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'''Girls Girls Girls''' is Austin's longest running all female musical improv troupe. The Gals of GGG create full-length improvised musicals from a single audience suggestion. In other words using the talent of real live musicians, GGG makes up all of the songs, dances, characters, and stories to create one complete, blow-your-socks-off improvised musical.
'''Girls Girls Girls''' is an all-female musical-improv troupe.


===History===
== Summary ==
In 1998, Austin Theatresports was founded with male and female members. The Girls of today started as a lab show of female members of Austin Theatresports. Goddess Improviser Rebecca Stockley came to Austin to teach a workshop and while visiting, she gave the girls in the troupe some essential advice for having an all girl improv troupe: Never, under no circumstances, let the boys come. The girls in the troupe first put up a lab show under the name Rock Star Girls Galactica 3000. Original members included [[Amy McCurdy]] troupe founder, [[Kacey Samiee]], [[Chelsea Gilman]], [[Lauren Zinn]], [[Kari Malek]], and [[Shana Merlin]].
Girls Girls Girls is Austin's longest-running all-female musical-improv troupe. The Gals of GGG create full-length improvised musicals from a single audience suggestion. In other words using the talent of real live musicians, GGG makes up all of the songs, dances, characters, and stories to create one complete, blow-your-socks-off improvised musical.


The girls started out with a mix of longform and short form. Shows included a wheel with names of improv games on it that you could spin to choose what was performed next. Also there were buckets onstage with suggestions in them. The girls even invented their own longform format called “Telephone.” The show included an opening number which featured a choreographed dance to Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison.” They gave themselves Rock Star aliases for the show as well such as Casiopia, Zelda Moonbeam, and Chelsea Gilman. But as improv troupes do, this one lost momentum. No shows were scheduled no rehearsals held for over a year.
==History==
In 1998, [[Austin TheatreSports]] was founded with male and female members. The Girls of today started as a lab show of female members of Austin Theatresports. Goddess Improviser [http://www.improvlady.com Rebecca Stockley] came to Austin to teach a workshop and while visiting, she gave the girls in the troupe some essential advice for having an all girl improv troupe: never, under no circumstances, let the boys come. The girls in the troupe first put up a lab show under the name "Rock Star Girls Galactica 3000". Original members included troupe founder [[Amy McCurdy]], [[Kacey Samiee]], [[Chelsea Gilman]], [[Lauren Zinn]], [[Kari Malek]], and [[Shana Merlin]].


Thankfully, Amy McCurdy boldly decided to remount the show not as a part of We Could Be Heroes, but as its own troupe, called Girls Girls Girls. The opening numbers were so much fun and went over so well, that the girls got together and decided they wanted to do improvised musical theatre. New Members were added including [[Andrea Young]], [[Shelly Miller]], [[Monique Daviau]], and [[Katy Shea]] and the Girls as we know it today had begun. In 2003, the Girls decided to become an improv collective and work together to manage the troupe. In 2004 they added new members Tara White and Annette Jurcevic and began performing regularly at Arts on Real Theatre. In 2005, the Girls grew even bigger with the addition of [[Kimberly Tortorrici]], [[Jennifer Cargill]], [[Julie Lucas]], and [[Caitlin Sweetlamb]]. They also added a new format, GGG Beneath The Music, an improvised parody of Vh1 Behind the Music.
The girls started out with a mix of longform and short form. Shows included a wheel with names of improv games on it that you could spin to choose what was performed next. Also there were buckets onstage with suggestions in them. The girls even invented their own longform format called "Telephone." The show included an opening number which featured a choreographed dance to Bel Biv Devoe’s "Poison." They gave themselves rock-star aliases for the show as well such as "Casiopia", "Zelda Moonbeam", and "Chelsea Gilman". But as improv troupes do, this one lost momentum. No shows were scheduled no rehearsals held for over a year.


