Tilted Frame

Combined Artforms, TILTED FRAME.

RUNNING IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
LIVE VIDEO + INTERNET + IMPROV
IMPROV FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Runs May 7th through July 30th, 2009

TILTED FRAME stretches the boundaries of traditional improvisation
They drop the facile and forced wackiness of comedy club improv for a far more daring and difficult form."
- SF Guardian

(San Francisco, CA) (April, 2009)Combined Artform (formerly C.A.F.E. (Combined Art Form Entertainment)) is back in San Francisco with their unique improvised theater show, TILTED FRAME combining comedic improv scenes with technology such as video cameras, projectors, and Internet connections. The result is techno- improv, fast-moving, in an audience-pleasing style.

Created during the .dot com era of San Francisco by Combined Artform in 2002, TILTED FRAME examines the world of technology and entertainment. Bringing some of the original members, mixed with new ones to create a newly developed improv show for you, with some of our signature pieces like Craigslist and P.O.V.. Each show is digital and original.

Having expanded into Los Angeles at Theatre Asylum in 2007, Combined Artforms Artistic Director Matthew Quinn is excited about having TILTED FRAME's in both cities and looks forward to developing the shows to allow both groups the ability to perform together through the Internet sometime this summer.

About The Artists

Featuring: Daniel Berson, Diana Brown, Christopher DeJong, Sara Eismann, Cheryl Fidelman, Wylie Herman, Mariah Howard and Denzil Meyers

Directors: Matthew Quinn

Consultant: Patrick Bristow

Executive Producer: Matthew Quinn

MATTHEW QUINN has over twenty years of entertainment and business experience including acting, directing and producing. He brings a wide range of creative and business skills to the artistic community where he has used them to help create new works, manage performance spaces, as well as consulting. He has worked with hundreds of theater companies, including Theater Bay Area's Services Committee (TSC), Asian American Theater, Custom Made Theater, Magic Theater, Cutting Ball Theater and Open Fist (LA). He and partner Steve Kahn opened Off-Market Theaters on Mission in San Francisco, which consisted of two new theaters and rehearsal space in 2003. Currently, Matthew is in LA running their new space, Theatre Asylum. Matthew also continues as Producing Artistic Director of his company, Combined Artform, which is celebrating its tenth year, www.cafearts.com.

PATRICK BRISTOW is best known for his numerous television appearances most notably as "Peter" on the groundbreaking ABC series Ellen. Other television credits include, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, among others. Film credits include The Longest Yard, as well as the first Austin Powers, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Twilight Of The Gods, and the accidental comedy Showgirls. He appeared for two seasons on The Minor Accomplishments Of Jackie Woodman on the IFC. Bristow is an alum of The Groundlings (Main Company) where he continues to teach and direct improv and sketch comedy. He currently directs and hosts monthly performances of Puppet Up; Uncensored for the Jim Henson Company at Avalon Hollywood.

TILTED FRAME SF runs May 2 to July 30, 2009. All performances are at Studio 250@Off Market Theatres 965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA. Thursdays at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $10. Running time is 70 minutes, with wheelchair access and concessions available. Allow time for street parking.

About COMBINED ARTFORM (Combined Art Form Entertainment)

Founded in 1998, Combined Artform 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, Combined Artform 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(SF) Thursday(LA) Night Improv Jam, PAPA (at the Eureka w/Open Fist), TILTED FRAME Improv and the SF Solo Festival.

Beginning in June of 2007, Combined Artform has expanded to include a new venue on theatre row in Hollywood, Theatre Asylum. This unique combination of two creative cities, allows each to influence the other in their development and production of entertainment.

More information about C.A.F.E is available at www.cafearts.com.