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Salvage Vanguard Theater

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Salvage Vanguard Theater is a nonprofit arts organization located in Austin, Texas, committed to fostering dynamic exchange between visionary artists and audiences new to their work. to that end, Salvage Vanguard Theater seeks to promote explosive energy with expert technique, defying theatrical tradition and defining a new American theater. Salvage Vanguard Theater's new home will be a 9,600 square-foot facility with a 100-seat performance space, a rehearsal hall that can double as a 50-seat second stage, a fully-equipped scene shop, a costume shop, fourteen artist studios, an exhibition gallery that doubles as the lobby for the theater, and SVT's offices.

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    Salvage Vanguard Theater

    2803 Manor Road
    Austin, TX 78722

    Phone: (512)474-7886   |   Email   |   Official Website

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  • • Current Events

      05/24/12- 05/27/12	Pretty Bee and Other Translations Salvage Vanguard Theater Pretty Bee and Other Translations Presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 24-May 27, 2012 Pretty Bee and Other Translations is a multi-layered performance using movement, vocals, shadow and light. It is an experiment in creating new relationships in collaboration as well as in breaking the traditional roles of technician, designer, and performer. Two duets are performed back-to-back, each a translation of the other. The choreography plays with revealing a journey through ever changing states of being. Can we sing opera as if we are in the shower alone and then fully embody...
      05/16/12- 07/11/12	Improv 101: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater Improv 101: The Spirit of Play Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 16-July 11, 2012 Learn the fundamentals of improvisation. The class’s interactive exercises build listening and communication skills, heighten awareness and teach you how to be more playful, spontaneous and flexible. Play short form improv games in a fun and safe environment. (8 meetings. Class size limit = 16)
      05/14/12- 07/09/12	Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Salvage Vanguard Theater Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 14-July 9, 2012 Have fun making up your own songs with a live musical improviser every week. We will cover topics such as rhyming, song structure, song styles, song presentation, lyrics, duets, short form singing games, and communicating with the musical improviser. It’s like karaoke, but you make up your own words! This is one of our most popular classes and only gets offered once or twice a year. You don’t need to be a great singer to take this class, you just need to enjoy singing. (8...
      05/14/12- 07/09/12	Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Salvage Vanguard Theater Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 14-July 9, 2012 Have fun making up your own songs with a live musical improviser every week. We will cover topics such as rhyming, song structure, song styles, song presentation, lyrics, duets, short form singing games, and communicating with the musical improviser. It’s like karaoke, but you make up your own words! This is one of our most popular classes and only gets offered once or twice a year. You don’t need to be a great singer to take this class, you just need to enjoy singing. (8...
      04/17/10- Ongoing	Saturday Night Special! Salvage Vanguard Theater Saturday Night Special! Presented by Gnap! Theater Projects at Salvage Vanguard Theater April 17, 2010 - Ongoing Gnap! Theater Projects is proud to present our weekly improv experience. Two amazing improv troupes every Saturday night at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Produced in association with Merlin Works.
      02/06/10- Ongoing	Saturday Night Special Salvage Vanguard Theater Saturday Night Special Presented by Girls Girls Girls Improv at Salvage Vanguard Theater February 6, 2010 - Ongoing Gnap! Theater Projects is proud to present our weekly improv experience. Two amazing improv troupes every Saturday night at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Produced in association with Merlin Works.

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/03/12

      CotFG: Pillars and Tongues, Some Say Leland, No Future Salvage Vanguard Theater CotFG: Pillars and Tongues, Some Say Leland, No Future Presented by Church of the Friendly Ghost at Salvage Vanguard Theater June 3, 2012 Pillars and Tongues stopping by on tour. Haunting and beautiful Austin ensemble, Some Say Leland will also play as well as a new project called No Future. “No Future is a three piece flag wave band based out of Austin, TX. It’s members include Danny Blanchard on drums, Drew Emmons on bass, and Randy Reynolds on guitar and vocals. The band formed toward the end of Reynolds’ previous project, Leatherbag. No Future subscribes to the...

