Improvised Comedy & Drinking = Win.
Ladies and gents, there are a number of wonderful theatres and venues to tickle your fancy and make you giggle on any night of the week in this wonderful city. However, I would like to inform you of one that I have recently discovered and I highly encourage every single one of you to buy your tickets now and saddle up for a great night. I present “Thirsty” at the Apollo Theatre.
Every Friday and Saturday night at 10:30, a dashing group of improvisers brings their 24 pack of cheap beer on stage and prepares for whatever might be coming their way. Neil O’Callaghan hosts the show and takes a number of suggestions from the audience. You might volunteer to spin the “Wheel of Drinking Games” and play flip cup, drink a social or play beer pong with one of the cast. You might have a scene improvised based off of your text messages. You might witness cast members purposely intoxicating their team members for pure amusement. You will hear a song of some kind. You will witness so many drank beers, so many whiskey shots and you will have so many laughs.
Thirsty has been running for five seasons and has a different cast on both Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are $15 ($10 if you’re a student) and the Apollo Theatre is on Lincoln Avenue, just south of Wrightwood in Lincoln Park. Do yourself a favor and go see this show. It’s just downright dirty fun.
Friday’s Cast (aka “The Hard Lickers”): John Pantlind, Steve Persch, Annie Donley, Drew Kearse and Caleb George. Saturday’s Cast (aka “Frisky on the Rocks”): Katie Dufresne, Eric Muller, Rebecca Slack, Rob Speer, Ryan Williams and Neil O’Callaghan.
