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IT'S THE CONFIDENCE MEN'S ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT SHOW!

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WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU! -MAMET (A Very F***in' Special 1-Year Conniversary Benefit Show)

When: Thursday, June 3, 8:00pm
Price: $10
Where: BackStage Theater at The Hideout Coffeehouse

Note to Austin Improvisers: We're having a raffle, and three winners will improvise with us in a few different scenes before our two-act play! Raffle tickets are 1 for $5, or 3 for $10, or 7 for $20. We look forward to playing with you, whoever you are! You're welcome to buy raffle tickets (and tickets to the show) ahead of time online (no online service charge!) or you can wait till you get to the box office. It's going to be fun.*

Website: confidencemenimprov.com

Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet celebrates a year of improvised sailor-mouth shenanigans with a one-night-only benefit show of epic proportions. Culminating in a masterfully made-up Mametesque two-act play with special guest star Ken Webster, artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre, WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU! -MAMET also welcomes three ballsy raffle winners onto the stage to perform impromptu scenes with all Oleannic Six of the Confidence Men. The night kicks off with local songmaker and whimsicologist Southpaw Jones. All proceeds help the Confidence Men travel to Minneapolis next month to perform in the Twin Cities Improv Festival.

For tickets, go to http://www.confidencemenimprov.com.

Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet have enjoyed an illustrious first year of existence, performing at Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, Seattle Festival of Improv Theatre in Washington, Improv Festival Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Art Outside in Apache Pass, Texas, and were honored as Best of Week at FronteraFest Theater Festival and nominated in 2009 for the B. Iden Payne Award for Excellence in Improvisational Theater.

*If your name is drawn in the raffle, you'll come backstage with us during the opening act and warm up with us-- we'll be super nice. After all, you're totally helping us out by buying a raffle ticket. :D
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Guh... Guh...
(Ken Webster!!!)

I'm super excited about this.
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Yep! Ken fucking WEBSTER!
And a congratulations goes out to him as of this morning...
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Rock the f**k on. F**K!!!
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TECHNICAL SNAGS FIXED. ONLINE TICKET AND RAFFLE PURCHASE IS A GO.

http://www.confidencemenimprov.com/
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We're doing this show to celebrate our one-year anniversaary as well as to raise
a little money for our roadtrip to Minnesota to play in their festival.

What started as a show run became a troupe that I've really loved being in.
And with your help and love, we've become a pretty sweet troupe.

Thanks for your everything: from seeing our shows, to taking pix at show,
to improv!
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Confidence Men premiered at The Hideout the first Thursday in June, 2009. Back then, we didn't even realize we were going to be an ongoing troupe, let alone, well, kind of a hit with an enthusiastic following.

This year's gone by fast. It's been awesome watching my self and my Con mates grow into even better Mameteers.

We haven't stopped doing our homework, and our fever for making people laugh, improvising authentic theatre, and honoring the works of David Mamet, hasn't cooled off any.

Considering how much energy we've put into making Wham! Bam! happen, as well as how much we will love everyone's support to help us travel to the Twin Cities Improv Festival, I have no doubt this show will be a kick-ass good time.

Let's all go!
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It looks like I just refashioned what Ceej said. Oh, well. I feel that way, too.
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Re: IT'S THE CONFIDENCE MEN'S ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT S

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Jeff wrote:WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU! -MAMET (A Very F***in' Special 1-Year Conniversary Benefit Show)

When: Thursday, June 3, 8:00pm
Price: $10
Where: BackStage Theater at The Hideout Coffeehouse

Note to Austin Improvisers: We're having a raffle, and three winners will improvise with us in a few different scenes before our two-act play! Raffle tickets are 1 for $5, or 3 for $10, or 7 for $20. We look forward to playing with you, whoever you are! You're welcome to buy raffle tickets (and tickets to the show) ahead of time online (no online service charge!) or you can wait till you get to the box office. It's going to be fun.

Website: confidencemenimprov.com

Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet celebrates a year of improvised sailor-mouth shenanigans with a one-night-only benefit show of epic proportions. Culminating in a masterfully made-up Mametesque two-act play with special guest star Ken Webster, artistic director of Hyde Park Theatre, WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU! -MAMET also welcomes three ballsy raffle winners onto the stage to perform impromptu scenes with all Oleannic Six of the Confidence Men. The night kicks off with local songmaker and whimsicologist Southpaw Jones. All proceeds help the Confidence Men travel to Minneapolis next month to perform in the Twin Cities Improv Festival.

For tickets, go to http://www.confidencemenimprov.com.

Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet have enjoyed an illustrious first year of existence, performing at Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, Seattle Festival of Improv Theatre in Washington, Improv Festival Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Art Outside in Apache Pass, Texas, and were honored as Best of Week at FronteraFest Theater Festival and nominated in 2009 for the B. Iden Payne Award for Excellence in Improvisational Theater.
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by SarahMarie »

This was amazing. This was incredible. This was the bestest darn thing.

Southpaw Jones, Ken freakin' Webster, and the always incredible Manly Mamet Men gave great shows.

Thanks guys, I laughed til I cried.
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android lady wrote:This was amazing. This was incredible. This was the bestest darn thing.

Southpaw Jones, Ken freakin' Webster, and the always incredible Manly Mamet Men gave great shows.

Thanks guys, I laughed til I cried.
And you and Chelley were great in the lottery! thank you to everybody who's
ever checked us out, taken photos, etc...

THANK YOU!
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You guys were awesome. I'm always floored by how incredibly you guys are.
~Chelley (Pronounced Shelley)

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Jeff wrote:Considering how much energy we've put into making Wham! Bam! happen, as well as how much we will love everyone's support to help us travel to the Twin Cities Improv Festival, I have no doubt this show will be a kick-ass good time.
I was right! :)
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