THE SECOND CITY

October 5-9, 2010

The Second City is the leading improv-based sketch comedy group in the country.  Their 50th Anniversary Tour is a collage of snippets written by a plethora of comedy greats…Allan Arkin, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey and more…

Rated R

“Like a cross between wisecracking super delegates and an alcoholic uncle, The Second City touring companies travel the country bringing irreverent humor and astronomical bar tabs to the masses.” – zvents.com

500 CLOWN

Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2010

What happens when you combine three madcap physical comedians, a classic story, and the rapt attention of an entire audience?

…A guaranteed evening of a riotous laughter, disbelief and shock.  EXPECT the intimate seating of the Black Box Theatre to intensify the jaw-dropping, hilarious, physicality of 500 Clown. 
A zany, brilliant take on the classic horror story that will leave you simultaneously entertained and stunned!

Rated PG-13

Jaw Dropping… Hilarious… - The Chicago Tribune

Imagine the Three Stooges' slap-around high jinks crossed with Samuel Beckett's dark comedy of futility, and you'll get a sense of the unique artistry that's given the 500 Clown players enough impetus to quit their day jobs.- Kevin MCKeough, Chicago Magazine

It's silly, and it's smart. – Steve Oxman, Variety

SPRING AWAKENING

January 20 & 21, 2011

Spring Awakening addresses coming of age with a brutal honesty. It is messy, bleak, tender, giddy, despairing, and furious in its depiction of adolescent sexuality and life for teens in general. And though it was written over a century ago, it almost guarantees a shock of recognition.

Rated NC-17

“Every once in awhile a show comes along that overwhelms you. Fries you down to the last brain cell. Elicits the deep shivers… Spring Awakening is just such an experience.” – Pegasus News