Theatre Asylum
Theatre Asylum (formally Elephant Asylum Theatre) is a 72-seat storefront theatre on Theater Row in Hollywood.
Theatre Asylum (Hollywood, CA)
Created during the .dot com era of San Francisco, Tilted Frame is back again to examine the world of technology and entertainment. The show brings together the best of Los Angeles comedic improv including veteran Patrick Bristow (Groundlings, Ellen, Puppet Up) to co-direct and features a rotating cast of established performers who come from diverse improv backgrounds.
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The last date listed for Tilted Frame was Thursday November 19, 2009 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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A fun evening. This talented improv group intermixes real-time live video into their performance. It appears to be a considerable added challenge for the artists - but adds a wild element to the improv formula. What I found especially cool was using video didn't turn all the sketches into take-offs on television programs/commercials. There were off-the-wall conceptual pieces where the video added another point-of-view to the action, or allowed two simulatneous improv scenes to play off each other.
As in most all audience-involved theatre, a lot depends on the quality of the audience's suggestions. A dull audience can hamper the performers; a hip and engaged audience stimulates the actors to make crazier/smarter choices. That's the fun of improvisational theatre.
I'd highly recommend catching this show -- I know I'll be coming back, and will be looking forward to seeing a completely different evening.
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Each show will feature signature formats like Craigslist and P.O.V. (Point of View) and continue to be an ever-changing interactive, multi-technological experience.
<p>Having expanded into Los Angeles at Theatre Asylum in 2007, C.A.F.E.’s Artistic Director Matthew Quinn is excited about Tilted Frames Los Angeles premiere. “Tilted Frame was created to explore the live performance use of video and the internet,” says Matthew, “I feel the techniques we’re exploring are not only wonderful entertainment, but are also valuable techniques usable by playwrights and creators of new media, or anyone in Los Angeles and into entertainment wanting to look outside of the box.”.</p>
Founded in 1998, C.A.F.E. (Combined Artform Entertainment) is on a mission to develop and combine all art forms to pioneer the "arts of the future," as well as be an active and supporting member of the San Francisco--and now Los Angeles--performance production scene. Created by Producing Artistic Director Matthew Quinn, and joined by Steve Kahn in 1999, C.A.F.E. has collaborated with actors, singers, filmmakers, sketch comedy groups, musicians, improvisers and fine artists in more than 100 shows, including Santaland Diaries, Eavesdropper (SF), Monday Night Improv Jam (SF), Thursday Night Improv Jam (LA), PAPA (at the Eureka with Open Fist), Tilted Frame Improv and the SF Solo Festival.