Who We Are
Parallelogramophonograph loves to tell
stories. They have used their on-going residency at The
ColdTowne Theater to create and experiment with new
show concepts. "After School Improv" parodies those
cheesy after school specials from the 70s and 80s. In
"The 1930s", Pgraph uses a combination of extensive
research and innovative narrative techniques to bring
out the comedy in the Great Depression. In "Family
Portrait", they take a magnifying glass to the inner
lives and relationships of a different family each
week. In "French Farce", PGraph pays tribute to Moliere,
Fawlty Towers, and everything in between.
Parallelogramophonograph is always playful and
funny, yet never afraid to let dramatic moments add
the bitter to their sweet improvised stories.
Parallelogramophonograph is Kareem
Badr, Kaci Beeler, Roy Janik, and Valerie Ward. Pgraph
has performed in Out of Bounds, Out of
Bounds West, the
WaffleFest Improv Festival, The Big Ha! Festival in Omaha, The Providence Improv Fest, Frontera Fest, and The Improv Variety Pack Invitational in Tulsa. They also perform in and/or direct Maestro at
The Hideout Theatre, teach improv classes, produce The
Double Barrel Improv Show, create short films, and
generally make their presence known in the growing
Austin artistic community. They recently were voted "The Best Improv Group in Austin" by the AIC, a collective of all the improvisers in Austin. They also were named "Best of Fest" in Frontera Fest 2008.
The members of
Parallelogramophonograph take turns sleeping in 2 hour
shifts.
Pgraph performs every Thursday at The
ColdTowne Theater.
172 Shows So Far!
and counting...
What Comes Next?
Double Barrel
with Improv for Evil
day: Friday
date: 9/5/2008
time: 10:00PM
The Hideout
PGraph Thursdays
Screwball Comedy Debut!
day: Thursday
date: 9/11/2008
time: 8:00PM
ColdTowne
What is Improv?
Improv, or improvisation, is a form of live theatre in which the acting, plot, dialog, and characters of a story or scene are made up in the moment.
