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|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Asaf Ronen]] | [[Ceej Allen]] | [[Jeff Britt]] | [[Michael Ferstenfeld]] | [[Tom Booker]] | [[Troy Miller]]}}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Asaf Ronen]] | [[Ceej Allen]] | [[Jeff Britt]] | [[Michael Ferstenfeld]] | [[Tom Booker]] | [[Troy Miller]]}}
|Years = 2010-Present
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
=== Show Structure ===
=== Show Structure ===
A typical Confidence Men show is a two-act play.  Each act is a monoscene.  Each performer plays one character throughout the show.  In between act one and act two, there is a 45-second solo musical performance. They also do a variation on the format called "The Variations," inspired by Mamet's ''Duck Variations.''  This format typically features a theme and a symphonic variety of conversations around that theme.
A typical Confidence Men show is a two-act play.  Each act is a monoscene.  Each performer plays one character throughout the show.  In between act one and act two, there is a 45-second solo musical performance.
 
They also do a variation on the format called "The Variations," inspired by Mamet's ''Duck Variations.''  This format typically features a theme and a symphonic variety of conversations around that theme.


=== Press Blurb ===
=== Press Blurb ===
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== Media ==
== Media ==
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/aa8c6d9d Video of their 8/1/2010 show.] ("Area 51")
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/26129030 Video of their performance] at the 2011 [[Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/9/ Video of their 6/4/09 show.] ("Loading Dock")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/b1728855 Video of their performance] at [[The 2011 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]]. ("The Hall of Justice")
* [http://vimeo.com/5614691 Video of their 6/9/09 show.] ("Airport Bar")
* [http://vimeo.com/40901517 Video of their performance] at the 2012 [[Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/3/ Video of their 7/16/09 show.] ("Greenhouse")
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3811816376672.136825.1315383518&type=3 Photoset of their performance] from [[Wafflefest]] 2012.
** [http://www.viddler.com/v/9d4a33e7 Part 2 of the video.]
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/5/ Video of their 7/17/09 show.] ("Conservatory")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/10/ Video of their 7/31/09 show.] ("Diner")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/6/ Video of their 9/3/09 show.] ("Aquarium")
** [http://www.viddler.com/v/2590a790 Part 2 of the video.]
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/14/ Video of their 11/20/09 show.] ("Monastery")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/aa8c6d9d Video of their 1/28/2010 show.] ("Deck of a Cruise Ship")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/64/ Video of their 2/18/2010 show.] ("Submarine")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/55/ Video of their 2/19/2010 show.] ("Preschool")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/56/ Video of their 2/20/2010 show.] ("Wedding")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/48/ Video of their 3/25/2010 show.] ("Fire Station")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/49/ Video of their 4/1/2010 show.] ("Train Station")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/59/ Video of their 4/8/2010 show.] ("Movie Set")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/71/ Video of their 6/3/2010 show.] ("Bar Mitzvah")
** [http://www.viddler.com/v/2a3e01c8 Video of 'lottery scenes' from that same show.]
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/aa8c6d9d Video of their 6/24/2010 show.] ("Area 51")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/74/ Video of their 7/23/2010 show.] ("Men's Empowerment Workshop")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/exquisitezombie/videos/2/ Video of their 7/24/2010 show.] ("Niagara Falls")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/83/ Video of their 2/18/2011 show.] ("Arctic Research Facility")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/82/ Video of their 2/19/2011 show.] ("Mount Olympus")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/84/ Video of their 2/24/2011 show.] ("News Room")
* [http://vimeo.com/26129030 Video] of their performance in [[The 2011 Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/exquisitezombie/videos/6/ Video of their 6/4/2011 show.] ("Opryland Variations")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/troyamiller/videos/90/ Video of their 9/3/2011 show.] ("Hall of Justice")
* [http://www.viddler.com/explore/exquisitezombie/videos/19/ Video of their 10/9/2011 show.] ("Petting Zoo")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/2a45c665 Video of their 11/19/2011 show.] ("Clock Tower")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/5fa26cc Video of their 12/17/2011 show.] ("Japanese Bullet Train")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/a3ae49c6 Video of their 12/24/2011 show.] ("Round Table Variations")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/bf0dab2c Video of their 1/6/12 show.] ("Carnival Sideshow")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/716e0762 Video of their 1/29/12 show.] ("Mamet Goes to the Movies")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/b2981ce2 Video of their 3/9/12 show.] ("The Daily Planet")
* Videos of their 3/31/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" performance: [http://vimeo.com/39723699 "The Cake Variations"]; [http://vimeo.com/39687688 ''Star Wars'']
* [http://vimeo.com/40901517 Video of their performance] in [[The 2012 Improvised Play Festival]] by [[Kristin Firth]]. ("The Great Pyramid")
** [http://www.viddler.com/v/2a1b2ab3 Another video of the same show] by [[Michael Ferstenfeld]].
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/73560641 Video of their 9/28/12 show.] ("Rivendell")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/8310310b Video of their 9/29/12 show.] ("Sesame Street")
* [http://www.viddler.com/v/2a1b2ab3 Video of their 2/16/13 show.] ("Jury Duty")
* [http://vimeo.com/69454380 Video of their 6/22/13 performance] in [[The 44-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://vimeo.com/74439292 Video of their 8/31/13 performance] in [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://vimeo.com/125266916 Video] of their 4/11/15 show at [[The 2015 Improvised Play Festival]].
 
