Austin Improv

Announcing Auditions for a Hideout student cast production of After School Improv (January 15th)



In March of 2012, The Hideout will be bringing back one of its flagship Mainstage shows: After School Improv. This time, however, the production will be cast entirely from Hideout students and recent graduates.

Hideout veteran Jason Vines will be directing the production.

About the Show

The Hideout Theatre bravely tackles the issues your parents were too awkward to talk about in an improvised homage to the After School Specials we all grew up on.

Each episode addresses a problem that teenagers have faced since the dawn of time, in a melodramatic, cautionary, family-appropriate, ham-fisted way. Teen pregnancy, alcoholism, bullying, acne, dating... all of these topics are fair game.

In short, After School Improv is just like those "very special" shows you watched as a kid... except this time they're funny on purpose.

About the Audition

The audition will be held on Sunday, January 15th from 4 to 7pm, and is open to all current students of The Hideout, or people who have taken one of the levels within the last year. Please email jason@hideouttheatre.com to reserve a spot. Please put "After School Improv Auditions" in the subject line. If you have any questions about whether you are eligible, just ask Jason.

At the very least, save the date!

About the Schedule

Rehearsals will be Sundays from 4 to 7pm, January 22nd through March 4th
The show run will be Saturdays at 6pm, March 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st.

Other notes

Our goal with this show is to run it as much like a Mainstage production as possible. That means rehearsals, costumes, tech, posters, etc...

Also, fun fact: the lockers in the green room are from the first production of After School Improv, and assuming we have some strong people in the cast, will likely be used again.

Again, if you're interested, email jason@hideouttheatre.com ( and put "After School Improv Auditions" in the subject line ).

So cool. I'm totally auditioning.

The original (2009, directed by Kaci) Hideout cast was:

Andy Crouch, Audrey Sansom, Erin Molson, Jason Vines, Jon Bolden (Jon's first show!), Jon Clinkenbeard, Kacey Samiee, Kaci Beeler, Kareem Badr, Marc Majcher, Roy Janik, Troy Miller, Valerie Ward

And the tech was: Kristin Firth, Mike McGill, Matt Pollock, Kathy Rose Center



Even before that (in 2006!), it was PGraph's first original format:



We made buttons and everything:

This is great!

I'll be there.

I so wish I was a Hideout graduate or student!! Can't wait to see the show.

Steeeph wrote:I so wish I was a Hideout graduate or student!!

Even I am amazed at how well my plan is working.

I used to always go to after school. it was a place where i played checkers and waited for my parents to come pick me up. it was boring. if this show promises to be more interesting than that, i'm game!!

Steeeph wrote:I so wish I was a Hideout graduate or student!! Can't wait to see the show.

It's not too late : )

http://www.hideouttheatre.com/classes/levelsonetothree

Count me in!

wow this looks great.

Does anyone know where I can pick up some fake headgear and/or rebellious attitude?

Splatatat wrote:Does anyone know where I can pick up some fake headgear and/or rebellious attitude?

Also, if someone could help me with nailing down (inexperienced) hipster and/or make me a t-shirt that says 'Mall Punk' on the front..

The beauty of this show is that if you are terrified of doing an improvised story or narrative (like I was at the time), you've got a lot of wiggle room. The style demands that you be pretty campy and cheesy regardless. So...if you are worried about sounding lame or being too heavy handed with the plot then you've probably hit the style perfectly.

In short, the whole cast agreed that it was terribly fun no matter what happened.

Roy Janik wrote: Also, fun fact: the lockers in the green room are from the first production of After School Improv, and assuming we have some strong people in the cast, will likely be used again.

Let me know when you need to move them and I'll help out.

Fun!

I will totally be there. Reliving all those awkward moments from my past.... What fun that will be now that I am so much wiser. Ha too funny.