 Aug 15 | |||
7:00 pm 20 mins | Pigasus Players Festival Open: Art and Hope VARIOUS |  | Live music and art creation while we read your answers to what gets you through |
7:20 pm 30 mins | Keep It Stupid, Stupid Keep It Stupid, Stupid CLOWN W MUSIC |  | Keep It Stupid, Stupid (KISS) is Chicago's premier silent clown duo always made up of Sam Erwin and Dez Brandes, accompanied by guest musician Dani Che. In 30 short minutes, KISS will use the powers of physical storytelling to change your life forever. WEBSITE |
7:50 pm 25 mins | Collage Productions A Nice Day? COMEDY |  | A bartending 'day job' actor auditions for a hash brownie-eating director and is told to 'Have a nice day,' experiencing a range of emotional responses and finding love in a way he hadn't expected. WEBSITE (Drinking and some well-intended "strong language.") |
8:15 pm 30 mins | The Courtesan & The Cabin Boy This One Time, At The Ren Faire... MUSICAL COMEDY |  | Bringing our musical comedy Renaissance Faire fire shows, all mashed together, to to create all the fun, sans the fire.
WEBSITE (Some mature language, lots of innuendo) |
8:45 pm 15 mins | TG Jamroz Levels of abstraction SOLO SHOW |  | TG Jamroz weaves a story about living in the city, identity, and who we are in a solo show that includes music and projected visuals. WEBSITE |
9:00 pm 35 mins | Collage Productions The Gospel According to Mark . . . Twain COMEDY |  | 'The Gospel According to Mark . . . Twain' presents ideas concerning the deity not usually conveyed by the usual commentators upon that subject. WEBSITE ("Blasphemy" that ain't blasphemy. If God is all that people say he is, he is far above any concern regarding a little trifle such as this.) |
9:40 pm 40 mins | Fat Theatre Project Fat Variety VARIETY | | Fat Theatre Project presents a variety show featuring and celebrating bodies of all sizes WEBSITE |
10:30 pm 15 mins | Lex Mann Turner Self Made Mann MUSICAL COMEDY |  | Lex Mann Turner presents a one-Mann show of comedic songs and storytelling reflecting on life in the margins as a queer, trans-masculine, neurodivergent, and disabled clown. WEBSITE (Discussions of mental health and gender dysphoria) |
10:45 pm 10 mins | MAN Williamz MAN Williamz LIVE VOCAL(RAP) |  | Live vocals and dance performance WEBSITE |
11:00 pm 10 mins | Cartoon Cartoon CARTOON |  | A vintage cartoon |
11:10 pm 40 mins | Shawn McIntire & Katie Williams Mr. Dapper's Restaurant SHORT MUSICAL |  | On the eve of his death, renowned restaurateur Reginald Dapper gathers a handful of loyal, eccentric patrons at his restaurant to announce an unusual decision: he will leave Dapper's not to family or staff, but to one of them. As secrets surface, one question remains - who is worthy of his legacy? (None) |
 Aug 16 | |||
3:15 pm 15 mins | Hall Pass Hall Pass: Fifteen Minute Freestyle IMPROV |  | Join Hall Pass on a fifteen-minute whirlwind of high fantasy, drama, intrigue, and goofs! Three improvisors take your suggestion and weave a character-driven, high-stakes epic that's bound to entertain, edify, and elate! WEBSITE |
3:30 pm 20 mins | Paula Kamen, playwright, and Iris Sowlat, director (Hysterical Productions) The Side Effect (Or: Fecal Attraction) STAGED READING | | In this absurd short play, a desperate woman finally finds relief from her disabling Crohn's with an unexpected therapy. All is well, until she notices some disturbing side effects. A pilot project for bigger short-comedy fest, HysteriaFest: Women Act Out, next summer on women and disability. WEBSITE (Includes references to poop but is not gratuitous or gross. It's to convey absurd desperation of chronically ill, and inescapable side effects. And it's real: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/201) |
4:00 pm 6 mins | The Cats' Game Bubba and Krystyl are Unraveling the Fabric of Reality PLAY |  | Three little kitties are playing a video game, but things are not as they seem. Bubba and Krystyl are Unraveling the Fabric of Reality and Playing with It Like a Ball of String is a short tale with long jokes and secret messages. |