      08/06/12- 08/24/12

      SVT KIDS! Summer Camps for 2012 Salvage Vanguard Theater SVT KIDS! Summer Camps for 2012 Presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater at Salvage Vanguard Theater August 6-August 24, 2012 Salvage Vanguard Theater presents SVT Kids!, an educational program that nurtures the student’s creative voice while building teamwork, confidence, and communication skills. Summer camps are offered half day,1:00 pm -5:00 pm/ ages 5-14. Each week culminates with a sharing of performance for family & friends. For Registration and other info contact Jenny Larson, jenny@salvagevanguard.org About SVT Kids: All programs are taught by Adriene Mishler. She...

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/24/12- 05/27/12	Pretty Bee and Other Translations Salvage Vanguard Theater Pretty Bee and Other Translations Presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 24-May 27, 2012 Pretty Bee and Other Translations is a multi-layered performance using movement, vocals, shadow and light. It is an experiment in creating new relationships in collaboration as well as in breaking the traditional roles of technician, designer, and performer. Two duets are performed back-to-back, each a translation of the other. The choreography plays with revealing a journey through ever changing states of being. Can we sing opera as if we are in the shower alone and then fully embody...
    05/16/12- 07/11/12	Improv 101: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater Improv 101: The Spirit of Play Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 16-July 11, 2012 Learn the fundamentals of improvisation. The class’s interactive exercises build listening and communication skills, heighten awareness and teach you how to be more playful, spontaneous and flexible. Play short form improv games in a fun and safe environment. (8 meetings. Class size limit = 16)
    05/14/12- 07/09/12	Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Salvage Vanguard Theater Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 14-July 9, 2012 Have fun making up your own songs with a live musical improviser every week. We will cover topics such as rhyming, song structure, song styles, song presentation, lyrics, duets, short form singing games, and communicating with the musical improviser. It’s like karaoke, but you make up your own words! This is one of our most popular classes and only gets offered once or twice a year. You don’t need to be a great singer to take this class, you just need to enjoy singing. (8...
    05/14/12- 07/09/12	Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Salvage Vanguard Theater Improvised Singing 101: Improvised Songs Presented by Merlin Works at Salvage Vanguard Theater May 14-July 9, 2012 Have fun making up your own songs with a live musical improviser every week. We will cover topics such as rhyming, song structure, song styles, song presentation, lyrics, duets, short form singing games, and communicating with the musical improviser. It’s like karaoke, but you make up your own words! This is one of our most popular classes and only gets offered once or twice a year. You don’t need to be a great singer to take this class, you just need to enjoy singing. (8...
    04/17/10- Ongoing	Saturday Night Special! Salvage Vanguard Theater Saturday Night Special! Presented by Gnap! Theater Projects at Salvage Vanguard Theater April 17, 2010 - Ongoing Gnap! Theater Projects is proud to present our weekly improv experience. Two amazing improv troupes every Saturday night at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Produced in association with Merlin Works.
    02/06/10- Ongoing	Saturday Night Special Salvage Vanguard Theater Saturday Night Special Presented by Girls Girls Girls Improv at Salvage Vanguard Theater February 6, 2010 - Ongoing Gnap! Theater Projects is proud to present our weekly improv experience. Two amazing improv troupes every Saturday night at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Produced in association with Merlin Works.

  • Upcoming Events

    06/03/12

    CotFG: Pillars and Tongues, Some Say Leland, No Future Salvage Vanguard Theater CotFG: Pillars and Tongues, Some Say Leland, No Future Presented by Church of the Friendly Ghost at Salvage Vanguard Theater June 3, 2012 Pillars and Tongues stopping by on tour. Haunting and beautiful Austin ensemble, Some Say Leland will also play as well as a new project called No Future. “No Future is a three piece flag wave band based out of Austin, TX. It’s members include Danny Blanchard on drums, Drew Emmons on bass, and Randy Reynolds on guitar and vocals. The band formed toward the end of Reynolds’ previous project, Leatherbag. No Future subscribes to the...

