Austin Improv

No monologues required, desired or otherwise expired(?).

Auditions for FRONTERAFEST Short Fringe play(s).
Performance date - Wed. Jan 21, 2015 (with possible Best of Week and Best of Fest repeat performances)
First Rehearsal - Sun., Jan. 4, 2015
Auditions - Sun., Dec. 14 from 1 to 5; Mon., Dec. 15 from 6 to 9;
Callbacks (if necessary) - Sun., Dec. 21 ...

Not a casting notice, just asking "anybody interested?

Warren Steele
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Synopsis of THE MADPERSON OF SARASOTA, by G. Warren Steele
Professor Peacock and 8 members of his college Improv Class have volunteered to run a rummage sale to ...

Correction to previous post: For "A Shining Attribute", Candyce needs readers for the following: 1m - middleaged, 2f - 20's. Also, the 1st meeting of the new playwright's group will be Sunday, June 2.

Playwrights G. Warren Steele and Candayce Rusk are issuing a call for all actors who would like to do cold readings for a new writer's group (as yet un-named) that is being formed in Austin. The readings are not auditions per se, but provide valuable feedback to the playwrights so that they may ...

Chicago in the mid-sixties. On vacation from college in Wis. where I was NOT studying theater. Don't remember if it was the company or the venue that was called The Happy Medium. Assume they were Sills/Spolin people. I think it was a dinner show.
Later, much later in fact, the late 80's, having ...

Great discussion, but I might point out that all these opinions are coming from improv experts, not from a typical audience member POV. Nevertheless, I think what everyone is talking about has been known down through theatrical history as one of a number of "conceits" used by writers AND improvisors ...

Thought I could shake off illness by now. Couldn't, so must miss mixer (damn and blast!), benefit for all concerned.

Thanks.

Warren Steele

Would it be kosher to seek players for a scripted sketch troupe (with improv flourishes perhaps)?

Please read my posting - Improv in Stage Plays - on "Improv Theory and Practice forum and indicate by replying on this forum whether you interested in this experiment.

Warren

Just got back to Austin and tuned into the index to get caught up. The 1st thing that caught my eye was the post (and replies) in the Casting Forum about Kafka experimental improv; aha, I thought, perhaps this is an avenue to somehow applying improv to a more structured piece of theater which ...

Just wanted to say thank you to my level one buddies who were so helpful in the 1st cold reading. Your interpretations, insights and intuitions will not only dictate any rewriting of scene 1, but will help shape all subsequent scenes as the project moves forward, both in the writing phase and the ...

I hope to be back in May for a couple of weeks and maybe July for a week. I should have new scenes, etc., and would hope to have new improvisers each time, or some of the same but reading different roles. Will do my best to keep it fun and spontaneous. Thanks for your reply.

Yes, Anthony. I sent out an e-mail (see below), but didn't have your e-mail address. I'm glad you checked this site. Please let me know asap if you can make it. Response so far has been 100% yes, so it looks like a go.

Warren

Hello All,

Thank you for expressing an interest in this little ...

Well, 3's a start and all experts too! Val, maybe we can talk next week about some of the folks in Level 1 (barring more replies to original post). And of course, get a handle on your various busy schedules and get at least 1 reading done (and apres-read party) before I have to go back north.