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Peter Rogers is an improv performer who works primarily with [[The Hideout Theatre]].
'''Peter Rogers''' is an improv performer and director who works primarily with [[The Hideout Theatre]].


==History==
==History==
Prior to 2000, Peter's only experience with improv had been a number of improv games in high-school theater class, a trip to see Second City in Chicago, and an absolutely terrifying batch of improv games once in college.  Peter saw his first improv show in Austin after getting a free ticket to a ComedySportz show at Northcross Mall from a comedy defensive driving class.  After that, he saw many more improv shows in town, and then he took the Hideout's first set of improv classes from 2000-2001.  After that, Peter joined [[First Round Draft]], the troupe that formed from the first batch of Hideout students.  He left improv from 2004-2007, and then returned to do more shows, primarily at the Hideout.
Prior to 2000, Peter's only experience with improv had been a number of improv games in high-school theater class, a 1997 trip to see Second City in Chicago, and an absolutely terrifying batch of improv games once in college.  Peter saw his first improv show in Austin after getting a free ticket to a [[ComedySportz]] show at Northcross Mall from a comedy defensive driving class in May 2000.  After that, he saw many more improv shows in town, and then he took the Hideout's first set of improv classes, from [[Shana Merlin]], between 2000 and 2001.  After that, Peter joined [[First Round Draft]], the troupe that formed from the first batch of Hideout students.  He left improv from 2004-2007, and then returned to do more shows, primarily at the Hideout.
 
Peter was a core cast member in [[The 42-Hour Improv Marathon]] and [[The 44-Hour Improv Marathon]].
 
==Photography==
Peter has photographed nearly three hundred improv shows, though he is perhaps better known for videography, posting improv videos to vimeo almost weekly, and setting up [http://vimeo.com/channels/austinimprov The Austin Improv Vimeo Channel].


==Troupes==
==Troupes==
* [[First Round Draft]]
* [[First Round Draft]] (2001-2002)
* [[Blink]]
* [[Blink]] (2009)
* [[Continental Breakfast]]
* [[Continental Breakfast]] (2010)
* [[The Dancy Street D'Orchestra]]
* [[The Dancy Street D'Orchestra]] (2010-2011)
* [[The Heroes of Comedy]]