    08/06/12- 08/24/12

    SVT KIDS! Summer Camps for 2012 Salvage Vanguard Theater SVT KIDS! Summer Camps for 2012 Presented by Salvage Vanguard Theater at Salvage Vanguard Theater August 6-August 24, 2012 Salvage Vanguard Theater presents SVT Kids!, an educational program that nurtures the student’s creative voice while building teamwork, confidence, and communication skills. Summer camps are offered half day,1:00 pm -5:00 pm/ ages 5-14. Each week culminates with a sharing of performance for family & friends. For Registration and other info contact Jenny Larson, jenny@salvagevanguard.org About SVT Kids: All programs are taught by Adriene Mishler. She...

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/11/12- 05/19/12	Billboard by Michael Vukadinovich Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/09/12- 05/12/12	THE LADIES ARE FUNNY FESTIVAL 2012 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/08/12	Party on the Vanguard Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/06/12	Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/03/12- 05/05/12	STEVE MOORE & PHYSICAL PLANT THEATER: ADAM SULTAN Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/02/12	VINCENT MOON: ESPERANDO EL TSUNAMI Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/29/12	KENDRA STEINER EDITIONS 6TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/27/12	DIGESTIBLE FEATS: IMAGINARY DESSERT Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/27/12- 05/05/12	PHIL SOLTANOFF: (WORLD PREMIER) AN EVENING WITH WILLIAM SHATNER ASTERISK Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/27/12- 04/29/12	WHEN A PRIEST MARRIES A WITCH, AN ARTIST TALK BY SUZANNE BOCANEGRA STARRING PAUL LAZAR Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/13/12- 04/21/12	LuckyChaos Asian American Theater presents: Cheese and Other Oddities Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/13/12- 04/21/12	Cheese and Other Oddities Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/04/12- 04/06/12	The Orchid Flotilla, Featuring gestural theater and shadow puppetry. Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/27/12- 05/22/12	Merlin Works Improv 101: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/22/12- 04/06/12	The Orchid Flotilla: Gestural Theatre and Found Object Shadow Puppetry Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/21/12- 05/09/12	Merlin Works Improv Lab Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/19/12- 05/07/12	IMPROV 101 CLASS: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/09/12- 03/11/12	RxSM Self-Medicated Film Expo Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/04/12	Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/04/12- 04/15/12	IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/16/12- 03/03/12	CIVILIZATION (all you can eat) by Jason Grote Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/15/12- 03/07/12	MERLIN WORKS IMPROV LAB: Session 2 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/15/12- 03/07/12	MERLIN WORKS IMPROV LAB Winter 2012 Session 2 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/12/12	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/12/12	Merlin Works Monthly Improv Mixer Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/29/12- 02/05/12	Akimbo Bubble Scuttle Ruckus with Frontera Fest Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/24/12- 03/20/12	Merlin Works IMPROV 101 CLASS: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/24/12- 02/04/12	The Crapstall Street Boys Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/24/12- 02/05/12	The Alien Baby Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/18/12- 02/08/12	MERLIN WORKS IMPROV LAB: Session 1 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/16/12- 03/05/12	Merlin Works IMPROV 101 CLASS: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/15/12	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/14/12- 03/03/12	Improvisational Songwriting with Susan Dias Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/14/12- 03/03/12	Merlin Works IMPROVISED SINGING 101: Improvised Songs Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/08/12	Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/08/12	Merlin Works FREE INTRO TO IMPROV Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/08/12	Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/06/12- 01/20/12	Call For Choreographers Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/15/11- 12/17/11	Poste Restante Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/09/11- 12/10/11	Austin Puppet Incident Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/04/11	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/01/11- 12/03/11	FlashDance, but Flashier: 30 MORE Dances in 60 minutes Salvage Vanguard Theater
    11/20/11	STRANGER - International theatrical collaboration tours South Texas Salvage Vanguard Theater
    11/06/11	Church of the Friendly Ghost Presents... Salvage Vanguard Theater