They have participated in the Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Putt Putt Golf Tournament, Waffle Fest Sketch and Improv Festival, Dallas Comedy Festival, and FronteraFest, where they won “Best of the Week”. In the future the Girls plan on hitting the road playing at other venues, cities, and festivals. We will continue to keep making up musicals on the spot.
Thankfully, Amy McCurdy boldly decided to remount the show not as a part of [[We Could Be Heroes]], but as its own troupe, called "Girls Girls Girls". The opening numbers were so much fun and went over so well, that the girls got together and decided they wanted to do improvised musical theatre. New members were added including [[Andrea Young]], [[Shelly Miller Bosse]], [[Monique Daviau]], and [[Katy Shea]] and the Girls as we know it today had begun. In 2003, the Girls decided to become an improv collective and work together to manage the troupe. In 2004 they added new members [[Tara White]] and [[Annette Jurcevic]] and began performing regularly at Arts on Real Theatre. In 2005, the Girls grew even bigger with the addition of [[Kimberly Tortorrici]], [[Jennifer Cargill]], [[Julie Gillis]], and [[Caitlin Sweetlamb]]. They also added a new format, GGG Beneath The Music, an improvised parody of VH1's Behind the Music.
 
=== Formats ===
[[Image:Secret Life of Soccer Moms Poster.jpg|thumb|alt=Poster for "The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms".|Poster for "The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms".]]
A typical GGG show is a longform musical narrative.  But for several runs, the troupe has tweaked that format in various ways:
* ''[[Boys of Summer]]'': in this show, a male improvisor guests with the troupe.
* GGGlee: this format was inspired by ''[[wikipedia:Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.  In each performance, a different group guest-starred as a rival school.  The guests were:
** The [[Puppet Improv Project]].
** "Smoooooth", an ''ad hoc'' boy band consisting of [[Asaf Ronen]], [[Craig Kotfas]], [[Jason Vines]], and [[Michael Thomas]].
** [[The Dancy Street D'Orchestra]].
* Jersey Shorez: this format was inspired by the TV show ''[[wikipedia:Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]''.
* Stage Door: this was a 'backstage musical' format.
* Pink is the New Black: Inspired by the TV show ''[[wikipedia:Orange is the New Black|Orange is the New Black]]
* The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms
** This format had a mainstage run at [[The Institution Theater]] on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm from 4/17/15 to 5/2/15.
 
=== Former Cast Members ===
* [[Amy McCurdy]]
* [[Andrea Young]]
* [[Annette Jurcevic]]
* [[Chelsea Gilman]]
* [[Erin Molson]]
* [[Jennifer Cargill]]
* [[Julie Gillis]]
* [[Kacey Samiee]]
* [[Karen Jane DeWitt]]
* [[Kari Malek]]
* [[Katy Shea]]
* [[Kimberly Tortorrici]]
* [[Lauren Buck]]
* [[Mo Daviau]]
* [[Sarah Marie Curry]]
* [[Shelly Miller Bosse]]
* [[Tara White]]
 
=== Former Musicians ===
* [[Nathan Aloysius]]
* [[Michael Brockman]]
* [[Pat Buchta]]
* [[Jon Guyton]]
* [[Jason Laney]]
* [[John Ratliff]]
* [[Robby...]]
* [[David Rosenbaum]]
 
==Local Festivals==
 
* [[Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]] - Headlining troupe 2007
* [[Wafflefest]]
* [[Frontera Fest]] - Best of Week: 2005, 2007 & 2008.
* [[The Improvised Play Festival]]
* [[The Hideout Improv Marathon]]
* [[The Ladies Are Funny Festival]] - Festival founders, producers and headliners.
 
==Other Festivals==
 
* Dallas Comedy Festival
* Hawaii Improvaganza
* Twin Cities Improv festival
* Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater
* Dirty South Improv Festival
* Black Box Improv Fest
* New York Musical Improv Festival
* Big Sexy Weekend of Improv - Dallas
 
==Awards==
* Austin Chronicle award for Best Improv Troupe
* 2012 B. Iden Payne Rudy Kloptic Award for Outstanding Improvised Theater
* Austin Improv Collective Award for Hardest Working Troupe.
 
