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'''The Threefer''' (AKA "The Thursday Threefer") is a performance slot at [[The Hideout Theatre]].
'''''The Threefer''''' (AKA "The Thursday Threefer") is a performance slot at [[The Hideout Theatre]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Threefer happens every Thursday at 8pm at [[The Hideout]].  As the name implies, it's a triple bill, with three improv acts.  The first two slots are typically twenty-five to thirty minutes, and the third act is thirty to thirty-five minutes.  The first two acts vary from week to week, but the third act is a headliner act -- each headliner gets a monthlong run of Threefer shows.
''The Threefer'' happens every Thursday at 8pm at [[The Hideout]].  As the name implies, it's a triple bill, with three improv acts.  The first two slots are typically twenty-five to thirty minutes, and the third act is thirty to thirty-five minutes.  The first two acts vary from week to week, but the third act is a headliner act -- each headliner gets a monthlong run of ''Threefer'' shows.


The acts are scheduled by [[Roy Janik]], who puts out a call for applications every two months.
The acts are scheduled by [[Roy Janik]], who puts out a call for applications every two months.


== History ==
== History ==
The Threefer originated as an [[Austin Improv Collective]]-branded show in 2005, with a ticket price of $3.  Until mid-2006, its name was hyphenated: "Three-fer".
''The Threefer'' originated as an [[Austin Improv Collective]]-branded show in 2005, with a ticket price of $3.  Until mid-2006, its name was hyphenated: "Three-fer".


Later, the show was taken over by [[The Hideout]], which had always hosted the event.  Inflation eventually drove the ticket price up to $5.
Later, the show was taken over by [[The Hideout]], which had always hosted the event.  Inflation eventually drove the ticket price up to $5.

Revision as of 01:53, 28 April 2013


The Threefer

Threefer Publicity.jpg

Theater The Hideout Theatre
Directed by Various
Cast Various
Run 2005-Present

The Threefer (AKA "The Thursday Threefer") is a performance slot at The Hideout Theatre.

Summary

The Threefer happens every Thursday at 8pm at The Hideout. As the name implies, it's a triple bill, with three improv acts. The first two slots are typically twenty-five to thirty minutes, and the third act is thirty to thirty-five minutes. The first two acts vary from week to week, but the third act is a headliner act -- each headliner gets a monthlong run of Threefer shows.

The acts are scheduled by Roy Janik, who puts out a call for applications every two months.

History

The Threefer originated as an Austin Improv Collective-branded show in 2005, with a ticket price of $3. Until mid-2006, its name was hyphenated: "Three-fer".

Later, the show was taken over by The Hideout, which had always hosted the event. Inflation eventually drove the ticket price up to $5.

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