The New Movement
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The New Movement is a comedy theater and training center in Austin, Texas
focusing on long form improv
and sketch comedy
writing. The theater is owned and operated by Chris Trew
and Tami Nelson. The theater opened for classes in February 2009 and began running shows on January 13th 2010. The theater also offers classes.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
focusing on long form improv
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational 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...
and sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
writing. The theater is owned and operated by Chris Trew
Chris Trew
Chris Trew is an American actor. He sometimes performs under the name Terp 2 it.-Career:He is also a member of Studio8, a sketch comedy group. The group is working with Tommy Wiseau on a comedy series called The House That Drips Blood on Alex...
and Tami Nelson. The theater opened for classes in February 2009 and began running shows on January 13th 2010. The theater also offers classes.