Over 100 of Your Favorite Improv Teams at Your Fingertips
Calling all improvisers, near and far, the Chicago Improv Festival is taking over Chicago this week! Most of you are performing, some of you have signed up for workshops and others of you will be enthusiastic audience members. There are teams coming in from the other side of the Atlantic as well as a number of hometown teams taking over stages all over the city. No matter what state of participation you may be in, there are a number of things you should be looking forward to.
If you haven’t signed up for a Chicago Improv Festival workshop yet, do so immediately as many of them are already sold out. You have some amazing opportunities to study with Scott Adsit, Jet Eveleth, Craig Cackowski and more, don’t miss this! There are also over 100 teams/shows to see, so don’t miss out and make sure you purchase tickets to your favorites ASAP. A few shows/events I’m specifically looking forward to are:
- One World, One Stage (Wednesday, April 3 @ 7:00pm- The Playground Theatre)
- Cook County Social Club and Adsit & Eveleth (Wednesday, April 3 @ 8:00pm- Second City e.t.c)
- WILDCARD and Mullaney Chain (with Craig Cackowski) (Wednesday, April 3 @ 9:30pm- Strawdog Theatre, Hugen Hall)
- It’s a Party!, LIAM, and Sophomore Album (Thursday, April 4 @ 7:00pm- The Antheneum Theatre)
- Damaged Goods, Laugh Out Loud Theater, and Sheldon (Jon Barinholtz & Rob Belushi) (Thursday, April 4 @ 8:00pm- The Comedy Bar)
- Mission IMPROVable and Sheldon (Jon Barinholtz & Rob Belushi) (Thursday, April 4 & 5 @ 10:00pm- The Comedy Bar)
- Hitch*Cocktails and Ballpark Theater Company (Friday, April 5 @ 7:00pm- Gorilla Tango Theatre)
- Mannerhouse Manor and Improvised Philip K. Dick (Friday, April 5 @ 8:30pm- Gorilla Tango Theatre)
- Stacked: All-female Musical Improv and Wünderstudies (Friday, April 5 @ 9:00pm- pH Productions)
- Kate and Mike: The Musical & Vox Pop (Saturday, April 6 @ 7:00pm- pH Productions)
- Meowsers and JED (Joe Bill & Ed Furman) (Saturday, April 6 @ 7:00pm- Second City Skybox)
- Beirdo and Jimmy Jet Johnnie (Saturday, April 6 @ 8:30pm- Second City Skybox)
- Beatbox and Sheldon (Jon Barinholtz & Rob Belushi) (Saturday, April 6 @ midnight- The Comedy Bar)
- The Improvised Shakespeare Company and Adsit, Lutz and Cannon (from 30 Rock) (Sunday, April 7 @ 8:00pm- UP Comedy Club)
That’s just the beginning, folks. So get excited, create your game plan, order your tickets and clear your calendars ladies and gents, CIF is here.
