Theatresports
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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
| Directed by | Various |
| Assistant Director(s) | Various |
| Cast | Various |
| Initial Run | Apr-Jun 2007 |
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- This page refers to the competitive short-form improv show that's had several runs as a Hideout mainstage show. For the sports-themed short-form improv show that ran in a number of theaters from 1986 to 2012, see ComedySportz.
Theatresports is an improv-contest format from Keith Johnstone that has run repeatedly as a mainstage show at The Hideout Theatre.
Summary
Theatresports is an improv show in which two teams of improvisors challenge each other to a series of improv games, improvised scenes, and other, less classifiable feats.
A group of judges award points, set special 'judges' challenges', and cut short scenes that are boring.
First Run
The initial run of the show started 4/14/07 and ran through the end of June of that year. It was directed by Dav Wallace and Sean Hill.
Second Run
The show was brought back as the Sep/Oct 2010 mainstage show, this time directed by Andy Crouch and Kareem Badr. This run initiated the show's practice of having local businesses sponsor individual teams.
For this one, teams were set at the start of the run, and those teams played together for the duration of the run.
Second Run Cast
- Team Cathedral of Junk
- Team ?????
- Team Alamo Drafthouse
- Team Katz's Deli ("The Chosen Ones")
- Team Taco Deli ("Holy Molés")
- Team Dragon's Lair
- Team Bennu
- Team Hey Cupcake!
Third Run
The third run is being directed by Roy Janik, with assistance from Ryan Austin.
In the 2013 run, the show opens with a 15-minute student bout, featuring two student teams captained by a member of the core cast. This is followed by an "exhibition match", featuring teams organized around some kind of theme. After an intermission, there is a "main event" bout, involving teams sponsored by local businesses and drawn from the show's cast. Each performance has a designated "snogger", or scenographer, who handles props, costumes, and scene-painting throughout the show.
The show runs in the downstairs theater.
Third Run Cast
- Bridget Brewer
- Jon Bolden
- Kareem Badr
- Keegan Hines
- Lacy Shawn
- Marc Majcher
- Mia Iseman
- Nicole Oliver
- Quinn Buckner
- Sean Hill
List of Third Run Shows
Every week, Theatresports includes two guest stars, as well as a themed "exhibition match".
The schedule is as follows:
- May 4th
- Exhibition match: Girls Girls Girls versus "Orphans Orphans Orphans", a trio of Dickensian orphans
- Guests:
- Snogger: Quinn Buckner
- May 11th
- Exhibition match: Puppets VS The Known Wizards
- Guests:
- May 18th
- Exhibition match: Fandom presents: Star Wars (Peter Rogers, Courtney Hopkin, Marc Majcher, and Jordan T. Maxwell) versus The Lord of the Rings (Quinn Buckner, Mia Iseman, and Bridget Brewer).
- Guests:
- Snogger: Marc Majcher
- May 25th
- Exhibition match: unknown.
- Guests:
- June 1st
- Exhibition match: unknown.
- Guests:
- June 8th
- Exhibition match: unknown.
- Guests:
- June 15th
- Exhibition match: unknown.
- Guests:
- June 29th
- Exhibition match: unknown.
- Guests:
Fourth Run
Theatresports will come back as a Hideout mainstage show in May and June of 2014.
Media
Videos
- Video of the 10/30/10 performance by Peter Rogers: part 1, part 2.
- Video of the 5/4/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
- Video of the 5/11/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
- Video of the 5/18/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
- Video of the 5/25/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
- Video of the 6/1/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
- Video of the 6/8/13 performance by Ryan Austin.
Photos
- Photoset of the 9/25/10 performance by Peter Rogers.
- Photoset of the 9/18/10 performance by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 10/2/10 performance by Roy Moore.
- Photoset of the 10/30/10 performance by Peter Rogers.
- Photoset of the 5/4/13 performance by Warren Henderson.
