The Institution Theater http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com Improv Classes and Off Beat Theatre in Austin, Texas Sat, 22 May 2010 15:29:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2008/06/20/slideshow/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2008/06/20/slideshow/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:56:35 +0000 Tom Booker http://www.theinstitutiontheatre.com/2009/06/20/144/
]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2008/06/20/slideshow/feed/ 0 THE IMPROVISED TRIPLE FEATURE http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/22/the-improvised-triple-feature/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/22/the-improvised-triple-feature/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 15:29:38 +0000 Asaf Ronen http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=923 Continue reading →]]>

Sunday, May 23rd, 7:30pm at Dillingerilla Studios

3708 Woodbury Drive

You are invited to watch the improvisational comedy of three sets featuring the faculty and rising stars from the halls of The Institution Theater, all for the uber-cheap price of $3.

This month’s lineup is:

a montage with TICKLE FIGHT!!!

our new house troupe NEW MOUSTACHE presenting a new format

and a special edition of

20 [films] in 30 [minutes]

featuring Institution instructors TOM BOOKER and ASAF RONEN and guests

hosted by Ted Meredith of Esther’s Follies


Doors open at 7:00. Show begins at 7:30pm. B.Y.O.B.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!

ONLY $3!!!


(there will be a 50 cent service charge)

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/22/the-improvised-triple-feature/feed/ 0 WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU! -MAMET http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/16/wham-bam-thank-you-mamet/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/16/wham-bam-thank-you-mamet/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 15:00:37 +0000 Tom Booker http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=872 Continue reading →]]> (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
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.
Ticket & Raffle Options

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/05/16/wham-bam-thank-you-mamet/feed/ 0 “Women With Confidence” – Three Confidence Men Shows with Female Guest Stars! http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/19/women-with-confidence-three-confidence-men-shows-with-female-guest-stars/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/19/women-with-confidence-three-confidence-men-shows-with-female-guest-stars/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:12:34 +0000 Tom Booker http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=779 Continue reading →]]> CONFIDENCE MEN: IMPROVISED MAMET presents

WOMEN WITH CONFIDENCE

featuring three of Austin’s best improv comediennes

Thursday, March 25th 8:00pm
with Special Guest SHANA MERLIN

Thursday, April 1st 8:00pm
with Special Guest MADELINE MALKA

Thursday, April 8th 8:00pm
with Special Guest LAUREN ZINN

Salvage Vanguard Theater
2803 Manor Road
Tickets: $10

Confidence Men: Improvised Mamet, masters of rat-a-tat, funny flim-flam, and at least two pronunciations of “c***,” up the ante in WOMEN WITH CONFIDENCE. A seductive new shill is cast for each week’s swindle–premiere Austin improvisers Shana Merlin, Madeline Malka, and Lauren Zinn, respectively–to push the grift of laughter even further.

Confidence Men-voted Best of Week at FronteraFest 2010, nominated for the B. Iden Payne award for Excellence in Improvisational Theatre in 2009, and an official selection in four comedy festivals around the country in the last year-improvise original two-act plays in the style of modern American playwright David Mamet, and feature a live 45-second musical intermission by clarinetist Tara Buentello.

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/19/women-with-confidence-three-confidence-men-shows-with-female-guest-stars/feed/ 0 New Round of Improv 101 Classes Beginning March 24th http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/13/new-round-of-improv-101-classes-beginning-march-24th/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/13/new-round-of-improv-101-classes-beginning-march-24th/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:27:33 +0000 Asaf Ronen http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=757 Continue reading →]]> 8 Weeks beginning March 24th
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Taught by TOM BOOKER
This class is a great introduction to the Art of improvisation. Through a series of acting exercises and improv games performed in a safe and fun environment, you’ll learn to create great improvised scenes and characters through agreement, support, and playing to the top of your intelligence. Join TOM BOOKER on Wednesdays through an 8-week tour through the basics of improv that will feel fun. Click here to sign up.

