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The Institution Theater Grand Opening Weekend

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The Institution Theater's GRAND OPENING WEEKEND

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After 3 years of operation teaching Austin’s (descriptor) improv, The Institution Theater presents A GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW SPACE IN SOUTH AUSTIN WITH THREE DAYS OF BLOWOUT SHOWCASES JANUARY 6th-8th.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 8pm
Grand Opening Festivities kick off Friday with Tom Booker & Asaf Ronen Back Together Again and Again and Again as they present their alter egos Baxter & Bernard the world’s most flamboyantly eligible bachelors, then join John Ratliff and Dave Buckman for You’re Not My Real Dad, followed by the two-time B. Iden Payne winning Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet, all hosted by the brilliant stand-up, Albert Im.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 8pm
Saturday night, the Institution welcomes groups from the wider Austin improv community to christen the new stage with their hilarity. Starting at 8pm, Parallelogramophonograph from The Hideout Theater), followed by ColdTowne, Gnap! Theater’s critically acclaimed duo, Get Up! and members of The New Movement. Rounding out the night will be an improv set featuring Booker and Ronen and members of each of the guest theaters.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 8pm
Sunday’s celebration features the Institution’s own best and brightest alums and up-and-coming students performing fun and original formats to show the future of The Institution.

Seating is limited so reserve your tickets through here: http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/sh ... ng-weekend
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Woo, official opening. All previous Institution shows are disqualified!

I'm at SVT Friday/Saturday but I'll try to come on Sunday.
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Awesomeness!!!! I'll be there!
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Tom, Asaf. Thanks for letting me be a part of this awesome night.




Fun times were had by all.
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Spots wrote:Tom, Asaf. Thanks for letting me be a part of this awesome night.




Fun times were had by all.
Very much agreed!
PGraph plays every Thursday at 8pm! https://www.hideouttheatre.com/shows/pgraph/
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Thanks to everyone who has been part of the Grand Opening Weekend so far*:

Albert Im
ColdTowne
Confidence Men
Get Up!
Heidi Caldwell
Madeline Chauvin
The New Movement
Parallelogramaphonograph
Ted Meredith
You're Not My Real Dad
and Chelley Pyatt and Sam Schak for helping us behind the scenes.

*Tonight is completely free with a set by alums, a set by the faculty of the Institution and a chance to play for everyone who throws their name in the hat.
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The Institution Theater thanks all of you who participated in our Grand Opening Weekend: our wonderful students, our amazingly funny friends, our top-notch staff, our kick-ass teachers, our supportive audience. There are too many list and we would be considerably less without you. Here's to the future that we're all going to build together. We look forward to seeing it and having you all be a part of it.
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Asaf wrote:Thanks to everyone who has been part of the Grand Opening Weekend
Also Michael Yew and Thelma Faglie for taking pictures and videotaping!
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awesome!
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Unicorn Parade!
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