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People You Should Know: Joe Avella 18 Nov 2010 | 08:05 am
In May of 2009, Joe Avella challenged himself to take the next step on his path as a filmmaker by writing, directing and shooting a full length film entitled “The Master of Inventions.” The film follo...
3 Questions for Improv Team Old West Family Photo 20 Oct 2010 | 05:51 am
1. What were the qualities of your teammates that drew you to this collaboration? Holly: I really wanted to play on a team with each of my teammates because they were amazing friends- people that I cl...
KC Redheart Talks About the Marathon Experience 20 Oct 2010 | 04:41 am
The Playground Theater recently hosted a 30-hour improv marathon to raise money for the Illinois Coalition of Reach Out and Read. KC Redheart, an incubator team at The Playground, performed the unthin...
The Playground Theater, and Other Local Stages, Help Chicago Improvisers Get Their Start 28 Sep 2010 | 05:52 am
Hundreds of young aspiring comedians move to Chicago every year to learn to improvise from Chicago’s renowned comedy institutions. We have heard it for years and justifiably so: Second City and iO are...
3 Questions for Michael Pizza 26 Sep 2010 | 03:19 pm
Our “3 Questions” series continues with the screamingly successful improv team Michael Pizza. In the two years since Michael Pizza (otherwise known as Brett Elam, Eric Christensen, Ben Kass, and Josh...
3 Questions for 1, 2, 3, Fag! 15 Sep 2010 | 06:04 am
Our “3 Questions” series continues by probing the minds of Kellen Alexander, Seth Dodson, and John Hartman of the improv team 1 ,2, 3, Fag! We asked them the same 3 questions separately. Here’s what...
Spotlight of the week: Improv Gladiators 13 Sep 2010 | 05:45 am
For those seeking a fun, high-energy, intimate atmosphere full of audience participation, Season 11 of The Original Improv Gladiators arrived on September 10 at Cornservatory. A cross between Americ...
Big Yellow Bus Celebrates Six Years With Special Performances 12 Sep 2010 | 08:32 am
As this November marks the sixth anniversary of Big Yellow Bus, the Playground’s longest running production, each month leading up to the anniversary will welcome a different theme of artists to provi...
3 Questions for BLACKOUT 11 Sep 2010 | 01:12 pm
A great philosopher once said, “If you want to know something, ask a question.” We took that advice two steps further: we wanted to know a whole bunch, so we asked three questions. In fact, we asked...
The Nairobi Project at the Annoyance Theatre 10 Sep 2010 | 03:37 pm
“Hello there. My names is Victor Gido from Nairobi, Kenya, and would like to ask if you people are interested in any plays for the moment.” So began the first correspondence between Kenyan Victor Gido...
