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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Turning ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' into a GratuitousRap because the Moorish title character was supposedly black.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Turning ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' into a GratuitousRap because the Moorish title character was supposedly black.black would be offensive if the play wasn't already an absurd mess with NoFourthWall.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Turning ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' into a GratuitousRap because the Moorish title character was supposedly black.
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* TheDanza: Actors will generally just use their own names for the show, as the original run did.



* RetroactiveRecognition: Adam is [[HippieTeacher Mr. Small]] from WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball.
* ThrowItIn: Both subverted and played straight. The show's conceit is that these guys are making it up as they go, and much of the "spontaneity" is actually scripted. Then again, improvisation is encouraged, and there ''is'' a ''lot'' that can go wrong, so no two performances are ever quite the same.
** Austin discourages it though when Adam and Reed try to bring a toy Godzilla into his segment about Troilus and Cressida.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Adam is [[HippieTeacher Mr. Small]] from WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball.
* ThrowItIn: Both subverted and played straight. The show's conceit is that these guys are making it up as they go, and much of the "spontaneity" is actually scripted. Then again, improvisation is encouraged, and there ''is'' a ''lot'' that can go wrong, so no two performances are ever quite the same.
** Austin discourages it though when Adam and Reed try to bring a toy Godzilla into his segment about Troilus and Cressida.
WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball.
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* HeReallyCanAct: Adam spends most of the play carrying the IdiotBall. Then, halfway through Act II, he gives a quiet, understated performance of the "What a Piece Of Work is Man" speech. Played right (as Adam himself does in the video), it's a showstopper.

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* HeReallyCanAct: SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Adam spends most of the play carrying the IdiotBall. Then, halfway through Act II, he gives a quiet, understated performance of the "What a Piece Of Work is Man" speech. Played right (as Adam himself does in the video), it's a showstopper.
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* TheDanza: Actors will generally just use their own names for the show, as the original run did.


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* ThrowItIn: Both subverted and played straight. The show's conceit is that these guys are making it up as they go, and much of the "spontaneity" is actually scripted. Then again, improvisation is encouraged, and there ''is'' a ''lot'' that can go wrong, so no two performances are ever quite the same.
** Austin discourages it though when Adam and Reed try to bring a toy Godzilla into his segment about Troilus and Cressida.
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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel (inverted) / AnachronismStew: The costuming direction calls for Converse hi-tops to be worn with Shakespearean garb.
** Possibly Justified, as these guys have to move ''fast'' offstage to change their WigDressAccent costume and get back in time to play their next character. Anything other than sneakers could be dangerous given the physicality of performance required.
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** Possibly Justified, as these guys have to move ''fast'' offstage to change their WigDressAccent costume and get back in time to play their next character. Anything other than sneakers could be dangerous given the physicality of performance required.

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** Possibly Justified, as these guys have to move ''fast'' offstage to change their WigDressAccent costume and get back in time to play their next character. Anything other than sneakers could be dangerous given the physicality of performance required.required.
* HeReallyCanAct: Adam spends most of the play carrying the IdiotBall. Then, halfway through Act II, he gives a quiet, understated performance of the "What a Piece Of Work is Man" speech. Played right (as Adam himself does in the video), it's a showstopper.
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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel (inverted) / AnachronismStew: The costuming direction calls for Converse hi-tops to be worn with Shakespearean garb.

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* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel (inverted) / AnachronismStew: The costuming direction calls for Converse hi-tops to be worn with Shakespearean garb.garb.
** Possibly Justified, as these guys have to move ''fast'' offstage to change their WigDressAccent costume and get back in time to play their next character. Anything other than sneakers could be dangerous given the physicality of performance required.

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