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|Name = Character Explosion
|Name = Character Explosion
|Picture = Character Explosion.jpg
|Picture = Character Explosion.jpg
|Cast = {{ Unbulleted list | [[Cagney Ortiz]] | [[Joy Parks]] | [[Kathleen McFerren]] | [[Lahari Samineni]] | [[Robert Slack]] | [[Sushant Sethi]] | [[Tim Coyle]] }}
|Cast = {{ Unbulleted list | [[Bonnie Dilber]] | [[Carolyn Gjertsen]] | [[Chris Villafano]] | [[Nichole Bennett]] | [[Robert Slack]] | [[Timothy Coyle]] | [[Zach Leos]] }}
|Years = 2015-Present
|Years = 2014-Present
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=== "What's Your Deal?" ===
=== "What's Your Deal?" ===
Their answer to the "What's Your Deal?" question on a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>the plan is that we want to do what it takes to do that thing that is needed to be done so people like us and come see us again</blockquote>
Their answer to the "What's Your Deal?" question on a 2015 application to perform at [[The Hideout Theatre]]:<blockquote>the plan is that we want to do what it takes to do that thing that is needed to be done so people like us and come see us again</blockquote>
=== Format Orgin ===
The format was a brainstorm idea of Ceej Allen, which after a lunch with Tim Coyle a free fringe was submitted and played out on August 7th 2014 billed as "Ceej Character Explosion"
=== Troupe Members History ===
Original Members of the troupe include Cagney Ortiz, Joy Parks, Kathleen McFerren, Lahari Samineni and Sushant Sethi
The five students / recent graduates of the Hideout Theatre who played in the fringe (Cagney, Joy, Kathleen, Lahari, Rbert and Tim) with the addition of two more students / recent graduates (Lahari and Sushant) took the format and turned it into a troupe with the blessing of Ceej. 
As often happens schedules conflicted, but it created new opportunity with the addition of Bonnie Dilber, Carolyn Gjertsen, Chris Villafano, Nichole Bennett, Zach Leos.


== Media ==
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Revision as of 11:20, 24 July 2015


Character Explosion is an improv troupe.

Summary

Press Blurb

Their press blurb, taken from a 2015 application to perform at The Hideout Theatre:

Hideout Theatre students/recent graduates will challenge one member by playing a variety of characters that he must then play. After running through this character gauntlet, a montage will occur where anyone can play any of the characters from the challenge.

"What's Your Deal?"

Their answer to the "What's Your Deal?" question on a 2015 application to perform at The Hideout Theatre:

the plan is that we want to do what it takes to do that thing that is needed to be done so people like us and come see us again

Format Orgin

The format was a brainstorm idea of Ceej Allen, which after a lunch with Tim Coyle a free fringe was submitted and played out on August 7th 2014 billed as "Ceej Character Explosion"

Troupe Members History

Original Members of the troupe include Cagney Ortiz, Joy Parks, Kathleen McFerren, Lahari Samineni and Sushant Sethi

The five students / recent graduates of the Hideout Theatre who played in the fringe (Cagney, Joy, Kathleen, Lahari, Rbert and Tim) with the addition of two more students / recent graduates (Lahari and Sushant) took the format and turned it into a troupe with the blessing of Ceej.

As often happens schedules conflicted, but it created new opportunity with the addition of Bonnie Dilber, Carolyn Gjertsen, Chris Villafano, Nichole Bennett, Zach Leos.

Media

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