Timothy Coyle

Timothy Coyle
Primary Theater	The Hideout Theatre
Years Active	2014-Present

Timothy (Tim) Coyle is an improv performer and member of the troupe Character Explosion the duo You Bet Your Life and an instructor for Building Connections.

History

Born and raised in Chicago, relocating to Austin in August 2000. It only took Tim 37 years, and multiple back injuries in martial arts, to finally got a clue that Improv is much easier on the body than kicks to the head. After taking a free improv workshop that he heard about while watching Squirrel Buddies during Wafflefest in 2013, Tim completed all six levels at The Hideout Theatre graduating in 2014.

Instructors

The Hideout Theatre

• Jon Bolden Levels 1 & 2
• Ruby Willmann Level 3
• Andy Crouch Levels 4 - 6
• Stuart M Feild TA Levels 1-6

Directing

The Hideout Theatre

• WaffleFest Volunteer Appreciation Show / Improv Derby 2016
• Hideout Student Battle Royale January 2016, May 2016, September 2016, January 2017

Various Workshops With

• Andy Crouch at The Hideout Theatre
• Caitlin Sweetlamb at The Institution Theater - Musical Short Form Games
• Jason Shotts and Colleen Doyle at The Hideout Theatre - Dummy Master Class
• Kate Duffy at The Hideout Theatre during The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival - Elevate Your Play! Take Big Risks!
• Jon Bolden at The Hideout Theatre
• Marc Majcher at Casa de Marc - Fear / Vulnerability
• Parisian Gentleman at The Hideout Theatre during The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival - Charm, Stage Presence and Audience Seduction
• Sarah Marie Curry at The Institution Theater - Sing Your Feelings
• Tom Booker at The Institution Theater - Drop In Improv Diagnostics
• Austin Playback Theatre at Hideout Theatre - Introduction to Playback Theatre: Personal Story-Based Improv
• Jeremy Sweetlamb at Hideout Theatre - Acting Chops, a focus on stage techniques for Improvisers

Coach/Mentors

• Ceej Allen
• Chuy Zarate
• David Lampe
• Robert Slack
• Ruby Willmann
• Ryan Hill
• Marc Majcher
• Lacy Shawn

Troupes / Duo

• Character Explosion (2014-2016)
• You Bet Your Life improvised quiz show based off You Bet Your Life hosted by Groucho Marx. (2015-2016)

Instructor

• Building Connections classes for homeless youth (2015-Current)

Shows

Hideout Theatre

• Free Fringe 2014 - current
• The Threefer 2014 - current
• Maestro Raw 2014-Current
  • Maestro Raw Winner January 27, 2018
• The Weekender 2015 - current
• 2x4 2015-Current
• Fancy Pants 2015-Current
• Maestro 2015-Current
• Hideout Student Battle Royale performer - 2015 / director - 2016

ColdTowne Theater

• The Monday Night Mash 2015 - current
• The Cagematch 2015 - current
• Improv Fantasy League 2016 - current

The Institution Theater

• The Improv Mixtape 2015
• Tightrope 2016 - current

The New Movement

• KNOCK-OUT 2015 - current

Free Fringes

• All Stars and Me Produced by (Tim Coyle)
• Ceej Character Explosion Produced by (Ceej Allen)
• Hug Day Produced by (Tim Coyle)
• PLANK-A-THON! Produced by (Joy Parks)
• Hideout Action News Team Produced by (Sushant Sethi)
• Take me out to the Ballgame Produced by (Tim Coyle)
• Tim In A Cup Produced by (Angie Alegria Smith)
• You Bet Your Life Produced by (Robert Slack)
• Sinistral Produced by (Ellen Pizarek)
• An Apply for Teacher Produced by (Joy Parks)
• WaffleFest Volunteer Appreciation Show / Improv Derby Produced by (Tim Coyle)
• Bronze Produced by (Mitchell Deane)

Production

• 46 Hour Marathon - Donations Captain 2015
• WaffleFest Co-Producer 2015
• 47 Hour Marathon - Donations Captain 2016

More Information

Tim can often be seen in the audience watching Flying Theatre Machine with his nephew Jack. Tim has often be overheard saying that Jack, who wants to be an Improviser, will win a Maestro before he does.

Depending on what crowd Tim is in, he has multiple nicknames including:

• Cubbie - which he earned due to his love of the Chicago Cubs as a member of the TXRD Board Whores
• Lil Country - while studying various martial arts, being that Tim is not exactly slim and with a longer than normal beard at the time, he resembled a smaller "Big Country" Roy Nelson
• Sweet T - this is what his co-workers call him