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.129961227264.120554.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 6/25/09 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.217721897264.161767.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] that includes their 11/15/09 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.242737852264.168272.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of their 12/11/09 performance ("Asylum").
* [https://www.facebook.com/MadelineChauvin/media_set?set=a.10100417741200160.3101439.7944448&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jo Chauvin]] of their 3/25/10 "Women With Confidence" show (featuring guest performer [[Shana Merlin]]).
* [http://www.facebook.com/tylerbryce/media_set?set=a.414116062703.206133.505207703&type=3 Photoset] by [[Tyler Bryce]] of their April 2010 show at the Red Dirt Improv Festival in Oklahoma.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1150515485813.21655.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 5/21/10 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1294236478748.36180.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 6/4/10 performance at [[The 41-Hour Improv Marathon]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1299236843754.36635.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 7/23/10 performance at ''[[The Spectacle]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1338708039652.2040736.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] that includes their 8/22/10 performance at "50s Night" at [[The Highball]].
** [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1299236843754.36635.1315383518&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes the same performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1344776671364.2041272.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] that includes their 8/29/10 performance at "50s Night" at [[The Highball]].
** [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1364756881714.46801.1315383518&type=3 Another photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of the same performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1384780142283.49789.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 9/24/10 performance in ''[[The Spectacle]]''.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1384780142283.49789.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 10/2/10 performance at the [[Hyde Park Theater]].
* [https://www.facebook.com/MadelineChauvin/media_set?set=a.10100748440466180.3190128.7944448&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jo Chauvin]] of their 4/29/11 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/roy.moore/media_set?set=a.1719096989138.2081992.1589679282&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of their 6/14/11 "Two Year Anniversary" show.
** [https://www.facebook.com/MadelineChauvin/media_set?set=a.10100845194265790.3215678.7944448&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jo Chauvin]] of the same show.
* [[http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.1811908780232.89127.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 7/1/11 show at [[The 2011 Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.190613261007361.45295.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of their performance at [[The 2011 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.228352770566743.53747.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] that includes their 11/19/11 performance at [[WaffleFest]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.2308434513065.104276.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes a couple of 12/11 performances.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.2505269593819.108656.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 1/28/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.2848574976239.115505.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 3/19/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.303370379731648.68604.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of their 3/31/12 "Mamet Goes to the Movies" show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.382364731785028.88496.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] that includes their 4/1/12 performance in ''[[The Weekender]]''.
** [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10102522219773230.3490342.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3811816376672.136825.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 11/10/12 performance [[Wafflefest]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10102522219773230.3490342.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes the same show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.340729629323893.83550.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 4/14/12 show at [[The 2012 Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.356294337767422.86509.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset of the 5/5/12 show] which they shared with [[Girls Girls Girls]] (photos by [[Steve Rogers]]).
* [http://www.facebook.com/Heidi.N.Rogers/media_set?set=a.10103380530371910.1073741835.7909117&type=3 Photoset] by [[Heidi Rogers]] that includes their July 2013 "UN" show, as well as their 100th show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.415265488536973.100822.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] that includes their 8/31/12 show at [[The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10151291684187265.521166.588952264&type=3 Casual photos] by [[Peter Rogers]] from after their 9/27/12 show at Improvaganza in Honolulu.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.525065577556963.1073741857.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 4/13/13 at [[The 2013 Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.4771818696130.1073741835.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their 5/18/13 show with special guest Joe Bill.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.530515880350429.1073741857.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of the 8/31/13 show at [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
** [http://www.flickr.com/photos/oob_pics/sets/72157635455662967/ Photoset] by [[Ryan Criswell]] of the same show.
* [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.644308972299289.1073741951.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 100th show on 12/6/13.
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10202535417569427.1073741903.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of their show at [[The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10203012933787034.1073741915.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes their 11/21/14 performance in [[WaffleFest 2014]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.941955962534587.1073742183.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of their 4/11/15 performance in [[The Improvised Play Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/jay.mahavier/media_set?set=a.10208027980203730.1073741867.1425495839&type=3 Photoset] by [[Jay Mahavier]] of the 9/2/15 performance ("TED Talks") in [[The 2015 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1042876175775898.1073742261.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] that includes their 9/18/15 performance in "The [[Indigo Shift]] Cabaret".
 
