Cochise
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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
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| Cast | Improv for Evil |
| Initial Run | Nov/Dec 2008 |
| Subsequent Run(s) | Jan 2009 |
Cochise was a mainstage show at The Hideout Theatre based on late-70s cop shows. It was produced and performed by Improv for Evil.
Summary
In each episode, two characters were pre-determined: "Cochise", a renegade cop, and his beleaguered police sergeant. Everyone else played whatever characters were needed on the day. Each performance introduced a villain committing some sort of crime, and showed Cochise gradually closing in on and defeating the villain.
The show included over-the-top 70s costumes and many fake moustaches.
History
The name "Cochise" is a reference to a character in the Beastie Boys video "Sabotage", which traffics in the same genre as the improv show.
The show premiered at The 2008 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, and then ran as The Hideout Theatre's mainstage show from 11/29/08 to 12/20/08. After that, it played at the Long Fringe of Frontera Fest from 1/21/09 to 1/31/09, the first improv show to play the festival. Since then, it has played a smattering of other dates, including an appearance at The 40-Hour Improv Marathon.
"Cochise" will return in 2014 as one of the first Student Mainstage Productions at The Hideout Theatre.
Frontera Fest Show Dates
- January 21st, 2009 at 7:30pm
- January 24th, 2009 at 2:15pm
- January 25th, 2009 at 8:00pm
- January 31st, 2009 at 10:15pm
Media
- Video of the premiere performance of Cochise at The 2008 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.
- Video of the first performance of the first run: "Bad Santa".
- Video of the second performance of the first run: "Something Smells at the Docks".
- Video of the third performance of the first run.
- Video of the fourth performance of the first run.
- Video of the 1/31/09 performance: "Tag You're It".
- Photoset by Michael Yew of their appearance in The 40-Hour Improv Marathon.
