Array

Array
Years Active	2013-Present
Cast	Alex Baia Amy Averett Andrew Buck Arthur Simone Drew Wesely Frank Netscher Jason Finkelman John Brewster Matt Needles Michael Jastroch Naomi Perryman Sarah Marie Curry Taylor Overstreet

Array (formerly Arkay) is an improv troupe.

Summary

The troupe performs "The JTS Brown", a free-form, organic montage.

History

The troupe was originally named "Arkay" and was formed by Joshua Philips as a collaborative process between improvisers from multiple theaters to study the JTS Brown format with Craig Cackowski, Dave Buckman, and Cody Dearing.

They had a one-time run of Thursday shows in May 2013 at ColdTowne Theater with Cheap Date

Joshua Philips and Ashley Franks left to move to Chicago to pursue improv, and Arkay reorganized and renamed itself in order to continue performing in shows. The new team headlined The Threefer at The Hideout Theatre in July 2013 and was accepted into The 2013 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, and continues to perform shows in the Austin improv scene.

Media

Videos

• Video of their 6/22/13 show in The 44-Hour Improv Marathon.

Photos

• Photoset by Claudio Fox that includes their performance in WaffleFest 2013.

More Information

• The casting call for the workshop on The Austin Improv Forums
• The show-run announcement on The Austin Improv Forums
• A 2006 interview with Craig Cackowski about the JTS Brown format.
• Interview with co-director Cody Dearing and producer/cast member Joshua Phillips on The Theft Forum.