==Current Personnel==
=== Cast ===
* [[Aden Kirschner]]
* [[Amy Averett]]
* [[Caitlin Sweetlamb]]
* [[Cynthia Oelkers]]
* [[Kimberly Cox]]
* [[Megan Flynn]]
*[[Sarah Doering]]
* [[Shana Merlin]]
 
=== Musicians===
 
* [[Tosin Awofeso]]
* [[Joseph Robert Dailey]]
* [[Joel Love]]
* [[Ed Kliman]]
* [[Ammon Taylor]]
 
=== Crew===
* [[Sara Farr]]
 
== Media ==
=== Videos ===
* [http://blip.tv/out-of-bounds-comedy-festival/battle-of-the-sexes-iii-pt-1-fri-8pm-svt-oranges-stage-1267934 Video] of the 8/29/08 "Battle of the Sexes" match between [[Available Cupholders]] and [[Girls Girls Girls]] at [[The 2008 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://blip.tv/out-of-bounds-comedy-festival/girls-girls-girls-sun-7-30pm-esther-s-1237263 Video] of their 8/31/08 headlining show at [[The 2008 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://youtu.be/o-QneRdYgAM Video highlights] of their 2/5/10 show (the premiere of ''Jerzey Shorez'').
* [http://youtu.be/pu1USWq1vy0 Video highlights] of their 2/12/10 show (the second performance of ''Jerzey Shorez'').
* [http://vimeo.com/43331034 Video] by [[Dave Alley]] of the 6/1/12 show in [[The 43-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://vimeo.com/43532723 Video] by [[Paul Normandin]] of their 6/2/12 show at [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]].
* [http://youtu.be/196aoEhy3hs Video] of their 1/13/13 show ("King Size Bed").
* [http://youtu.be/yDwlCWTJPE4 Video] of their 2/15/13 "Welding Studio" show.
* [http://youtu.be/Sad-Ri4xo2w Video] of their 3/9/13 show ("Backyard").
* [http://youtu.be/yDwlCWTJPE4 Video] of their 3/16/13 show ("Welding Studio").
* [http://youtu.be/9T4WUb7um0Q Video] of their 4/14/13 "Stage Door" show.
* [http://vimeo.com/69001828 Video of the first fifteen minutes of their 6/22/13 show,] part of [[The 43-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://youtu.be/i6z2TroPzss Video] of their 11/10/13 show ("Jeep").
* [http://youtu.be/8twSU8tYHiM Video] of their 12/7/13 holiday show.
* [http://youtu.be/XprjNzdgUvo Video] of their 4/12/14 "Pink Is the New Black" show.
* [http://youtu.be/tgqJAbhzXbg Video] of their 4/19/14 "Pink Is the New Black" show.
 
