sean Hill
• Steve Harwood
• Troy Miller

Media

• Video of the 4/23/05 performance.
• Video of the 5/28/05 performance.
• Video of 'episode seven' from season 2.
• A 2011 video compilation of Start Trekkin' fight scenes.
• A photoset by Peter Rogers of the 1/8/11 performance.
• A photoset by Steve Rogers of the 1/14/11 performance.
• A 2012 photoset from Steve Rogers, and another from Michael Yew, of a Free Fringe performance that included a Start Trekkin' adventure with an all-female cast.

More Information

• The premiere announcement for season 4.