<p>John Lutz gets deep about his fear of snakes and flying in this <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/column-lutz-snakes-mice-fear/2/" target="_blank">"Wired" article</a>.</p><p>Lutz moved to Chicago with the goal of working with The Second City. He took classes with The Second City Training Center and later was invited to join the National Touring Company.</p><p>The Second City now offers Summer Immersions for adults in Improv, Sketch Writing, Music and more! Check out our <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/training/chicago/coursecatalog/108/"...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Thursday, 26 January 2012
<p>A fun filled seventy five minute class designed to introduce your child in the basic improv games used at The Second City. This class helps build your child's creativity and get them accustomed to working and sharing in a group environment. Classes are generally offered in 12-week session that ends with a brief demonstration performance of some skills they've learned! Next session starts in May!</p><p><strong>Or sign up for March Break Camp – March Break 2012 dates: March 12-16</strong></p><p>Explore...
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
<p>The Training Center staff spent the afternoon at the Chicago Canine Rescue last week and what a treat! We walked and (got walked) up and down the streets of the Forest Glen neighborhood by pups big and small.</p><p>The Chicago Canine Rescue was founded in 2001 to help find permanent, loving homes for homeless dogs in our city. CCR has saved the lives of over 3,000 dogs, cats, kittens (yes, they've started helping a few felines each year, too!) and puppies. Check them out! Even if you can't adopt or foster, they are a great...
UP Comedy Club is proud to announce a full schedule of Grand Opening events in February celebrating their brand new theater at Piper's Alley (230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley). Featuring new and familiar faces, UP Comedy Club celebrates the eclectic comedy landscape of Chicago with stand-up, improvisation, new theatrical productions and family programming. This hybrid club will feature an eclectic assortment of comedy 7 days a week with over 14 performances a week featuring headliner and alternative stand-up comedians on the weekends,...
Friday, 20 January 2012
Congrats to a host of Second City folks who were named to New City’s Top 50 Players in Chicago Theatre list. The list includes current mainstage director Billy Bungeroth, Second City Training Center teacher Jet Eveleth and alums Mick Napier, Dexter Bullard, TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi.Read the full list h...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
The Second City is proud to spotlight Aaron Graham as the "Teacher of the Week"! Aaron has been teaching with The Second City since 2008 and has taught in the Music Program and more. In addition to teaching, Aaron is available to direct or coach teams or individuals in sketch, improv, or musicals. Aaron also recently directed The Fine Print Theatre Company's original holiday show "Christmas in Chicago" which ran for two weeks at Chicago Dramatists...
Friday, 13 January 2012
We are sad to report that Mike Enriquez lost his battle to cancer last night. Mike was a treasured former employee of The Second City and a long- time fixture at ComedySportz and iO Theater, where he performed, taught and coached generations of young improvisers with deep care and respect. Our condolences go out to Mike's family and friends. We will post service information as soon as it is announc...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Alex Moffat is excited to be teaching with The Second City Chicago's Teen and Youth Program. He directs the Teen Sketch Ensemble and teaches in the Stand-up, Improv, and Sketch Programs. A Chicago-area native, Alex recently closed a run of his solo show, Good Little Winnetka Boy, at The Annoyance Theater. He hosts El Show with Alex Moffat, improvises with Wonderbat, and is a founding member of the unstoppable improv group, "The Album". He also acro-dunks...
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
In a recent interview regarding her quest to meet 52 potential friends in a year, Rachel Bertsche found that taking classes with The Second City was a great way to do so because, "[T]here is a consistency there." To read more about her recently published book, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend and The Second City Training Center, see the full article he...
Friday, 6 January 2012
Thursday, 5 January 2012
The Second City will be honored with The Big Shoulders Award at The 23rd Chicago Film Critics Awards on Saturday, January 7 at 6 p.m. at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut St. Also slated to accept awards that night are Shirley MacLaine (Commitment to the Craft Award), James Earl Jones (Oscar Micheaux Award), Dennis Farina (Commitment to Chicago) and Jason Segel (Commedia Extraordinaire Award).Click here for a complete list of winners.Tickets for the Chicago Film Critics Awards are now on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster...
Eileen Montelione, a graduate of Second City's Conservatory Program in Chicago, was interviewed by TribLive Pittsburg regarding the recent Touring Company show. To learn how Eileen prepares for the improvisational portion of a show, read the whole article here. Eileen spent over four years with The Training Center as a student, intern, and employee. Eileen has also taught in the Teen and Youth Program as an instructor in The Second City's popular summer cam...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele make their debut on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Key was a member of Second City Detroit's mainstage cast as well as the Second City Chicago's e.t.c. theatre, where he wrote and performed shows "Holy War, Batman!" and "Curious George Goes to War" for which he won several Joseph Jefferson Awards (which honor excellence in Chicago theater). Read the whole release here.Check out Keegan-Michael Key's sketch informing potential students of how cool Second City Training Center classes are here (Not Safe...
The Second City was sad to learn of the untimely passing of touring company alum Ivory Ocean last week in Los Angeles. Our condolences go out to Ivory’s family and many friends. Memorial Service information is as follows:Ivory Ocean Memorial Service (LA) Sunday, January 8th 4-7pmTahitian Terrace (in the clubhouse)16001 Pacific Coast HwyPacific Palisades, 90272Potluck; Donation requested to help family with expens...
Katherine McKnight is back with another classroom guide for educators. Check out the press release here. Katherine teamed up with The Second City's beloved Mary Scruggs in 2007 to create "The Second City Guide To Improv In The Classroom," giving teachers an array of improv exercises to boost skills that are crucial for student learning: listening, teamwork, communication, idea-generation, vocabulary, and more. The book's exercises are used in The Second City Training Center's ongoing workshop "Improv for Creative Pedagogy." Educators gain CPU's...
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