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There are | == Active Theaters == | ||
There are three theaters in Austin, Texas that produce improv shows: | |||
* [[ColdTowne Theater]] | * [[ColdTowne Theater]] | ||
* [[The Hideout Theatre]] | * [[The Hideout Theatre]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Fallout Theater]] | ||
The [[Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation]] also teaches classes and produces shows at the [[ZACH theater]]. | |||
The [[ | == Inactive Theaters == | ||
[[The Institution Theater]], run by [[Tom Booker]], began teaching classes in 2008 and moved into a physical space in 2011. The theater closed in 2020, but continued to offer classes until Booker moved to Nashville later that year. | |||
[[The Comedy Workshop]] is the earliest known home to improv in Austin -- they taught weekly improv workshops and hosted the first known Austin improv shows in the early 1980s. | |||
[[Cafe Caffeine]] was the home of Austin [[ComedySportz]] between 2009 and 2010. | |||
[[The Highball]] hosted a number of shows from [[The Institution Theater]] between 2009 and 2012. | |||
[[The Spider House]] hosted the original run of ''[[Live TV Tuesdays: Saved by the Bell|Staged by the Bell]]'' in 2009, and has hosted occasional improv shows since then. | |||
[[The Lair]] was an improv theater in Round Rock that opened and closed in 2010. | |||
Prior to 2013, [[Gnap! Theater Projects]] produced improv shows at [[Salvage Vanguard Theater]]. | |||
[[The New Movement Theater]] began at 1819 Rosewood Ave, then moved to 616 Lavaca St. In February 2018, TNM's owners transferred the space to the new Fallout Theater. | |||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 5 October 2021
Active Theaters
There are three theaters in Austin, Texas that produce improv shows:
The Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation also teaches classes and produces shows at the ZACH theater.
Inactive Theaters
The Institution Theater, run by Tom Booker, began teaching classes in 2008 and moved into a physical space in 2011. The theater closed in 2020, but continued to offer classes until Booker moved to Nashville later that year.
The Comedy Workshop is the earliest known home to improv in Austin -- they taught weekly improv workshops and hosted the first known Austin improv shows in the early 1980s.
Cafe Caffeine was the home of Austin ComedySportz between 2009 and 2010.
The Highball hosted a number of shows from The Institution Theater between 2009 and 2012.
The Spider House hosted the original run of Staged by the Bell in 2009, and has hosted occasional improv shows since then.
The Lair was an improv theater in Round Rock that opened and closed in 2010.
Prior to 2013, Gnap! Theater Projects produced improv shows at Salvage Vanguard Theater.
The New Movement Theater began at 1819 Rosewood Ave, then moved to 616 Lavaca St. In February 2018, TNM's owners transferred the space to the new Fallout Theater.
