About Jenny Larson

Jenny Larson is the artistic director of Salvage Vanguard Theater. In Austin she has worked as an actor, director, educator, and producer of the theater arts. Directing credits include: Iphigenia (A Rave Fable), Hamilton Township, and Voices Underwater for SVT. You Are Pretty and SPURT for the St Idiot Collective. Up next she is directing a site specific piece with Eponymous Gardens and SVT as well as a puppet show about women giving birth to rabbits (I'm not kidding) in February. Acting credits include: I've Never Been So Happy by the Rude Mechs (come see us next weekend!), Frankenstien with Trouble Puppet Theater, and Age of Arousal at the Austin Playhouse.

About Hannah Kenah

Hannah Kenah is a member of the Rude Mechs and works with several other awesome troupes in Austin such as Salvage Vanguard, Yellow Tape Construction Company, and America's Theatre Company. She studied theatre at Dartmouth College where she spent a semester at the National Theatre Institute and another one interning with Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She trained and worked at Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, at the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, and with The SITI Company. Before moving to Austin, Hannah created original physical theatre with companies in New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and California. Hannah is also an arts writer for The Austin Chronicle.

About Salvage Vanguard

Salvage Vanguard Theater (SVT) is a hub for Austin artists, audiences, and arts organizations, SVT creates and presents transformative, high-quality artistic experiences that foster experimentation and conversation. Located on Manor Rd, SVT hosts weekly improv classes by Merlin-Works as well as weekend improv performances by Gnap! SVT is also home to the weekly music program Church of the Friendly Ghost and puppet troupe Trouble Puppet Theater. They host monthly dance performances by Spank Dance and Tapestry (every 3rd Thursday). SVT curates a quarterly Micro- cinema screenings featuring film fusions as well as local indie-flics. SVT has also been producing new American plays for the past 15 years. In February they will produce A Brief Narrative of an Extraordinary Birth of Rabbits by C. Denby Swanson.

on the web

- About the Show -

"Chasing Dumb" is the result of an entirely collaborative process, from conception to performance. 4 people great improvisers discovering the show together. Characters were developed through improvisation until each cast member had an understanding of their character's point of view. The narrative developed organically, and from there, the show's tone and pace. Because the show was created in only one month's time, they were creating just as quickly as they were able to reflect and gain perspective. It was truly the joy of collaboration that fueled them to chase this piece into existence. Chasing Dumb grew from The Annoyance's Triple Feature Show into a full length 3 month run at The Annoyance Theater in 2009. They also performed the show at ComedySportz Chicago, representing The Annoyance in a Chicago Showcase.

- Reviews and Accolades -

"You'll laugh really hard at the whirlwind of trippy observations and insane characters on parade in this quick two-act, ensemble-written comedy." -Cheeky Chicago