    10/30/11	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    10/29/11- 11/19/11	Saturday Night Special: The Foreign Legion and Senshi Sokkyo Salvage Vanguard Theater
    10/22/11- 11/19/11	MERLIN WORKS IMPROV LAB Salvage Vanguard Theater
    10/02/11	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    10/01/11- 11/19/11	Merlin Works IMPROV 101 CLASS: The Spirit of Play Salvage Vanguard Theater
    09/29/11- 10/16/11	Riddley Walker Salvage Vanguard Theater
    09/28/11- 11/16/11	IMPROV SINGING with SUSAN DIAS Salvage Vanguard Theater
    09/25/11	Merlin Works FREE INTRO TO IMPROV Salvage Vanguard Theater
    09/25/11	Free Improv Class by Merlin Works Salvage Vanguard Theater
    09/02/11- 09/03/11	The Lake Salvage Vanguard Theater
    08/28/11	Merlin Works IMPROV MIXER: Mix, Meet, Mingle, Play, Audition Salvage Vanguard Theater
    08/20/11- 09/17/11	MERLIN WORKS IMPROV LAB Salvage Vanguard Theater
    08/18/11- 09/03/11	Dos Pocitos - Saints and Sinners in a Border Wasteland Salvage Vanguard Theater
    08/11/11	Nowhere Fast 3: Evening of Film and Drink with Jack Stallion and Mr. Hamilton Salvage Vanguard Theater
    08/05/11- 08/27/11	Totally Improvised, 90210 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/29/11- 08/19/11	Salvage Vanguard Theater Camps Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/28/11- 07/30/11	Palindrom Theatre Goes International: Hedda Gabler Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/25/11- 09/19/11	Improv 101 Class with the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/20/11	Get Yourself into Trouble: The Apocalypse Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/20/11	Get Yourself into Trouble: The Apocalypse! Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/17/11	Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/17/11	Free "Intro to Improv" Class with The Merlin Works Institute of Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/15/11- 07/23/11	Encryption - A new performance by Stephen Pruitt Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/14/11	Nowhere Fast 2: Evening of Film and Drink with Jack Stallion and Mr. Hamilton Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/10/11	Terrence McManus Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/08/11- 07/09/11	An Evening with Dick Price Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/08/11- 07/23/11	69 Love Scenes Salvage Vanguard Theater
    07/02/11- 07/03/11	Chaddick Dance Theater: Big Range Austin Dance Festival Performances Salvage Vanguard Theater
    06/24/11- 07/03/11	Big Range Austin Dance Festival Salvage Vanguard Theater
    06/17/11- 06/19/11	New Media Art & Sound Summit 2011 Salvage Vanguard Theater
    06/12/11	Rajah C Trio + One Salvage Vanguard Theater
    06/04/11- 07/16/11	Sketch Comedy 101 Class with the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/20/11- 06/11/11	False Matters-Stories Improvised in the Style of Philip K. Dick Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/15/11	Merlin Works Free Intro to Improv Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/12/11- 06/04/11	A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard Salvage Vanguard Theater
    05/05/11- 05/07/11	Ladies are Funny Festival Salvage Vanguard Theater
    04/07/11- 04/16/11	Out of Ink: Forgetting Finnegan Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/25/11- 03/26/11	Puppet Pandemic! Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/23/11- 05/11/11	Improv 101 Class with the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/20/11	No Strings Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/16/11- 04/03/11	The Jungle Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/10/11	Nowhere Fast: An Evening of Film at SVT Salvage Vanguard Theater
    03/06/11	Free "Intro to Improv" Class with The Merlin Works Institute of Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/18/11- 02/19/11	Homecoming Weekend Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/10/11- 03/05/11	Heddatron Salvage Vanguard Theater
    02/03/11	A-W.I.P. (Austin Works in Progress) Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/19/11- 03/09/11	Improv 101 Class at the Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation Salvage Vanguard Theater
    01/12/11	The Merlin Works Free "Intro to Improv" Class Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/31/10- 01/01/11	New Year's Eve Comedy w/ Coldtowne Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/15/10- 12/19/10	Company Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/10/10- 12/18/10	Ratgirls Go To Hell Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/03/10	NO SHAME Theater - Austin's Open Mic Salvage Vanguard Theater
    12/02/10- 12/11/10	KDH Dance Company's "Here.Me.Now." Salvage Vanguard Theater
    11/11/10	Drone Salvage Vanguard Theater
    11/11/10- 11/28/10	Baal Salvage Vanguard Theater
    11/05/10	NO SHAME Theater - Austin's Open Mic Salvage Vanguard Theater