The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival features the nation's best comedy on several stages over 7 days.
Artists:
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Artists:
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Go to http://oob.tumblr.com for a live-blog of the festival as it happens! Post pictures or text to the blog at oob@tumblr.com or online at http://oob.tumblr.com/submit!
- Recession Buster: ColdTowne Marathon -
OOB is growing every year with more performers, stages, and overall shows. Well, this year, we've booked the intimate ColdTowne Theatre for a recession buster of a deal. 6 shows each night, Friday and Saturday, all for $5 ea. night. Show up when you want, leave when you want. The improv will just keep on rolling non-stop into the night.Check out tons of local groups and OOB mainstays like Massive and Galapagos. We're also very excited about welcoming The Daley Reome from Chicago and The Wilhelm Scream from Cinicinnati, who by the way, would win name of the year if there was such an award.
So, if dollars are tight this year, you can still enjoy several hours of improv for just $5 a night, and if you're awesome, hop up on stage for the festival's only open jam on Saturday night at 11 right after the Marathon winds down!
8-11pm Friday and Saturday of the festival.
See the schedules here. Tickets for the Marathon are only available at the door.
Labels: 2009, ColdTowne, ColdTowne Marathon, improv
- EXCLUSIVE BACKSTAGE @ SXSW -
Austin's own The Frank Mills opened for TJ & Dave at the Spider House Events Center 
this past month, who were in town promoting the debut of their documentary/concert film, "Trust Us, This All Made Up." The entire Austin Improv community turned out for two sold out shows in the midst of Austin's SXSW festival. Not only was there an enthusiastic audience who clearly knew what long-form improv was, there were just as much people being exposed to improvisational theater for the first time as well as plenty of SXSW badges. The shows, Sunday and Monday March 15-16 were produced locally by a joint venture of the Austin Improv Collective and ColdTowne Theaters, just the tip of the iceberg of what promises to be a full slate of nationally known Improv acts and sketch troupes to visit Austin in the coming months, culminating with The Out of Bounds festival in September.
Austin's Improv Community turned out in force to catch two sold out shows:
this past month, who were in town promoting the debut of their documentary/concert film, "Trust Us, This All Made Up." The entire Austin Improv community turned out for two sold out shows in the midst of Austin's SXSW festival. Not only was there an enthusiastic audience who clearly knew what long-form improv was, there were just as much people being exposed to improvisational theater for the first time as well as plenty of SXSW badges. The shows, Sunday and Monday March 15-16 were produced locally by a joint venture of the Austin Improv Collective and ColdTowne Theaters, just the tip of the iceberg of what promises to be a full slate of nationally known Improv acts and sketch troupes to visit Austin in the coming months, culminating with The Out of Bounds festival in September. Austin's Improv Community turned out in force to catch two sold out shows:
The Frank Mills warm themselves up backstage just before taking the stage:
Rachel and Dave catch a quick moment with Alex Karpovsky, director of "Trust Us, this is All Made Up."
The post show glow is evident as people hung out inside and outside the Spider House 'til 2 am on a Monday night!
Labels: AIC, backstage, ColdTowne, improv, SpiderHouse, SXSW, TheFrankMills, TJandDave
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