4:10 pm 10 mins | Karl Jackson Onehandstrumman STORY/MUSIC |  | A one-handed, one-of-a-kind musical comedy set weaving original blues, absurd inspiration, and a few spicy surprises. From spiders to floaters to hot tamales-expect the unexpected. WEBSITE |
4:20 pm 30 mins | Tuyeni Akanke The Master Educator The Tuyeni Akanke Experience LIVE THEATER |  | The Tuyeni Akanke Experience is a one-woman show of inspiration, courage, passion, Chicago culture and womanhood. A soul-stirring performance of rhythm, poetry, monologue, dance, authenticity and deep love. Seeking high vibrations of creativity and truth? Don't miss it. WEBSITE |
4:50 pm 10 mins | Jason Thompson Jason Thompson STANDUP |  | Stand up comedy about living with a permanent colostomy bag and the benefits of no longer having a rectum because of Crohn's Disease for over 40 years. WEBSITE |
5:00 pm 20 mins | David Drazin The Scarecrow with Buster Keaton PIANO ACCOMPANY |  | David accompanies Buster Keaton in his timeless comedy classic The Scarecrow (1920) on the Chopin Theater's mighty nine foot Steinway Grand piano. WEBSITE |
5:20 pm 15 mins | Mystie pogue Mystie2funny STAND UP | | Stand Up |
5:45 pm 5 mins | microChicago/Dakota Pariset excerpt from 'To Be Human' by Stephen Belber MONOLOGUE | | a prelude to "The Defenestration of Candidate Citizen X WEBSITE |
5:50 pm 20 mins | microChicago The Defenestration of Candidate Citizen X by Adam LeFevre MONOLOGUE PLAY |  | X is bugged, bothered, and stepping down from the top job. In this short resignation speech, Candidate Citizen X gives us the speech we will never get from the most dubious of political figures. He hopes there was clarity, and that it was transpiring. WEBSITE |
6:10 pm 5 mins | Rotate Theatre Company The Castle SHORT PLAY |  | An artiste has ambitious plans for their next sand sculptor in this very short political comedy by Breahan Eve Pautsch. Featuring Ashely Bagot and Cyra K. Polizzi with Richard Paro. WEBSITE |
6:15 pm 30 mins | Robbie Lynn Hunsinger Sound reactive projections with Oboe Sax & Shehnai MUSIC/VISUALS |  | Robbie Lynn Hunsinger, a top classical oboist turned multi-instrumentalist, artist and puppeteer will bring her captivating live looped oboe melodies with virtuosic flourishes, sax and avant/old-time fiddle improvisations with sound responsive projections to YippieFest! WEBSITE |
6:45 pm 10 mins | Cartoon Cartoon CARTOON | | A vintage Cartoon |
7:00 pm 50 mins | John Michael John Michael | | ??? |
7:50 pm 10 mins | Cameron Richardson Stand Up Comedy | | Stand Up |
8:00 pm 30 mins | Minimalist Productions Sweatpants, Episode 3 SITCOM |  | 2009. 2024. And now 2025. Minimalist Productions is back for another episode of Sweatpants. Join Nate, Diane, Dennis, Dodger, Sue Ann, Crowbar and Pholen as they hang out at the bar, the Snack Alarm and at an improv show. And do I hear wedding bells? (Rated R for language and sexual content) |
8:30 pm 60 mins | Famous In The Future TBA SKETCH COMEDY |  | sketch comedy WEBSITE (Potty humor) |
9:30 pm 25 mins | El Bear Maceration PLAY | | El Bear brings you MACERATION, a world premiere play from John Fisher. Join us for a dark tale of the not too distant future that will shake you (and thrill you!) to your very core. WEBSITE (Violence, Language) |
10:00 pm 15 mins | Angie McMahon Stand Up Comedy STANDUP |  | Angie McMahon is a Chicago stand up comedian. She has been seen at the Laugh Factory, Zanies, Comedy Plex and more. WEBSITE (Adult) |
10:15 pm 60 mins | RPG-13 RPG-13: A Role Playing & Improv Comedy Show IMPROV COMEDY |  | Hello Travelers! Welcome to RPG-13, the comedy company from Chicago, IL, that combines role playing games with improvisation: where fate and funny collide! Join us in creating your adventure onstage, where you and the roll of the dice have all the possibilities! WEBSITE (PG-13) |
