One in a Crowd: "Hit"
Dark comedy with Rooster Teeth connections needs crowdfunding
By Richard Whittaker, 9:00AM, Fri. Mar. 27, 2015
First dates are a nightmare. Especially when one of you just committed murder before your big evening out.
"Hit", the debut short from new shingle Fancy Coyote (aka director Katie Trew Cheline and actress Haley Alea Erickson), features possibly the worst opening to a relationship Austin has ever seen. Brandon (Kirk Johnson) turns up at the apartment of Izzy (Erickson) expecting the normal kind of awkwardness that accompanies any initial romantic encounter. He doesn't expect to find her with a dead body, and he definitely couldn't predict that she'd think disposing of a corpse is the best ice breaker for a couple. Writer Felicia Golden explains, "The best way to describe Izzy is as a sociopath. She's not exactly morally grounded like the rest of us. She's still trying to continue with the date."
The project is a who's who of local talent: Johnson is one half of local sketch comedy do Beef & Sage; fellow cast member Michael Joplin is an Austin Critics' Table Awards regular and a
So far, the short is over halfway to its goal of $18,000. With a closing date of April 1, you can still back it at theKickstarter page, and find out more about the producers at www.fancycoyote.com.
Remember: your contribution could save Kyle from being drowned for the insurance money.
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