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1221978361483.2027946.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of their 4/3/10 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1249529610247.2030742.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of their 5/8/10 performance at ''[[The Ladies Are Funny Festival]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1294236478748.36180.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 6/4/10 performance at [[The 41-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/MadelineChauvin/media_set?set=a.10100438451097360.3117252.7944448&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jo Chauvin]] of their 7/23/10 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1364756881714.46801.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 9/11/10 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150151636822265.328769.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 2/5/11 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1546183497266.71492.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 3/4/11 "GGGlee" performance at [[The City Theater]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1602508305351.75968.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 5/6/11 performance in [[The Ladies Are Funny Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1602508305351.75968.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 6/4/11 show in [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1709656153123.2081442.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] that includes their 6/4/11 show at ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/SteveRogers1212/media_set?set=a.140277072719991.38310.100002130980897&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 7/2/11 show at ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''. ("Graceland")
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.257845284278995.65486.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 12/3/11 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150661813077265.450334.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 2/1/12 performance in ''[[The Threefer]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150665278392265.450841.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 2/4/12 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.877505912312926.1073742138.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.252339914834695.58497.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] that includes their 1/7/12 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3027821617293.119201.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 4/27/12 performance with [[wikipedia:Laura Hall (musician)|Laura Hall]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.356294337767422.86509.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 5/5/12 show which they shared with [[Confidence Men]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/happywaffle/media_set?set=a.10151724038250324.843293.503270323&type=3 Photoset] by [[Kevin Miller]] of a 5/23/12 improv jam they hosted.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3204199026618.122311.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 6/1/12 performance in [[The 43-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.443985692289598.99198.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 7/7/12 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.399794726750716.95420.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 7/21/12 performance of ''[[Boys of Summer]]'', featuring guest boy [[Clay Towery]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.466601583361342.105337.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of their 9/1/12 performance in [[The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3811816376672.136825.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] which includes their 11/10/12 performance at [[Wafflefest]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.3931529289420.138986.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] which includes their 12/8/12 performance in ''[[The Saturday Night Special]]''.
** [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.502172756470891.113111.100000345135257&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.648770271811138.1073741865.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 10/25/13 performance with [[Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.4093107648778.141743.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] which includes their 1/13/13 performance in the [[Merlin Works]] grand opening.
** [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.519628588058641.116285.100000345135257&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of the same event.
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.539914026030097.118722.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 2/9/13 performance in ''[[The Triple Scoop]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.4573289653028.1073741829.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 4/5/13 "Stage Door" performance.
** [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.556864001001766.1073741830.100000345135257&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10103530127338390.1073741838.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes their performance in [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.648770271811138.1073741865.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 10/25/13 performance in [[Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.664214413600057.1073741869.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their performance in [[WaffleFest 2013]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.670030793018419.1073741871.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 12/7/13 performance at [[The Institution Theater]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.720979564632229.1073741991.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 4/19/14 "Pink Is the New Black" show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.759510950779090.1073742029.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset]  by [[Steve Rogers]] of their June 2014 performance in [[The 45-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10203483337546834.1073741925.1315383518&type=1 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 1/30/15 "Jam-a-Rama".
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203490534406751.1073741927.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 1/31/15 "Jam-a-Rama".
* [http://www.facebook.com/Doccerz/media_set?set=a.10152967546725793.1073741899.666390792&type=3 Photoset] by [[Dave Alley]] of their 9/4/15 show at [[The 2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
 
=== Publicity ===
* Promos for ''Jerzey Shorez'':
** [http://youtu.be/7APV47_iSgU "The Equation"]
** [http://youtu.be/zurFiul7ewE "Girl Fight"]
** [http://youtu.be/LUH1eiV1fzQ "Pre Show"]
** Character Promos:
*** [http://youtu.be/EMTCt1jTQQM "Lonnie 'Casanova' Morino"]
*** [http://youtu.be/keoMCTshq5M "Wookie" (#1)]
*** [http://youtu.be/s_HT6baY4nA "Wookie" (#2)]
*** [http://youtu.be/9CcNgQB6zxU "Lisa Lee"]
*** [http://youtu.be/PQlKS7xq7Mg "Veronica 'RAWRRRRR' DeLucci"]
*** [http://youtu.be/G9sOBKU966w "William 'Willy' Bartholomeo"]
* Character promos for "GGGlee":
** [http://youtu.be/qagJ5fe9OMc "Kennedy Stella Montgomery"]
** [http://youtu.be/gjiPLJmU0G0 "Tiffany Ann-Marie Clayton (and Diamond Jazz)"]
** [http://youtu.be/vrkq_GK6b3w "Rainbow Moonstone"]
** [http://youtu.be/19ab6WFcJhU "Jubilation 'Lee' Hildegard O'Riley"]
*** [http://youtu.be/1IMyxzSyWwY "A poem"]
** [http://youtu.be/K_6LAZ0GkNE "Coach Rue Stallone"]
** [http://youtu.be/gTWQ7CwQ6Xw "Mr. Molson"]
** [http://youtu.be/N3UzuAUAFso "Agnes Swalwell"]
** [http://youtu.be/j1oK0yhfTIc "London"]
** [http://youtu.be/7rNeBQ9JlGY "Regina Goldman"]
 
=== Other ===
* [http://youtu.be/p8T4acqdnbI&list=UU3ZwcLrGS_Q-ylvswzf1x_A The girls of GGG give advice on love.]
 
