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* 5/3: [[Deano Jones]] — ''[http://www.riseofthecaferacer.com Rise of the Cafe Racer]'' | * 5/3: [[Deano Jones]] — ''[http://www.riseofthecaferacer.com Rise of the Cafe Racer]'' | ||
* 5/10: [[Owen Egerton]] — ''[http://amzn.com/1593765185 Everyone Says That at the End of the World]'' | * 5/10: [[Owen Egerton]] — ''[http://amzn.com/1593765185 Everyone Says That at the End of the World]'' | ||
* 5/17: Doug Dorst — ''[http://amzn.com/B008W3T50S The Surf Guru]'' | * 5/17: Doug Dorst — Two stories from ''[http://amzn.com/B008W3T50S The Surf Guru]'' | ||
* 5/24: Manuel Gonzales — | * 5/24: Manuel Gonzales — Two stories from ''[http://amzn.com/1594486042 The Miniature Wife and Other Stories]'' | ||
* 5/31: Matt Sturges — ''[http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Lou-Anders/dp/1439168822 Masked]'' | * 5/31: Matt Sturges — ''[http://www.amazon.com/Masked-Lou-Anders/dp/1439168822 Masked]'' | ||
* 6/7: Katherine Catmull — ''[http://amzn.com/0525953469 Summer and Bird]'' | * 6/7: Katherine Catmull — ''[http://amzn.com/0525953469 Summer and Bird]'' | ||
* 6/14: Beth Kander — ''[http://www.amazon.com/Was-ebook/dp/B00BDR0MNE Was]'' | * 6/14: Beth Kander — ''[http://www.amazon.com/Was-ebook/dp/B00BDR0MNE Was]'' | ||
* 6/21: Suzy Spencer — ''[http://amzn.com/0425219364 Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality]'' | * 6/21: Suzy Spencer — ''[http://amzn.com/0425219364 Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality]'' | ||
* 6/28: Daniel Quinn — ''[http://www.ishmael.org/Origins/woomeroo/ At Woomeroo]'' | * 6/28: Daniel Quinn — Two stories from ''[http://www.ishmael.org/Origins/woomeroo/ At Woomeroo]'' | ||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 25 June 2013
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| Theater | The Institution Theater |
| Directed by | Justin Davis |
| Assistant Director(s) | Jessie Pascarelli |
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| Crew | Jeanette Jones |
| Run | May/Jun 2013 |
The Next Chapter is a mainstage show at The Institution Theater that performs improvised continuations of the works of a published author.
Summary
Each night of the show has a different guest author. An author is interviewed, usually by Justin Davis for a short period at the top of the show, usually lasting five to ten minutes. Then, the author reads anywhere from 500 to 750 words of his or her choosing from a published work. The cast listens and at the conclusion of the reading, performs a deconstruction of the piece by stepping forward to recite different details, themes, or concepts they heard for about a minute. They then improvise from where the excerpt left off to create a story that lasts for just over an hour. On short-story author nights, two stories are performed, with the author reading shorter excerpts from two different stories. The first story lasts for 25 minutes and the second lasts for 35 minutes.
Guest Authors and Works
- 5/3: Deano Jones — Rise of the Cafe Racer
- 5/10: Owen Egerton — Everyone Says That at the End of the World
- 5/17: Doug Dorst — Two stories from The Surf Guru
- 5/24: Manuel Gonzales — Two stories from The Miniature Wife and Other Stories
- 5/31: Matt Sturges — Masked
- 6/7: Katherine Catmull — Summer and Bird
- 6/14: Beth Kander — Was
- 6/21: Suzy Spencer — Secret Sex Lives: A Year on the Fringes of American Sexuality
- 6/28: Daniel Quinn — Two stories from At Woomeroo
More Information
- An Austin Chronicle interview with director Justin Davis by Wayne Allen Brenner.