11:15 pm 10 mins | Cartoon Cartoon CARTOON | | A vintage cartoon |
11:25 pm 60 mins | Mark Glatt Mark Glatt SINGER/KEYBOARD | | I sing and play heavy metalkeyboard. Originals and covers of Offspring, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Living Color, AC/DC, Judas Priest and more WEBSITE (Some of my covers have a couple of potty mouth words in them, though I'm willing to censor myself) |
 Aug 17 | |||
2:30 pm 70 mins | Henry Alloway Snapshot PLAY | | Richard Barton is living a stagnant life until one day, he accidentally takes a photograph of an alternate version of himself, living the life he always wanted. The Twilight Zone meets The Truman Show in Snapshot, a new play by Henry Alloway. WEBSITE (Use of prop guns) |
4:00 pm 30 mins | Timothy David Rey Metamorphoses MONOLOGUYE |  | A monologue from Timothy David Rey's ongoing work examining race, sex, gender, human rights, mortality and the American Myth. WEBSITE (Deals with death during childbirth and. Mortality.) |
4:30 pm 30 mins | Ursa Miles Untold Stories of the Sea Far STORYTELLING |  | Classically-trained traditional storyteller Ursa Miles weaves together a never-before-told story from ancient times that never were. WEBSITE |
5:00 pm 15 mins | Jess Wright Buha The Sound of My Heart DANCE |  | A dance/spoken word piece exploring the rhythms of the human heart, and what powers the precious thing that keeps us alive. WEBSITE |
5:15 pm 30 mins | Old Friends Old Friends IMPROV |  | Heyyy!! We are friends and some of us happen to be real old. It is ok they can't help it. We are an improv group (improvis made up on the spot so you will never see the same show twice). We don't have a set style because we like to keep growing and changing just as people do when they get old. WEBSITE |
6:30 pm 15 mins | Rob Speer Picture Show MONOLOGUE |  | Picture Show is a mixed-media monologue combining found photography and personal monologues using the visual aids for one important reason. Performer Rob Speer has a terrible memory but decent jokes so the pictures remind him what to talk about as he tells a story. Also they're good pictures. WEBSITE |
6:45 pm 30 mins | FrogProv FrogProv Royale IMPROV COMEDY |  | Frogprov is the only bilingual French-English improv team in Chicago! Their performances fully embrace and celebrate the richness, history, and diversity of the French-speaking world. Prepare to be dazzled by a colorful array of costumes and props that enhance the comedy experience! WEBSITE |
7:15 pm 15 mins | Chelsea Snedden Divine Timing Comedy STANDUP |  | Divine Timing Comedy is bringing all the laughs from Indianapolis IN! She has been performing and scheduling diverse lineups, even getting a nod from her home NBA team on several occasions. She brings relationship humor, love of basketball and dating as a tech worker to create Divine magic on stage. WEBSITE (18+ content) |
7:45 pm 25 mins | Judy Parker & Cast Mrs.Hitler PLAY |  | Mrs. Hitler is a Mel Brooks style look into the life & character of Eva Braun. It's zany w/music & some tap dancing. |
8:10 pm 20 mins | Samuel Lewis Black Episcopalian VISUAL |  | The year was 1980, in St. Louis, Missouri. Sam asks his mom about their origins in the Episcopal Church. It was a question that wouldn't be fully answered until almost 40 years later. That incredible answer takes Sam on a journey back to his birthplace in rural Tennessee. WEBSITE |
8:45 pm 5 mins | Bori Morales Bori Morales STANDUP | | Stand up comedy |
8:50 pm 30 mins | Greg and Rob Greg and Rob COMEDY |  | Greg and Rob are a dual act from New York City. The pair have been featured on The Bennington Show's Comedy 101 twice. They have also participated in the New York Comedy Festival, Laughing Devil Comedy Festival, and Baltimore Comedy Festival, The Devils Cup Festival, The Cleveland Comedy Festival, a WEBSITE (Mature Audience) |
9:20 pm 15 mins | Pigasus Players Festival Close VARIOUS | | Closing. We watch the videos we have made. |