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/13/new-round-of-improv-101-classes-beginning-march-24th/feed/ 0 FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS!!!! The Institution Theater is offering you a chance to learn something about the Art Of Improvisation completely FREE! http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/05/free-improv-workshops/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/05/free-improv-workshops/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:54:53 +0000 Asaf Ronen http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=740 Continue reading →]]> Monday, March 8th – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dillingerilla Studios
3708 Woodbury Drive (One block east of South Congress, two blocks north of Ben White)

Tuesday, March 9th – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dillingerilla Studios
3708 Woodbury Drive (One block east of South Congress, two blocks north of Ben White)

Thursday, March 11th – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The United States Art Authority at Spider House
510 W. 29th Street (Right next to Spider House Cafe at 29th and Guadalupe)

Tom Booker, the Artistic Director of The Institution Theater, will lead the FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS. Before moving to Austin, Tom Booker taught at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles where he used his improv skills to book more than 75 commercials. Before moving to Los Angeles, Tom Booker studied at The Second City in Chicago, trained with legendary improv Guru Del Close at The ImprovOlympic and helped to start Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. Tom Booker has been studying and teaching improvisation for more than 24 years.

To make a reservation for one of the three FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS, send an email to FreeImprovWorkshop@TheInstitutionTheater.com or call (512) 895-9580. Please leave your name, phone number, the number of people that will be attending the workshop and whether you would like to attend the workshop on Monday, March 8th or Tuesday, March 9th or Thursday, March 11th (These are 3 seperate one-evening workshops. You do not need to be available to attend all three nights. It’s the exact same workshop being presented three times.)

Remember, everyone is welcome regardless of experience or skill level. You will learn a lot and you will laugh a lot.

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/03/05/free-improv-workshops/feed/ 0 March Fourth into Comedy with The Institution Theater http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/01/29/the-institution-theater-presents-free-comedy-free-beer-free-party-one-night-only/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/01/29/the-institution-theater-presents-free-comedy-free-beer-free-party-one-night-only/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:49:31 +0000 Asaf Ronen http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=663 Continue reading →]]> Thursday, March 4th, 8PM at Dillingerilla Studios

3708 Woodbury Drive

The Institution Theater builds upon the success of the 4×4 showcase. You are invited to watch the comedy of the groups featuring the faculty and rising stars from the halls of The Institution all for the uber-cheap price of $4. Doors open at 7:30pm.

This month’s lineup is:

Stand-up Albert Im

Tickle Fight!!!

The Inmates

and a special edition of

HYPERLINKS

featuring Institution instructors TOM BOOKER and ASAF RONEN

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!

ONLY $4!!!

Add to Cart

(there will be a 50 cent service charge)

]]> http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2010/01/29/the-institution-theater-presents-free-comedy-free-beer-free-party-one-night-only/feed/ 0 FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS: TWO CHANCES TO TRY IT OUT http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2009/12/22/free-improv-workshops-two-chances-to-try/ http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/2009/12/22/free-improv-workshops-two-chances-to-try/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:51:58 +0000 Asaf Ronen http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/?p=573 Continue reading →]]> Tuesday, January 5th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

OR

Wednesday, January 6th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Institution Theater is offering a chance for you to learn something about the Art Of Improvisation by offering TWO FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS!!!!

There will be a FREE IMPROV WORKSHOP offered on Tuesday, January 5th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. AND another FREE IMPROV WORKSHOP offered on Wednesday, January 6th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Both workshops will take place at The United States Art Authority at Spider House located at 2906 Fruth Street. (Right next to Spider House Cafe at 29th and Guadalupe)

Tom Booker, the Artistic Director of The Institution Theater, will lead the FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS. Before moving to Austin, Tom Booker taught at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles where he used his improv skills to book more than 75 commercials. Before moving to Los Angeles, Tom Booker studied at The Second City in Chicago, trained with legendary improv Guru Del Close at The ImprovOlympic and helped to start Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. Tom Booker has been studying and teaching improvisation for more than 23 years.

To make a reservation for either of the FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS, go to www.TheInstitutionTheater.com, send an email to FreeImprovWorkshop@TheInstitutionTheater.com or call (512) 895-9580. Please leave your name, phone number, the number of people that will be attending the workshop and whether you would like to attend the workshop on Tuesday, January 5th or Wednesday, January 6th. (These are 2 one-evening workshops. You do not need to be available to attend both nights. It’s the exact same workshop being presented two nights in a row.)

Everyone is welcome regardless of experience or skill level.

You will learn a lot and you will laugh a lot.

FREE!!!

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