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|Director = [[Roy Janik]]
|Director = [[Roy Janik]]
|Run= Jul/Aug 2014
|Run= Jul/Aug 2014
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Aaron Saenz]] | [[Caeriel Crestin]] | [[Ceej Allen]] | [[Karen Jane DeWitt]] | [[Katie Dahm]] | [[Lacy Shawn]] | [[Lisa Michelle Jackson]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Ruby Willmann]] | [[Ryan Austin]] | [[Shannon Dale Stott]] | [[Zac Grantham]] }}
|Cast = {{Unbulleted list | [[Aaron Saenz]] | [[Caeriel Crestin]] | [[Ceej Allen]] | [[Karen Jane DeWitt]] | [[Katie Dahm]] | [[Lacy Shawn]] | [[Lisa Jackson]] | [[Marc Majcher]] | [[Ruby Willmann]] | [[Ryan Austin]] | [[Shannon Dale Stott]] | [[Zac Grantham]] }}
|Tech = {{Unbulleted list | [[Lindsey McGowen]] | [[Michael Yew]] | [[Cindy Page]]}}
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'''''The International Improv Experience''''' is an upcoming mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theatre]] that will draw inspiration from media from friends of the Hideout around the world.
'''''The International Improv Experience''''' was a mainstage show at [[The Hideout Theatre]].  It drew inspiration from friends of the Hideout around the world.


== Preview Description ==
== Summary ==
In this bold new project, The Hideout Theatre is partnering with improv theatre companies around the world to create a cross-continental blend of video, improv, and theatrical collaboration.
Each performance contained two acts.  The first act had the cast responding to video short-form challenges that had been sent in from improv troupes around the world.  The second act was a long-form narrative that used the first act as inspiration.
 
The set design included a number of wooden boxes (and other shapes), which the cast used to create international landmarks and locales on the fly.
 
=== Participating Troupes ===
* Again! Productions (Paris, France)
* Bad Dog Theatre (Toronto, Canada)
* Bristol Improv Theatre (Bristol, UK)
* The Courtyard Playhouse (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
* Do Not Adjust Your Stage (London, UK)
* IGLU Theatre (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
* Impro Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
* Improgrupp Jaa! (Tallinn, Estonia)
* ImproGuise (Cape Town, South Africa)
* Instant Theatre (Vancouver, Canada)
* JadaJada Improv (Tampere, Finland)
* Just Improvise (Perth, Australia)
* KUD KIKS (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
* The MayDays (Brighton, UK)
* On the Spot (Honolulu, Hawaii)
* Osaka Improv Gathering (Osaka, Japan)
* Performers (Göteborg, Sweden)
* Rorschach Pattern 9 (Juneau, Alaska)
* The Sky Babies (Galway, Ireland)
* Table Companions (Zelem, Belgium)
* Third Thought and Troupe X (Tampa, FL)
* Vancouver TheatreSports League (Vancouver, Canada)
* We Are Improv (Lancaster, UK)
 
== Media ==
=== Videos ===
* [http://vimeo.com/100664265 Video] of the 7/5/14 show, with embedded clips.
** [http://youtu.be/b5rFoMr0KFY "Live" video] by [[Warren Henderson]] of the same show.
* [http://youtu.be/5-wu3sVFlL8 Video] by [[Warren Henderson]] of the 7/12/14 show.
* [http://youtu.be/YlF80K9BtE4 Video] by [[Warren Henderson]] of the 7/26/14 show.
* [http://youtu.be/-JBZk_zihgQ Video] by [[Warren Henderson]] of the 8/9/14 show.
* [http://vimeo.com/107396423 Video] of their performance in [[The 2014 Out of Bounds Comedy Festival]].
 
=== Photos ===
* [http://www.facebook.com/warren.henderson.946/media_set?set=a.862444820452671.1073741878.100000614831752&type=3 Photoset] by [[Warren Henderson]] of a show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.770996482963870.1073742037.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]]of the 7/19/14 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.781702681893250.1073742042.221927764537414&type=3 Photoset] by [[Steve Rogers]]of the 7/26/14 show.
* [http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152690171907265.1073741855.588952264&type=3 Photoset] by [[Peter Rogers]] of the 8/16/14 show.
 
=== Sample Videos ===
The cast recorded a number of example videos of the sort of video challenges they were looking for from the international troupes.
* [http://vimeo.com/96663041 1st Half of a Scene]
* [http://vimeo.com/96663951 Animals]
* [http://vimeo.com/96716300 Animals #2]
* [http://vimeo.com/96716961 Animals #3]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664421 Specific Game Setup]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664422 Welcome to the International Improv Experience]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664423 Welcome in Another Language]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664426 Half a Conversation]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664428 Accent Training]
* [http://vimeo.com/96664429 Vocabulary Training]
* [http://vimeo.com/96667239 Foreign Film]
* [http://vimeo.com/96667241 Monologue]
* [http://vimeo.com/96667240 Monologue #2]
* [http://vimeo.com/96667243 Audio Tour]
* [http://vimeo.com/96667245 Long form / storytelling prompt]
* [http://vimeo.com/96669325 Local Game Setup]
* [http://vimeo.com/96669515 Local Game Setup #2]
* [http://vimeo.com/96669516 Landmark Game Setup]
* [http://vimeo.com/96669517 Warmup]
 
=== Publicity ===
* [http://vimeo.com/100664265 Show teaser.]


== More Information ==
== More Information ==
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/announcing-the-2014-season-and-schedule Show announcement in the Hideout's 2014 season preview.]
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/announcing-the-2014-season-and-schedule Show announcement in the Hideout's 2014 season preview.]
* [http://www.hideouttheatre.com/the-first-night-off-of-caeriel-island Post about the premiere] by [[Caeriel Crestin]] on the Hideout's blog.


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Latest revision as of 14:47, 3 October 2015


The International Improv Experience was a mainstage show at The Hideout Theatre. It drew inspiration from friends of the Hideout around the world.

Summary

Each performance contained two acts. The first act had the cast responding to video short-form challenges that had been sent in from improv troupes around the world. The second act was a long-form narrative that used the first act as inspiration.

The set design included a number of wooden boxes (and other shapes), which the cast used to create international landmarks and locales on the fly.

Participating Troupes

  • Again! Productions (Paris, France)
  • Bad Dog Theatre (Toronto, Canada)
  • Bristol Improv Theatre (Bristol, UK)
  • The Courtyard Playhouse (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
  • Do Not Adjust Your Stage (London, UK)
  • IGLU Theatre (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • Impro Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Improgrupp Jaa! (Tallinn, Estonia)
  • ImproGuise (Cape Town, South Africa)
  • Instant Theatre (Vancouver, Canada)
  • JadaJada Improv (Tampere, Finland)
  • Just Improvise (Perth, Australia)
  • KUD KIKS (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • The MayDays (Brighton, UK)
  • On the Spot (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Osaka Improv Gathering (Osaka, Japan)
  • Performers (Göteborg, Sweden)
  • Rorschach Pattern 9 (Juneau, Alaska)
  • The Sky Babies (Galway, Ireland)
  • Table Companions (Zelem, Belgium)
  • Third Thought and Troupe X (Tampa, FL)
  • Vancouver TheatreSports League (Vancouver, Canada)
  • We Are Improv (Lancaster, UK)

Media

Videos

Photos

Sample Videos

The cast recorded a number of example videos of the sort of video challenges they were looking for from the international troupes.

Publicity

More Information

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