==Shows==
==Shows==
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]''
* ''[[The Black Vault]]''
* ''[[Charles Dickens Unleashed]]''
* ''[[Control Issues]]'' (director)
* ''[[Fakespeare]]''
* ''[[Fandom]]''
* ''[[Fiasco]]'' (director)
* ''[[GrimmNoir]]''
* ''[[Heavens, Mr. Darcy!]]''
* ''[[How I Saved the World Over Summer Vacation]]''
* ''[[History Under the Influence]]''
* ''[[Improvised Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[Improvised Shakespeare]]''
* ''[[The Joss Whedon Pajama Party]]''
* ''[[Live Nude Improv]]''
* ''[[Live Nude Improv]]''
* ''[[Totally Improvised, 90210]]''
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Angel]]'' (Wesley)
* ''[[Spirited]]''
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Buffy]]'' (Wesley)
* ''[[Charles Dickens Unleashed]]''
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Firefly]]'' (Simon)
* ''[[TV Tuesdays Presents: Buffy]]''
* ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Freaks and Geeks]]'' (Nick)
* ''[[TV Tuesdays Presents: Freaks and Geeks]]''
* ''[[Local on the Eights]]'' (co-director)
* ''[[The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature]]''
* ''[[Lonely Star]]''
* ''[[Nothing and Everything]]''
* ''[[Myth Debunkers]]'' (narrator)
* ''[[One More Night]]''
* ''[[The Professor]]''
* ''[[The Professor]]''
* ''[[TV Tuesdays Presents: Angel]]''
* ''[[Reform School for Wayward Girls]]''
* ''[[Rock]]''
* ''[[Rock]]''
* ''[[The Black Vault]]''
* ''[[Savage Swords]]''
* ''[[Austin Secrets]]''
* ''[[The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature]]''
* ''[[Fandom]]''
* ''[[Spirited]]''
* ''[[Start Trekkin']]''
* ''[[Twilight Zoned]]''
* ''[[Strange Worlds]]''
* ''[[Strange Worlds]]''
* ''[[Totally Improvised, 90210]]'' (ensemble, assistant director)
* ''[[The Violet Underbelly]]''
* ''[[The Well-Made Play]]'' (co-director)
* ''[[You Think You're So Smart]]''
==Media==
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/hujhax/collections/72157613519092868/ Peter's improv photos on flickr.]
* [http://vimeo.com/hujhax/videos Peter's videos on vimeo.]
== Writing ==
=== Sketches ===
* Videos
** Sketches Peter wrote for ''[[The Joss Whedon Pajama Party]]'': [http://vimeo.com/44147623 "The Big Red Button"]; [http://vimeo.com/44147529 "Cancellation Support Group"]; [http://vimeo.com/45173703 "Joss Whedon's Dream Project"], "Wash Has Too Much Time on His Hands", Parts [http://vimeo.com/45295722 1], [http://vimeo.com/45295972 2], & [http://vimeo.com/45295836 3].
** Sketches Peter wrote for an opening set for [[Your Terrific Neighbors]]: [http://vimeo.com/44639689 "''Hurt Locker'' OMG YAY"]; [http://vimeo.com/44640172 "Harlequin Network-Computing Theater"]; [http://vimeo.com/44640577 "Waylon Jennings Interrupts"].
** [http://vimeo.com/51553569 "The ''Arrested Development'' Documentary Crew"]
** [http://vimeo.com/35782149 "Learning Something New About History"]
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/tag/sketchwar Sketches for "Sketchwar", a weekly sketch-writing contest.]
* Peter also co-wrote ''[[Sketchville]]'', a comedy webseries.
=== Other Writing ===
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/tag/spanish "Spanish for Everyday Situations".]
* [http://youtu.be/ZxMJmf7UMqc&list=PL673F70376C8DE6B8 "Bellydancing Ninjas" (radio serial).]
== More Information ==
* [http://hujhax.livejournal.com/872048.html Peter's explanation of the best way to video-record improv shows with your iPhone.]
* [http://tinyurl.com/petersimprovshows A Google calendar of Peter's improv performances.]
* A song about Peter Rogers composed and recorded by [[Michael Joplin]]: [http://soundcloud.com/hujhax/peter-rogers-just-dont-give-a-fuck "Peter Rogers Just Don't Give A Fuck"]
* [[The Hideout Text Adventure|A game Peter wrote about The Hideout Theatre.]]
* [http://yesandrew.com/the-sunday-interview-peter-rogers/ Interview] by [[Andrew Buck]].
[[Category:Performers|Rogers]]
[[Category:Directors|Rogers]]
[[Category:Photographers|Rogers]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 13 June 2023


Peter Rogers

Peter Rogers Pic.jpg

Primary Theater The Hideout Theatre
Years Active 2000-2004, 2007-Present

Peter Rogers is an improv performer and director who works primarily with The Hideout Theatre.

History

Prior to 2000, Peter's only experience with improv had been a number of improv games in high-school theater class, a 1997 trip to see Second City in Chicago, and an absolutely terrifying batch of improv games once in college. Peter saw his first improv show in Austin after getting a free ticket to a ComedySportz show at Northcross Mall from a comedy defensive driving class in May 2000. After that, he saw many more improv shows in town, and then he took the Hideout's first set of improv classes, from Shana Merlin, between 2000 and 2001. After that, Peter joined First Round Draft, the troupe that formed from the first batch of Hideout students. He left improv from 2004-2007, and then returned to do more shows, primarily at the Hideout.

Peter was a core cast member in The 42-Hour Improv Marathon and The 44-Hour Improv Marathon.

Photography

Peter has photographed nearly three hundred improv shows, though he is perhaps better known for videography, posting improv videos to vimeo almost weekly, and setting up The Austin Improv Vimeo Channel.

Troupes

Shows

Media

Writing

Sketches

Other Writing

More Information

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