=== Audio ===
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/may23-confidancemen-rehearsal-tearoom.mp3 Audio of their 5/23/09 rehearsal.] ("Tea Room")
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/june11-confidencemen-equalized.mp3 Audio of their 6/11/09 show.] ("Ice Skating Rink")
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/sept20-conmen-wafflefest.mp3 Audio of their 9/20/09 show.] ("Waffle House")
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/oct10-conmen-stockexchange.mp3 Audio of their 10/10/09 show.] ("Stock Exchange")
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/dec11-conmen-asylum-cut.mp3 Audio of their 12/11/09 show.] ("Asylum")
* [http://www.ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/1-31-ConfidenceMen-Frontera-BestOfWeek-CarDealership.mp3 Audio of their 1/30/10 show.] ("Car Dealership")
* [http://www.ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/mar6-conmen-aa-okc.mp3 Audio of their 3/6/10 show.] ("AA Meeting")
* [http://ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/conniversary-eq.mp3 Audio of their 6/3/10 show.] ("Bar Mitzvah")
* [http://www.ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/20110903-conmen-hallofjustice.mp3 Audio of their 9/3/11 show.] ("Hall of Justice")
* [http://www.ferstenfeld.com/mp3s/prov/20120106-conmen-sideshow.mp3 Audio of their 1/6/12 show.] ("Carnival Sideshow")
 
=== Publicity ===
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/austinimprov/sets/72157622398615698/ Publicity photos.]
* [http://youtu.be/WWy28Lpjw-M Promo video for their "100 Shows and C#nting" performance.]
 
=== Other ===
* [http://vimeo.com/81238166 The video intro for their "100 Shows and C#nting" performance.]


== More Information ==
== More Information ==
* [http://confidencemenimprov.com/ Official Website]


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Confidence Men

Confidence Men.jpg

Years Active 2009-Present
Cast

Confidence Men is an improv troupe that improvises in the style of David Mamet.

Summary

Show Structure

A typical Confidence Men show is a two-act play. Each act is a monoscene. Each performer plays one character throughout the show. In between act one and act two, there is a 45-second solo musical performance.

They also do a variation on the format called "The Variations," inspired by Mamet's Duck Variations. This format typically features a theme and a symphonic variety of conversations around that theme.

Press Blurb

This is their bio from their web site:

"Legendary American playwright David Mamet has a certain way with language–rapid fire dialogue, unfinished sentences, meaningful pauses, raucous cursing, jazz symphonic rhythms . . . meanwhile, Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet have a certain way of lifting that style and making it their own. In the realm of improvised theatre. Every show is a wild testosterone-fueled romp of comedy that can turn deadly serious at the drop of a hat. These six acclaimed and dishonorable menschen will sell you a plot of fuck yes in a two-act play made off the cuffs of their three-piece suits. And, yes, there will be a 45-second musical intermission."

Media

Videos

Photos

Audio

Publicity

Other

More Information

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