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|Name = Monks' Night Out
|Name = Monks' Night Out
|Picture = Monks' Night Out.jpg
|Picture = Monks' Night Out.jpg
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Andy Cobb]] | [[Becca Sadler]] | [[Ben Prince]] | [[Brently Heilbron]] | [[Christie Ingram]] | [[David Lampe]] | [[Eric Perry]] | [[G Cole Spainhour]] | [[Gabriel Folse]] | [[Greg Dorchak]] | [[Holly Simpson]] | [[Jon Wiley]] | [[Joseph Anthony Fotinos]] | [[Katey Mushlin]] | [[Laura Estep]] | [[Marc Pruter]] | [[Matt Bearden ]] | [[Mervyn Burnett]] | [[Michael Joplin]] | [[Paul Finley]] | [[Regina Reale]] | [[Scott Perry]] | [[Tim Baue]] | [[Tim Girardot]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Andy Cobb]] | [[Becca Sadler]] | [[Ben Prince]] | [[Brently Heilbron]] | [[Christie Ingram]] | [[David Lampe]] | [[Eric Perry]] | [[G Cole Spainhour]] | [[Gabriel Folse]] | [[Greg Dorchak]] | [[Holly Simpson]] | [[Jon Wiley]] | [[Joseph Anthony Fotinos]] | [[Katey Mushlin]] | [[Laura Estep]] | [[Marc Pruter]] | [[Matt Bearden ]] | [[Mervyn Burnett]] | [[Michael Joplin]] | [[Pamela Ribon]] | [[Paul Finley]] | [[Regina Reale]] | [[Sarah Pattison Cavazos]] | [[Scott Perry]] | [[Tim Bauer]] | [[Tim Girardot]] | [[Tyler Bryce]]}}
|Director = [[Marc Pruter]]
|Director = [[Marc Pruter]]
|Years = 1994-2001
|Years = 1994-2001
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* [[Marc Pruter]]
* [[Marc Pruter]]
* [[Scott Perry]]
* [[Scott Perry]]
* [[Tim Baue]]
* [[Tim Bauer]]


In 1996, Monks' Night Out was voted "Austin's Best Theater Company" in the ''Austin Chronicle''.
In 1996, Monks' Night Out was voted "Austin's Best Theater Company" in the ''Austin Chronicle''.
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The troupe was at one point scrutinized by the producers of the American adaptation of ''[[wikipedia:Whose Line Is It, Anyway?|Whose Line Is It, Anyway?]]''.
The troupe was at one point scrutinized by the producers of the American adaptation of ''[[wikipedia:Whose Line Is It, Anyway?|Whose Line Is It, Anyway?]]''.


They performed at the Just for Laughs Comedy Fest in Montreal and at the HBO workspace in L. A., and were important figures in the [[Big Stinkin' Improv Festival]].
They performed at the [[wikipedia:Just for Laughs|Just for Laughs Comedy Fest in Montreal]] and at the HBO workspace in L. A., and were important figures in the [[Big Stinkin' Improv Festival]].


The troupe had several musical directors: first [[Ben Prince]], then [[Tim Girardot]], and then [[Paul Finley]].
The troupe had several musical directors: first [[Ben Prince]], then [[Tim Girardot]], and then [[Paul Finley]].


[[Mervyn Burnett]] was the troupe's lighting director.
[[Sarah Pattison Cavazos]] and, later, [[Mervyn Burnett]] served as the troupe's lighting directors.


== Media ==
== Media ==

Latest revision as of 22:33, 24 March 2015


Monks' Night Out (often misspelled Monk's Night Out) was one of the best-known troupes in Austin in the 1990s. It focused on short-form games, as well as sketch and musical comedy.

A ticket to a Monks' Night Out show.
A ticket to a Monks' Night Out show.

History

The troupe first splintered off from ComedySportz in 1994, with the following cast:

In 1996, Monks' Night Out was voted "Austin's Best Theater Company" in the Austin Chronicle.

The troupe was at one point scrutinized by the producers of the American adaptation of Whose Line Is It, Anyway?.

They performed at the Just for Laughs Comedy Fest in Montreal and at the HBO workspace in L. A., and were important figures in the Big Stinkin' Improv Festival.

The troupe had several musical directors: first Ben Prince, then Tim Girardot, and then Paul Finley.

Sarah Pattison Cavazos and, later, Mervyn Burnett served as the troupe's lighting directors.

Media

A Monks' Night Out t-shirt.
A Monks' Night Out t-shirt.

Photos

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