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|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]]
|Theater= [[The Hideout Theatre]]
|Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Sean Hill]] | [[Troy Miller]] }}
|Director = {{Unbulleted list | [[Sean Hill]] | [[Troy Miller]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Dobrenko ]] | [[Andy Crouch ]] | [[Chris Allen ]] | [[Courtney Hopkin ]] | [[David Lampe ]] | [[Jay Michael ]] | [[Lauren Buck]] | [[Nicole Beckley ]] | [[Peter Rogers ]] | [[Ruby Willmann ]] | [[Sean Hill ]] | [[Steve Harwood ]] | [[Troy Miller ]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Alex Dobrenko ]] | [[Andy Crouch ]] | [[Chris Allen ]] | [[Courtney Hopkin ]] | [[David Lampe ]] | [[Jay Michael ]] | [[Lauren Buck]] | [[Nicole Beckley]] | [[Peter Rogers]] | [[Ruby Willmann]] | [[Sean Hill]] | [[Steve Harwood]] | [[Troy Miller]] }}
|Tech = Unknown
|Tech = Unknown
|Run = Jan/Feb 2011
|Run = Jan/Feb 2012
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==Media==
==Media==
=== Videos ===
=== Videos ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGA3DgcWUY4 Video of the 1/14/12 show.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI3AohpORI Video of the 1/21/12 show.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bLpdc6tAR4 Video of the 1/28/12 show.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKW7anbtNCM Video of the 2/3/12 show.]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1iWIxlpR_E Video of the 2/10/12 show.]
* [http://vimeo.com/47840197 Video of the 8/7/12 performance], which was a one-off performance for ''[[The TV Set]]''.
* [http://vimeo.com/47840197 Video of the 8/7/12 performance], which was a one-off performance for ''[[The TV Set]]''.
* [http://vimeo.com/74718403 Video of their 8/27/13 performance,] part of [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://vimeo.com/74718403 Video of their 8/27/13 performance,] part of [[The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
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=== Photos ===
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150587412602265.439518.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/5/12 dress rehearsal.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150587412602265.439518.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/5/12 dress rehearsal.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150596276207265.440883.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/8/11 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150596276207265.440883.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/8/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275898742473649.69807.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 1/14/11 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.275898742473649.69807.221927764537414&type=3 A photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] of the 1/14/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/hujhax/media_set?set=a.10150619001127265.444441.588952264&type=3 A photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 1/18/12 dress rehearsal.
* [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2715196921871&set=a.2704965146083.112288.1315383518&type=3 Photoset] by [[Michael Yew]] that includes the 2/25/12 performance.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.413861802010675.100390.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] that includes their 8/28/12 performance at [[The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.413861802010675.100390.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]] that includes their 8/28/12 performance at [[The 2012 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].



Latest revision as of 14:44, 12 May 2016


Twilight Zoned was an improvised longform narrative show inspired by The Twilight Zone.

Summary

Twilight Zoned ran as part of The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature. It aimed to tell science fiction stories in the same style as the original 1959 television show. Actors dressed in period 50s costume, and the show opened with a theatrical representation of the show's classic opening sequence.

Shows typically hewed to one of two types. Some shows were "devil's bargain" sorts of stories, a character with a strong want got their desire fulfilled by some scientific or supernatural agency, and that fulfillment invariably had unintended consequences. Other shows were "weird world" sorts of shows, where a person or group of people found themselves in a peculiar environment. The show then showed them exploring this environment, and perhaps discovering what it really was.

The cast worked at slowing down the plot. They would focus less on making things happen, and more on really exploring each strange thing that occurred. Characters would list possible explanations, or make tentative experiments to gather more information. Typically, only three or four things would actually happen in a half-hour show.

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