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Mary Kay Letourneau Players EXTENDED through 3/11 at iO
“Editor Pick! Rich and Duffy grab the audience’s lapels with four hands and shake vigorously.” – Flavorpill “Hilarious…Unpredictable…Outrageous characters portrayed with humanity and nuance.“ – Gapers Block Hot damn! The initial reviews are in and the Mary Kay Letourneau Players are killing it. iO has extended their run and might do so again. If you haven’t yet [...]
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Come On! We’re All Adults! Patrick Raynor Debuts Solo Sketch Show at the Annoyance
Come On! We’re All Adults! is a collection of solo pieces by Patrick Raynor, who was recently featured at the TBS Just For Laughs Festival in Alone: Chicago’s Best Solo Acts.  Every hilarious scene is grounded, earnest, and rich in detail.  Raynor shows off his acting chops by patiently investing in the reality of each character’s world. [...]
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Katie Rich & Kate Duffy Bring Their Sketch Comedy to iO with “The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present…”
“Both performers are marvelous in their own right, but put together they create a rich tapestry of character-driven scenes” – Jason Heidemann, Time Out Chicago Big news, friends!  Two of Chicago’s rockstar comediennes have teamed up to produce some truly exceptional sketch comedy which they’ll soon be debuting at iO Theater.  Katie Rich (The Second City Mainstage) [...]
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Brilliant Absurdist Sketch Comedy Duo the tim&micah project Presents COLLECTION at Stage 773
“Brilliant” - Flavorpill “Genius” - Centerstage Chicago “Fascinating” - NYTheater.com “Exhilarating” - Time Out Chicago     “It’s a nice change of pace when sketch comedians actually treat their audience members like smart human beings.” - Chicago Tribune   Think you know sketch comedy?  You haven’t seen anything until you’ve experienced the convention-defying, silly and cerebral [...]
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30 HOURS of Improv – K.C. Redheart presents the 2nd Playground Improv Marathon
5pm August 26 until 11pm August 27. 8 actors. 30 hours. No script. No sleep. No sanity. The brave members of local improv troupe K.C. Redheart will test their wits, endurance, and sanity as the core group of “marathoners” going without rest while improvising for 30 straight hours in this fundraiser for Namaste Charter School [...]
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