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|Name = Empty Promises
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|Cast = {{ Unbulleted list | [[Alejandro Garcia]] | [[Eli Eidson]] | [[Ian Townsend]] | [[KC Harvey-Taylor]] | [[Mathew Stoner]] | [[Matt Needles]] | [[Sanjay Rao]] }}
|Cast = {{ Unbulleted list | [[Alejandro Garcia]] | [[Eli Eidson]] | [[Ian Townsend]] | [[KC Harvey-Taylor]] | [[Mathew Stoner]] | [[Matt Needles]] | [[Sanjay Rao]] | [[Caitlin McNally]] | [[Justin Linville]] }}
|Years = 2014-Present
|Years = 2014-Present
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'''Empty Promises''' is an improv troupe.
'''Empty Promises''' is Austin's longest running gag


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
=== Press Blurb ===
=== "Austin's Harold Team" ===
Their press blurb, taken from a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>Empty Promises is a Harold team who honor the pure Chicago style form. Fast, fun, whimsical and smart, Empty Promises promises to deliver delight and laughter to every stage it hits. Together they discover new worlds in a high paced physical powerhouse of a show.</blockquote>


=== "What's Your Deal?" ===
Empty Promises is a ColdTowne harold team and multilevel marketing scheme. Empty Promises hosted "Comedy" Fridays at 11:30 PM at ColdTowne Theater from November 2015-July 2016.  
Their answer to the "What's Your Deal?" question on a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>Coldtowne Theater's Harold standard bearers, Empty Promises, play fast and loose all over Texas. Headquartered in Austin they play at The Hideout Theater, Station Theater and their home, Coldtowne Theater. They focus on honoring the pure form of a Harold. The group is compromised of all-star players Sanjay Rao, Matthew Stoner, Matt Needles, Eli Eidson, Ian Townsend and K.C. Harvey Taylor. The players have been featured in MainStage shows Boy Band, Organ Trail, Beware of Female Spies, Slam Team Six, and Thicker than Water. The cast have all or individually trained with the likes of Todd Stashwick, Susan Messing, Craig Cakowski, Jet Eveleth, Jason Schotts, Dave Buckman, Greg Hess, Rich Talrico, Brandon Gardner and Jimmy Carrane.


Empty Promises is currently coached by Second City TourCo alumni Eric Rutherford. </blockquote>


also a taco


== Media ==
=== "Festival Appearances" ===
=== Photos ===
 
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.989925791070937.1073742217.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 6/27/15 performance in ''[[Dorm Daze]]''.
2015 New Orleans Arts and Comedy Fest
 
2015 Phoenix Improv Festival
 
2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
 
2015 Houston Trill Comedy Fest
 
2016 Dallas Comedy Festival
 
2016 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
 
2016 Denver Improv Festival
 
2017 Del Close Marathon
 
2017 DC Improv Fest
 
2017 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival


=== Videos ===
2017 GhostFest Phoenix
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrexnZqDqAk Video #1]
* [http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=WL&v=Q2yyvVRCuxg Video #2]


== More Information ==
=== "Promotions" ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Empty-Promises/720638627968731 The troupe's web site.]


Empty Promises have named menu items at Tyson's Tacos and the Grand.


[[Category:Troupes]]
== Media ==
[[Category:Auto-Generated Troupe Pages]]
=== Photos ===
[[Category:Active]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/emptypromisesimprov/photos/gm.1522881531360016/1098864606812796/?type=3&theater Comedy]

Latest revision as of 14:59, 6 July 2017


Empty Promises is Austin's longest running gag

Summary

"Austin's Harold Team"

Empty Promises is a ColdTowne harold team and multilevel marketing scheme. Empty Promises hosted "Comedy" Fridays at 11:30 PM at ColdTowne Theater from November 2015-July 2016.


"Festival Appearances"

2015 New Orleans Arts and Comedy Fest

2015 Phoenix Improv Festival

2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

2015 Houston Trill Comedy Fest

2016 Dallas Comedy Festival

2016 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

2016 Denver Improv Festival

2017 Del Close Marathon

2017 DC Improv Fest

2017 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

2017 GhostFest Phoenix

"Promotions"

Empty Promises have named menu items at Tyson's Tacos and the Grand.

Media

Photos

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