=== ''[[Boys of Summer]]'' ===
This section lists media specifically for their ''[[Boys of Summer]]'' shows.
 
==== Videos ====
{{Boys of Summer Videos}}
 
==== Photos ====
{{Boys of Summer Photos}}
 
== More Information ==
* [http://www.gggimprov.com/cast/the-girls-of-girls-girls-girls/ The troupe's web page.]
* [http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/thetheftforum/id/2398141 Interview] with cast members [[Aden Kirschner]] and [[Shana Merlin]] on ''[[The Theft Forum]]''.
 
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Girls Girls Girls

GGG-Logo G.jpg

Years Active 1998, 2003 - Present
Cast Various

Girls Girls Girls is an all-female musical-improv troupe.

Summary

Girls Girls Girls is Austin's longest-running all-female musical-improv troupe. The Gals of GGG create full-length improvised musicals from a single audience suggestion. In other words using the talent of real live musicians, GGG makes up all of the songs, dances, characters, and stories to create one complete, blow-your-socks-off improvised musical.

History

In 1998, Austin TheatreSports was founded with male and female members. The Girls of today started as a lab show of female members of Austin Theatresports. Goddess Improviser Rebecca Stockley came to Austin to teach a workshop and while visiting, she gave the girls in the troupe some essential advice for having an all girl improv troupe: never, under no circumstances, let the boys come. The girls in the troupe first put up a lab show under the name "Rock Star Girls Galactica 3000". Original members included troupe founder Amy McCurdy, Kacey Samiee, Chelsea Gilman, Lauren Zinn, Kari Malek, and Shana Merlin.

The girls started out with a mix of longform and short form. Shows included a wheel with names of improv games on it that you could spin to choose what was performed next. Also there were buckets onstage with suggestions in them. The girls even invented their own longform format called "Telephone." The show included an opening number which featured a choreographed dance to Bel Biv Devoe’s "Poison." They gave themselves rock-star aliases for the show as well such as "Casiopia", "Zelda Moonbeam", and "Chelsea Gilman". But as improv troupes do, this one lost momentum. No shows were scheduled no rehearsals held for over a year.

Thankfully, Amy McCurdy boldly decided to remount the show not as a part of We Could Be Heroes, but as its own troupe, called "Girls Girls Girls". The opening numbers were so much fun and went over so well, that the girls got together and decided they wanted to do improvised musical theatre. New members were added including Andrea Young, Shelly Miller Bosse, Monique Daviau, and Katy Shea and the Girls as we know it today had begun. In 2003, the Girls decided to become an improv collective and work together to manage the troupe. In 2004 they added new members Tara White and Annette Jurcevic and began performing regularly at Arts on Real Theatre. In 2005, the Girls grew even bigger with the addition of Kimberly Tortorrici, Jennifer Cargill, Julie Gillis, and Caitlin Sweetlamb. They also added a new format, GGG Beneath The Music, an improvised parody of VH1's Behind the Music.

Formats

Poster for "The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms".
Poster for "The Secret Lives of Soccer Moms".

A typical GGG show is a longform musical narrative. But for several runs, the troupe has tweaked that format in various ways:

Former Cast Members

Former Musicians

Local Festivals

Other Festivals

  • Dallas Comedy Festival
  • Hawaii Improvaganza
  • Twin Cities Improv festival
  • Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater
  • Dirty South Improv Festival
  • Black Box Improv Fest
  • New York Musical Improv Festival
  • Big Sexy Weekend of Improv - Dallas

Awards

  • Austin Chronicle award for Best Improv Troupe
  • 2012 B. Iden Payne Rudy Kloptic Award for Outstanding Improvised Theater
  • Austin Improv Collective Award for Hardest Working Troupe.

Current Personnel

Cast

Musicians

Crew

Media

Videos

Photos

Publicity

Other

Boys of Summer

This section lists media specifically for their Boys of Summer shows.

Videos

Photos

More Information

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