Violet Porter - Bridgeport Correctional Inmate Interview
366 views · Published 26 May 2014 · 0:41 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: codearing · 2014 · Comedy
An interview with a cast member of the Bridgeport Women's Correctional Facility Short-Form Impromptu Skit Players... They'll keep you in stitches. Bridgeport Women's Correctional Facility Short Form Players returns to Austin in June at ColdTowne Theater, combining competitive short-form improvisation, ladies wresting and 70's exploitation films into a single, vulgar comedy experience. Inspired by Jack Hill's Switchblade Sisters, cult television show Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.o.W.) and old-school roller derby, Bridgeport is female prisoners from a north Texas incarceration unit performing short-form improvisation. The troupe returns to Austin after an 8 year break, last playing at the Out of Bounds festival in 2006. "The show is persona-based improvisation, with the actors developing and portraying characters from a women's prison. The characters they develop are passionate about the art form and do their best to deliver a competitive short form show. We had a blast with this show back in 2006, when it was first staged and this run features some of the original players, along with new players and characters for this run" says director and producer, Erika May McNichol. "We endeavor to be true to the sources of Switchblade Sisters and G.L.O.W., especially; the show is physical, raunchy and of questionable taste." The characters of Bridgeport are portrayed by Katie Thornton, Chrissy Shackleford, Kaci Beeler, Rachel Madorsky, Courtney Hopkin, Cortnie Jones, Lisa Jackson and Erika May McNichol. Bridgeport Correctional Facility Short Form Players runs at 8:30pm every Saturday in June, beginning June 7th and running through June 28th Tickets ColdTowne Theater is located at 4803-B Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78751. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or at www.coldtownetheater.com About ColdTowne Theater ColdTowne Theater is Austin's center for Chicago-style, long-form improv, with shows every night of the week. For phone reservations or more information, call (512) 817-TOWN, or visit www.ColdTowneTheater.com
