Start Trekkin'
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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
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| Cast | Various |
| Crew | Various |
| Initial Run | Unknown |
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Start Trekkin' was an improvised longform narrative show inspired by the original Star Trek television series.
History
Start Trekkin' was an early mainstage show at The Hideout Theater, and one of the first "improvised <blank>" formats in Austin. It had six mainstage runs and a performance at a Las Vegas Star Trek convention, before running as half of The Sci-Fi Comedy Double Feature in early 2011.
Season Dates
The people involved in Start Trekkin' refer to their runs as "seasons", numbered like so:
- Season 1: unknown
- Season 2: Apr/May 2005
- Season 3: unknown
- Season 4: Sep-Nov 2007
- Season 5: Sep/Oct 2008
- Season 6: unknown
- Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011
Casts
The casts of season 1 and of seasons 3-6 are unknown at this time.
David Lampe is the only improvisor to appear in all seven seasons of the show.
Season 2: Apr/May 2005
This list is incomplete.
Season 7: Jan/Feb 2011
- Alex Dobrenko
- Andy Crouch
- Chris Allen
- Courtney Hopkin
- David Lampe
- Jay Michael
- Lauren Zinn
- Nicole Beckley
- Peter Rogers
- Ruby Willmann
- Sean Hill
- Steve Harwood
- Troy Miller
Media
- Video of the 4/23/05 performance.
- Video of the 5/28/05 performance.
- Video of 'episode seven' from season 2.
- A 2011 video compilation of Start Trekkin' fight scenes.
- A photoset by Peter Rogers of the 1/8/11 performance.
- A photoset by Steve Rogers of the 1/14/11 performance.
- A 2012 photoset from Steve Rogers, and another from Michael Yew, of a Free Fringe performance that included a Start Trekkin' adventure with an all-female cast.
