7:00 pm



15 mins

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremonies with Chicks with Picks and Licks, readings, and Mike Felton (with special guest)
7:15 pm



70 mins
Rush Pearson

Diary of a Madman

PLAY

The story of a man which raises the question, 'when does positive thinking become denial?'.
8:25 pm



30 mins
Mike Felten

Mike Felten

SONG AND STORY

A lot of gunshots, raised fists and shouting in the street. Whoops, that's my dating profile. . .
WEBSITE
9:00 pm



30 mins
Amber Nettles

Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters

LONGFORM IMPROV

Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters brings you a brand new, never-before-seen "episode" every show! "Haunted" is a longform improvised comedy show in which a group of "hunters" investigates the "haunted person, place, or thing" suggested by the audience.
WEBSITE

(we can be up to R but are comfortable at pg 13)

9:30 pm



20 mins
Dark Room Men

Dark Room Men LIVE

PERFORMERS

20 minutes of Simon and Garfunkeling with two singing film critics
WEBSITE
9:50 pm



40 mins
Dakota Pariset

The Survivalist

PLAY

Calvin Renner is THE SURVIVALIST, a 'survival engineer,' a doomsday prophet/profiteer with a very special pitch for surviving. Don't be the last on your block.

(some imagery that audience may be triggered by(ie guns))

10:30 pm



5 mins
Thee Courtesan Belle Weathers

Roses and Rainbows

BURLESQUE

One woman's journey from an unhealthy relationship to finding herself again

(Striptease, 18+ only)

10:35 pm



50 mins
Industry Darlings

Industry Darlings: The Improvised Industrial Musical

MUSICAL IMPROV

The Industry Darlings perform a fully improvised industrial musical - never seen before, never to be seen again - about a made-up product and a made-up company based on audience interviews at the top of the show!

(Adult language; occasional references to drinking, smoking, drugs, and sexual situations)

  
5:00 pm



15 mins
Philip D. Clarke

Can't Help but Think . . .

MONOLOGUE

Ophelia is closing up; an article of snail mail has got her thinking about evangelical ministers while doing side work.
5:20 pm



30 mins
Lisa Zane

Sleeping Beauty a short story

A READING

Lisa Zane will read an original short story which is a macabre fable

(not for kids)

5:50 pm



30 mins
Collage Productions/Jeff Helgeson

The Gospel According to Mark . . . Twain

COMEDIC MONOLOG

"The Gospel According to Mark . . . Twain" provides a monologue derived from public domain material regarding the topics of creation, the nature of mankind, biblical narratives, The Ten Commandments, and various divine character traits represented in both the Old and New Testaments.
WEBSITE

(Could be challenging to some commonly held beliefs.)

6:20 pm



50 mins
Shawn Wickens

Time Machine Blueprints (the theatrical experience)

COMEDY

True Story. Shawn Wickens got stoned off a weed brownie. The next morning he realized he had bought the domain name: TimeMachineBlueprints.com. The rest is history.
WEBSITE

(pretty PG-13. If even.)

7:15 pm



14 mins
David Drazin

The Belligerent Sayings of David Drazin

MONOLOGUE

Chicago's only stand up comedian on full social security.

(Language)

7:35 pm



5 mins
Perceptual Motion, Inc.

Cleanlines is Godliness

MODERN DANCE

Come see this lighthearted dance with some rather unorthodox cleaning ladies. Their trusty brooms turn into canoe paddles, curling stones and salsa partners while they work to get that very last speck of dirt off the floor.
WEBSITE
7:40 pm



30 mins
Black Forest

Wonders & Woes

PLAY

8:10 pm



60 mins
Famous In The Future

Thwarted Optimism

SKETCH COMEDY

Famous In The Future bring back some bits from past shows..
WEBSITE
9:10 pm



20 mins
AP US History

AP US History

IMPROV

Welcome to AP US History Class! We are here to take events and years from US History and tell you, our students, 'exactly' how they happened.
WEBSITE

(Language)

9:30 pm



45 mins
Masters of Sketch

Attack of the 50ft Comedy Sketch

SKETCH COMEDY

Like MadTV but good

(Language and unpredictable content)

10:15 pm



15 mins
Angie McMahon

Stand Up

STAND UP

Angie McMahon is a faculty member at The Second City where she has worked for the past 10 years. She has been seen at Laugh Factory, Riddles, Zanies (Rosemont), House of Blues and Red Room Comedy Club to name a few
WEBSITE

