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| Theater | The Hideout Theatre |
| Directed by | Roy Janik |
| Cast | Varies |
| Run | Oct 2010-Present |
Pick Your Own Path (original title: Choose Your Own Adventure) is the Hideout Theatre's monthly Friday-night show based on Choose Your Own Adventure novels.
It is part of The Wheel.
Summary
In Pick Your Own Path, the story takes the form of a middle-schooler going off on a crazy adventure. Periodically, the show's narrator stops the proceedings and offers the audience a choice for how to proceed. The audience votes for their choice via applause, and the story proceeds accordingly. Choices may lead to the protagonist's death, in which case, the narrator ratchets back the story and tries another alternative.
History
This show originated as a Cagematch show from The Dark Bloodlords. They played three shows in 2006. A year later, several Hideout players performed a Harry-Potter-themed Choose Your Own Adventure show for an event associated with the latest Harry Potter book release. In October 2010, it began a run at The Hideout Theatre as part of The Wheel.
The show began its run with the name Choose Your Own Adventure, but on November 4th, 2010, The Hideout Theatre received a cease-and-desist letter from Chooseco, the publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure line of books.
At the start of its run, a single Pick Your Own Path adventure was paired with The Lottery and a montage jam from experienced Hideout players. In January 2012, The Wheel was revamped, The Lottery was retired, and Pick Your Own Path expanded to a double bill, with two Pick Your Own Path adventures and no additional acts.
Media
Videos
- The original Pick Your Own Path show, presented by The Dark Bloodlords on 9/29/06.
- 11/12/10: Video.
- 12/10/10: Video.
- 4/8/11: Video.
- 5/13/11: Video.
- 7/22/11: Video.
- 9/16/11: Video.
- 10/14/11: Video.
- 11/11/11: Video.
- 12/9/11: Video.
- 1/13/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2
- 2/10/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/11/12: Video.
- 6/2/12: Videos of show #1 and show #2 (from The 42-Hour Improv Marathon)
- 10/12/12: show #1 and show #2.
- 12/14/12: Video.
- 1/11/13: Video.
- 3/8/13: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/10/13: Videos of show #1 and show #2.
- 5/23/13: Video of "Pick Your Own Black Vault" (a mash-up with The Black Vault at The Free Fringe).
- 6/22/13: Video, from The 44-Hour Improv Marathon.
- 5/9/14: Video.
Photos
- A couple of pre-show photos by Peter Rogers of the 10/8/10 show.
- Photoset by Michael Yew that includes the 12/14/12 show.
