Austin Improv

this is a show Jay Byrd and myself and a buncha others have been working on for the past few months... it's also your last chance to catch a Rubber Repertory show for a long while yet (josh is moving to L.A.)

it's as unique a theatrical experience as you'll ever see and we open this weekend, wontcha come see??

https://www.facebook.com/events/207771849330629/

Rubber Repertory presents:
*JUBILEE*

April 5-21, 2012. Thursday-Sunday at 8pm.
The Off Center, 2211 Hidalgo St. Austin, TX 78702
Tickets: $15. Thursdays are pay-what-you-wish (at the door).
Order online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233191 or call 1-800-838-3006.
Ages 16 and up.

“What's wonderful about Rubber Repertory is that they take the concepts, the tenets, the expectations of theatre, and blow them out of the water.”
-Avimaan Syam, Austin Chronicle

What shall we sing this tenth year? What movements shall we make? What skits shall we perform? This will be Rubber Repertory’s last show before an indeterminate hiatus, and we’re looking for more than just a good idea; we’re looking for atonement. We want to find the very proper time to sound the trumpet. We want to put on the clothes that will make us disappear. We want to arrange our bodies in a way that gives real comfort. Part dance and all devotion, JUBILEE is a nonstop, non-narrative, and non-denominational leap of faith. [NOTE: To carnal minds we may appear to act absurdly, but the path of duty is rarely the path of safety.]


ABOUT RUBBER REPERTORY
Since 2002, Co-Directors Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope have created some of the most unique theatre in Texas. With shows such as Biography of Physical Sensation, The Casket of Passing Fancy (2007 Rockefeller MAP Fund grant), Surprise Annie, RED CANS, and the American premiere of Wallace Shawn's notoriously "unstageable" A Thought in Three Parts, Rubber Rep pushes boundaries and creates work that's high on invention and surprise. Their productions have garnered B. Iden Payne and Austin Critics Table Awards for "Outstanding Theatrical Innovation," "Outstanding Direction," "Unique Theatrical Experience," and "Outstanding Late-Night Adventure." For more information, visit www.rubberrep.org.

I know $15 is tough to swing, so tonight we're offering a free preview show for friends (message me!)

as well as pay-what-you-can Thursdays!

thanks to all yall who've made it!

I think the show has been able to challenge notions of what theater can be while still being fun and accessible even to those who might otherwise shut down at hearing the words 'performance art'...


we have 3 more shows, and tonight's the very last pay-what-you can version, I hope to see you there!

How long is the show? I really really want to see it, and it seems like tomorrow is my only chance. As long as it's over by ten.

Val -- I asked the same question --it's 70 mins.

This was awesome btw -- go see it!

valetoile wrote:How long is the show? I really really want to see it, and it seems like tomorrow is my only chance. As long as it's over by ten.

Same here, Val. I'm seeing it tonight!

70 minutes is totally doable! Woo!

It's probably already sold out for tonight, but man, this show was so amazing. Any chance they'll extend the run?

I laughed and cried and just felt *so much* when I was watching it. I was in rapt attention for most of it. I also had a strong feeling that I didn't want it to end in moments.

It's so bizarre. It was by far one of the best theatrical productions I've seen, EVER, but it's hard to describe it.

I guess...Rubber Reb/Jubilee said more with their unique physicality, their sweet singing voices, their repetitive moments, feats of competitive strength, moments of surprise, suspense, and true tenderness than most plays say in their gallons of dialog, costumery, sets, and overly explained themes.

This show will have me thinking, have me inspired, for a long time...