The Great Truth

August 31, 2011

For a long time the idea of an improv show based on the cosmic struggle between Good and Evil(tm) has been at the back of my mind – and finally it is becoming reality. A religious topic just offers so many opportunities for strong characters, convictions, dramatic relationships and of course comic relief. This show [...]

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Some False Matters media for your consumption

May 17, 2011

False Matters opens on Friday, and I for one am super excited. We’re doing our dress rehearsal this evening. We’ve got a couple of pieces of media for you to consume in the meanwhile. First, our video trailer, show by company member Brandon Salinas and edited by company member and False Matters performer Courtney Hopkin.

And [...]

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A Magical Moment in False Matters rehearsals

April 26, 2011

Putting together a cast for a run of themed show is always a dicey proposition. Presumably everyone brings considerable improv chops to the table, but unless the director builds up the chemistry of the ensemble, they run the risk of being something like an All-Star Game—lots of stars but no real feeling of a team [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Sixth Episode – “Death and Texas”

April 13, 2011

Sheriff Solomon squares off with Caleb. The Texas Ranger offers his help against Clement. Solomon turns him down and suggests that Caleb leaves town.

George is excited because his condition seems to have been healed by Clarinda’s ministrations.

Clement visits the barbershop but becomes agitated by the sight of the razor and leaves hurriedly.

Fancy [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Fifth Episode – “The End is Near”

April 12, 2011

The minister is called to attend to Clement’s injury, but professes his limited knowledge of injuries.

Sam Johnson tries one more time to win Fancy over to the Black Cat by painting a bleak future for her once Clement is dead. Fancy tells him that there is nothing that he has to offer [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Fourth Episode – “Trial and Error”

April 3, 2011

Clarinda is in bad shape after the beating she got from Celia and fears for the life of her child.

Judge Thomas Clancy and the jury find Zeke Preston guilty of murder and he is sentenced to death.  The judge shows his cavalier ways by insisting no one will be swinging from the [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Third Episode – “Texas, My Texas”

April 3, 2011

Delilah is unimpressed by the dilapidated headquarters that Hank has secured for the Houston campaign. Texas Ranger Caleb Forsythe makes his introduction as the head of security for the campaign speeches.

Celia threatens to leave George over his inability to give her a child.

Miss Jessie buys a gun from Tobias because she’s worried the town will [...]

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No Shame, a milestone

March 31, 2011

The years have gone by in a flash. As of April ten years ago, I had only been in Austin for a handful of months. I was just shy of six years removed from my undergrad experience and less than a year out from finishing a Master’s degree in creative writing where I learned I [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Second Episode – “One Town, Two Doctors, Six Feet Under”

March 28, 2011

Sheriff Robert Solomon is unswayed by his former friend Zeke Preston’s explanation and arrests him for the murder of Doc Peterson.

Clement finds Clarinda and demands she comes back to the Jewel saloon. After a protracted face-off, Clement lays his gun down and promises Clarinda she can keep her baby if she [...]

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Previously on Showdown: Pilot

March 28, 2011

Saloon owner Clement Merseault and his madame Fancy discuss the troublesome affair of whore Clarinda trying to hide her pregnancy. Clement decides to send Clarinda to Jonathan Peterson, the town’s dentist and partner in Clement’s shadier dealings, to get a draught in order to lose the child.

At Celia and George’s restaurant, the meat is as [...]

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