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|Run = | |Run = Oct 2013 | ||
|Subsequent Runs= {{Unbulleted list | Oct 2014 | Oct 2015 }} | |||
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[[Image:Booker as Morbid.jpg|thumb|alt=Tom Booker, in character as Mister Morbid.|[[Tom Booker]], in character as Mister Morbid.]] | |||
'''''Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre''''' | '''''Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre''''' was an improv show. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In the world of the show, [[Tom Booker]] plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies. But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him. | In the world of the show, [[Tom Booker]] plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies. ([[Thedward Blevins]] plays his sidekick, Montgomery.) But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him. | ||
In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative. Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that. | In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative. Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== 2013 Guest Schedule === | |||
* 10/4/13: [[Dumbasses]] & [[Indigo Shift]] | * 10/4/13: [[Dumbasses]] & [[Indigo Shift]] | ||
* 10/5/13: [[Flying Theater Machine]] & [[Zarzamora]] | * 10/5/13: [[Flying Theater Machine]] & [[Zarzamora]] | ||
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* 10/25/13: [[Waterpark]] & [[Girls Girls Girls]] | * 10/25/13: [[Waterpark]] & [[Girls Girls Girls]] | ||
* 10/26/13: [[iScream Sandwich]] & [[My Best Fiend]] | * 10/26/13: [[iScream Sandwich]] & [[My Best Fiend]] | ||
=== 2014 Guest Schedule === | |||
Unknown. | |||
=== 2015 Guest Schedule === | |||
* 10/9/15: [[Golden]] & [[Cascade]] | |||
* 10/16/15: [[Flying Theatre Machine]] & [[The Knuckleball Now]] | |||
* 10/23/15: ''[[The Ladies Room]]'' & [[Confidence Men]] | |||
* 10/30/15: [[Indigo Shift]] & [[Midnight Society]] | |||
== Media == | |||
=== Videos === | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/76849825 Audio] of the ''[[Black Vault]]'' show on 10/11/13. | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/77576162 Video] of the [[Professor]] show on 10/19/13. | |||
* [http://vimeo.com/channels/austinimprov/77891213 Video] of the [[False Matters]] show on 10/19/13. | |||
=== Photos === | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.648621015159397.1073741863.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of the 10/5/13 performance with [[Flying Theater Machine]] and [[Zarzamora]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.559758260759524.1073741862.118587218209966&type=3 Photoset] by [[Roy Moore]] of the 10/11/13 performance with ''[[The Black Vault]]'' and [[Midnight Society]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/claudio.fox.5/media_set?set=a.648770271811138.1073741865.100000345135257&type=3 Photoset] by [[Claudio Fox]] of the 10/25/13 performance with [[Waterpark]] and [[Girls Girls Girls]]. | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/michael.yew/media_set?set=a.10200752086227258.1073741861.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] of the 10/26/13 performance with [[iScream Sandwich]] and [[My Best Fiend]]. | |||
=== Publicity === | |||
* [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151686876796262 Trailer for the show.] | |||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:03, 31 October 2015
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| Theater | The Institution Theater |
| Directed by | Tom Booker |
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| Initial Run | Oct 2013 |
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Tom Booker, in character as Mister Morbid.
Mister Morbid's Moonlight Movie Mayhem Madness Massacre was an improv show.
Summary
In the world of the show, Tom Booker plays Mister Morbid, a quaint small-town mortician who hosts a "fright night" where he plays old B-horror movies. (Thedward Blevins plays his sidekick, Montgomery.) But technical difficulties prevent him from playing the movie successfully, and he has to call on friends to re-create the movie for him.
In practical terms, the host presents a short segment or trailer of a 70s horror film, and then an improv troupe uses that segment as the inspiration for an improvised narrative. Then the host presents a second segment/trailer, and the second visiting troupe improvises off of that.
History
2013 Guest Schedule
- 10/4/13: Dumbasses & Indigo Shift
- 10/5/13: Flying Theater Machine & Zarzamora
- 10/11/13: The Black Vault & Midnight Society
- 10/12/13: Parallelogramophonograph & "David Razowsky and Friends"
- 10/18/13: The Knuckleball Now & No Frills
- 10/19/13: False Matters & The Professor
- 10/25/13: Waterpark & Girls Girls Girls
- 10/26/13: iScream Sandwich & My Best Fiend
2014 Guest Schedule
Unknown.
2015 Guest Schedule
- 10/9/15: Golden & Cascade
- 10/16/15: Flying Theatre Machine & The Knuckleball Now
- 10/23/15: The Ladies Room & Confidence Men
- 10/30/15: Indigo Shift & Midnight Society
Media
Videos
- Audio of the Black Vault show on 10/11/13.
- Video of the Professor show on 10/19/13.
- Video of the False Matters show on 10/19/13.
Photos
- Photoset by Claudio Fox of the 10/5/13 performance with Flying Theater Machine and Zarzamora.
- Photoset by Roy Moore of the 10/11/13 performance with The Black Vault and Midnight Society.
- Photoset by Claudio Fox of the 10/25/13 performance with Waterpark and Girls Girls Girls.
- Photoset by Michael Yew of the 10/26/13 performance with iScream Sandwich and My Best Fiend.
