Scared Scriptless Improv
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Scared Scriptless Improv is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Anchorage, Alaska
. The troupe performs regularly on the Second and Fourth Saturday of each month at 8 PM at Snow Goose Theater in downtown Anchorage. They perform short-form and long-form, and provide improv classes, corporate training
, and private parties.
's longest-running improv
troupe and has performed all over Alaska since 2000. Founded by Tom Atkins, Joan Cullins and Jason Martin (current Director) in 2000, Scared Scriptless originally performed at Sidestreet Espresso in downtown Anchorage but quickly outgrew the space. The troupe next moved to Cyrano's Playhouse late in 2000. By 2005 they were ready to grow again and moved to midtown Anchorage's Wild Berry Theater performing there for 3 years. In 2009 they moved back downtown to the Snow Goose Theater.
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
. The troupe performs regularly on the Second and Fourth Saturday of each month at 8 PM at Snow Goose Theater in downtown Anchorage. They perform short-form and long-form, and provide improv classes, corporate training
Training and development
In the field of human resource management, training and development is the field which is concerned with organizational activity aimed at bettering the performance of individuals and groups in organizational settings...
, and private parties.
History
Scared Scriptless Improv is AlaskaAlaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
's longest-running improv
Improv
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troupe and has performed all over Alaska since 2000. Founded by Tom Atkins, Joan Cullins and Jason Martin (current Director) in 2000, Scared Scriptless originally performed at Sidestreet Espresso in downtown Anchorage but quickly outgrew the space. The troupe next moved to Cyrano's Playhouse late in 2000. By 2005 they were ready to grow again and moved to midtown Anchorage's Wild Berry Theater performing there for 3 years. In 2009 they moved back downtown to the Snow Goose Theater.
Cast Members
Jason Martin (Troupe Director), John Hanus (Artistic Director), Rich Capitan, Warren Weinstein, Mallory Hanus, Ryan Horn, Erik Dahl, Eric McCoy, John Parsi, Greg Wognild, Tamra KornfieldAlumni
Duncan Ariey, Tom Atkinson (Founder), Becky Braunstein, Tracy Campbell, Joan Cullins (Founder), Tim Driscoll, Ross Emerson, George Faust, Matt Fernandez, Amy Fuller, Deb Gilcrest, Kevin Goff, Morgan Hobkirk, Stephany Jeffers, Angela Littleton, Lou Nathanson, Dan Olsen, Aneliese Palmer, Randall Peck, Becky Sheridan, Megan Sinot, Janet Stoneburner, Frank Tano, Christina Weber, Justin Birchell, Teresa Veronica Combs, Adriauna Diaz, Nicholas Schafer, Christina Ashby, Kristen DooganSee also
- Improvisational theatreImprovisational theatreImprovisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
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- "Scared Scriptless" is also the name of an improvised comedy show performed by The Court JestersCourt JestersThe Court Jesters is a professional improv company founded in 1989 and based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a subsidiary of the Court Theatre professional theatre company, acting as a second company within the theatre....
in ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand - "Scared Scriptless" is also the name of St. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
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