(Rated R)

10:30 pm



30 mins
Amber Nettles

Take Two: The Improvised Movie

IMPROV

Give us a song, we'll give you a movie! Based on a song lyric supplied by the audience, this group of movie buffs use their knowledge of cinema and genre to create a sometimes-logical 30 minute film making fun of the tropes found in your favorite genres: Romcoms, horror, action, holiday, and more!
WEBSITE

(typically stick to PG 13)

11:00 pm



20 mins
Jack Allen

Stand-up Comedy

STAND-UP COMEDY

Jack Allen is a one-of-a-kind up-and-coming comedic talent. Originally from Oklahoma and now based out of Chicago, Jack is infamous for his original, clever, and delightfully absurd style of joke telling. He regularly performs at a variety of venues thoughout the midwest.
WEBSITE

(Some adult content/language)

  
4:05 pm



60 mins
Our Lake is an Ocean

Unplanned Obsolescence

SKETCH/IMPROV

Planned obsolescence refers to the practice of designing objects or products to be quickly abandoned and replaced with newer, sleeker models. This show explores unplanned obsolescence, the unexpected degradation of equipment and in some cases people

(Adult language)

5:05 pm



30 mins
Top Banana Productions

Fasting Cougars - Redux

PLAY

Three 10 minute plays: Blood of the Refurbished Virgin, Pulling My Leg, Don't Judge a Book by Its Coverture.
5:35 pm



50 mins
Roberto Del Rio

Roberto Del Rio

ONE PERSON SHOW

Bold brash and bitchy the only fool Roberto suffers these days are themselves from the singular they to the plural he become a fly on the wall or a scrunchie on the bedpost and be witness to the emotional highs and lows that happen after he's left.

(Mature contact, sexual themes, adult language)

6:30 pm



30 mins
Continuous Dream Theater

The False Years

MONOLOGUE

A man on the eve of coming home from a psych ward tries to work out when it all went wrong. Starring Pete Blatchford. By award-winning writer Amy Crider.
7:00 pm



40 mins
Hooked Up

Hooked Up: The Improvised Musical About Your Love Life

MUSICAL IMPROV

Hooked Up is a fully improvised original musical about YOUR love life. We interview audience members about their bad breakups, dubious dates, holiday hijinks, and more, and then create a fully improvised show on the spot - never seen before, never to be seen again!

(Adult language; occasional implied smoking, drugs, drinking, and relationships)

7:45 pm



5 mins
John Lattuada / Proles the Clown

Impermanence and Animal Balloons

CLOWN

A performative exploration of the impermanence inherent within our own existence and that with one another - plus, animal balloons!
WEBSITE
7:50 pm



10 mins
Noel & Mick D

A Scene from PROMISES PROMISES

SHOWCASE ACT

Desiree Burcum and Pat McDonald do a scene and a song from the 1968 Broadway musical PROMISES PROMISES, book by Neil Simon, music/lyrics by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Based on the 1960 film THE APARTMENT, directed by Billy Wilder.
8:00 pm



25 mins
Roberta Miles

Roberta Miles

MONOLOGUE

Roberta Miles present iconic moments of flickering light, which she refers to as her life. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, Miles always delivers with brutal honesty.
WEBSITE
8:25 pm



25 mins
John Francis Klingle

Perverse Virgin - Songs of Longing and Heartache

MUSIC

John Francis Klingle, a singer-songwriter with a semi-authentic claim to southern heritage, sings songs of longing and heartache in a collection of acoustic folk/country tunes.
9:00 pm



60 mins
RPG-13

RPG-13

IMPROV

Hello travelers! Welcome to RPG-13, the comedy company that combines role playing with improvisation: where fate and funny collide! Join our Tavern Keeper, Game Master, & Adventurers as we invite you onstage to help us create whatever story you want and/or whatever the fate of the dice roll allows.
WEBSITE
10:00 pm



30 mins
El Bear

ANOMALIES BEYOND

PLAY

Two soldiers begin to question their orders and their sanity as something from beyond reality begins to creep into their minds in this psychological thriller from writer/director John Fisher.

(Some foul language and risky themes)

10:30 pm



10 mins

Closing Ceremony

Closing sing-along