1. What were the qualities of your teammates that drew you to this collaboration? Holly: I really wanted to play on a team with each of my teammates because they were amazing friends- people that I clicked with immediately in improv classes and that I had the most fun with. Plus, I thought they … [Read more...]
The Playground Theater recently hosted a 30-hour improv marathon to raise money for the Illinois Coalition of Reach Out and Read. KC Redheart, an incubator team at The Playground, performed the unthinkable: a new guest team with a new improv form, on the hour, every hour, for 30 hours. They came out … [Read more...]
Our "3 Questions" series continues with the screamingly successful improv team Michael Pizza. In the two years since Michael Pizza (otherwise known as Brett Elam, Eric Christensen, Ben Kass, and Josh Logan) have been together, they've been named "Best New Improv Group" by Chicago Magazine, won … [Read more...]
As this November marks the sixth anniversary of Big Yellow Bus, the Playground’s longest running production, each month leading up to the anniversary will welcome a different theme of artists to provide inspiration to the performers. Beginning in September with “Writers Month,” BYB will … [Read more...]
A great philosopher once said, “If you want to know something, ask a question.” We took that advice two steps further: we wanted to know a whole bunch, so we asked three questions. In fact, we asked the same three questions to several improv teams in Chicago, hoping to get a glimpse into the … [Read more...]
"Hello there. My names is Victor Gido from Nairobi, Kenya, and would like to ask if you people are interested in any plays for the moment." So began the first correspondence between Kenyan Victor Gido and Blewt! Productions founder Steve Gadlin. Instead of filing that email away with the rest of … [Read more...]
On January 19, 2009, Chicago playwright Joe Janes decided to write a sketch a day for an entire year. The sketches were posted daily on Joe’s blog, biteandsmile.blogspot.com. Once completed, Joe, along with WNEP company member Don Hall, gathered together 26 directors, 177 actors, and 1 stage … [Read more...]
Chuckles and Cocktails for Charity Presented by Stand Up @ The BE Laugh Off Lupus ! - Presented by Stand-up @ the BE is an inaugural comedy event dedicated to raising money for the Lupus Foundation of Illinois. The evening will feature five of Chicago’s funniest stand up comics: Kenny Metroff, … [Read more...]
[something clever] Productions presents two different shows in the month of September: SMUT! AN IMPROVISED PORNO, performing Friday September 3, 2010 at 8pm and Friday, September 17, 2010 at 11:30pm; and HORRID! AN IMPROVISED CULT FILM performing Friday, September 10, 2010 at 11:30pm and Friday, … [Read more...]
Vamps! Wolves! Gleeks! Suckie Stickhouse just moved to Wiccan Park and is already torn between two men: Ted, the undead man of her dreams, and Shirts on the Ground, the shape changing hottie. And how will Rachel Sharpey feel when Suckie auditions for the new musical? I'm sure coach Su will have an … [Read more...]
In the vein of drinking-themed shows throughout the city comes CHUG CHICAGO: RISE OF THE WRIGLEYVILLIANS Ever read "Create Your Own Adventure Books" when you were a kid? Chug Chicago is a Create Your Own Drunken Party show for adults! Here's the premise: the Cubs are miraculously playing in the … [Read more...]
THE BEST STORIES FROM 6 YEARS OF THEIR LOYOLA PARK AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM Loyola Park Live! is a presentation of unique and hilarious stories written by students from the Loyola Park After-School Program, which has brought Barrel of Monkey's exciting curriculum to students in the Rogers Park … [Read more...]
Watch the pros make you laugh then stick around for an open mic The ComedySportz Theatre is hosting "100-Proof Comedy" and "The Chaser" Monday nights this fall. "100-Proof Comedy" lineups will include comics that have performed on HBO, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and The TBS Just For … [Read more...]
9 Actors. 30 Hours. No Script. No Sleep. No Sanity On September 10-11 at the Playground Theater, local improv troupe K.C. Redheart will perform 30 straight hours of comedy as part of the inaugural Playground Improv Marathon, a charity event benefiting the Illinois Coalition of Reach Out and Read … [Read more...]
When you Google Image search "tom selleck 80s", you get 39 pages of thick mustaches and perfectly coiffed chest hair peeking out of Hawaiian shirts. It's inspiring. So inspiring, in fact, that a group of avid Selleck fans decided to create an improv show based on "tom selleck 80s". This probably … [Read more...]
The Playground Theater recently hosted a 30-hour improv marathon to raise money for the Illinois Coalition of Reach Out and Read. KC Redheart, an incubator team at The Playground, performed the … [Read More...]
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