Check out Second City Touring Company alum Cecily Strong on Thursday's SNL special election episo...
Friday, 28 September 2012
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Nancy Fast interviews Faculty Member and Directing Student Tyler Dean Kempf in our latest Teacher Spotlight. Tyler’s web series, Door to Door, is airing now on doortodoorseries.com or facebook.com/doortodoorseries. The series features student alumnus Tommy Reard and current Faculty members Micah Philbrook and Lauren Dowden.Listen in to find out what motivated Tyler to write the series and how he managed to audition a kid on the street!The Second City Training Center offers classes in Improv, Comedy Writing, Acting, Stand-up and More. Term 6 begins...
Monday, 24 September 2012
Congratulations to all the Emmy winners, who include Second City Touring Company alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus won for Best Actress, Comedy for her role in "Veep" and Second City Training Center grad Eric Stonestreet won Best Supporting Actor, Comedy for his role in "Modern Family."Click here for the full Emmy Awards Nominees and Winn...
Sarah Bertrand is a recent graduate of the Second City Training Centre's writing program and is gearing up for the big launch of her second book.There will be guests, drinks, music and laughs, and you can get her second book, Sketch! It's based on her year at The Second City Training Centre. Second City Writing alumni Rob Schulz, Ryan J Graham, and Oliver Ho will all be there to do a reading!Actress/singer Jessiqua Elin Clausen and VERY special secret guest will be performing, "Adele Goes To Walmart", from Sketch. Thursday September 27th from ...
The Second City was saddened to learn of the passing of beloved alum Ira Miller. Ira performed on the Mainstage in Chicago in the mid 1960's before moving on to star in a number film and television programs in Los Angeles, including the Mel Brooks' classic films Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety and Spaceballs. Ira was also a cherished faculty member of The Second City Training Center in ...
Friday, 21 September 2012
"Black Santa" Remix/MTV-style Music Video Contest and Promotion for Second City's New Film BuzzKill Launches Today!The Second City and the producers of the new feature film BuzzKill today announced that they have teamed up with MyStudio to launch the "Black Santa Remix Contest". Contestants will utilize MyStudio®HD Recording Studios to produce an MTV-style music video of the song "Black Santa" from the movie BuzzKill. The videos will be produced with clips and other elements from the film. BuzzKill is an absurd comedy about a struggling British...
The Second City is thrilled to participating as both a performer and venue for JFL42 (Just For Laughs's 2012 Toronto Comedy Festival), beginning today at venues throughout Toronto.Click here to read a Toronto Star preview about this exciting festival like none other.In addition to performances by our own improv and sketch comedy troupe, The Second City theatre will play host to amazing series of guests over the next eight days:Please note: tickets for these shows are available exclusively via JFL's Festival Pass system, and cannot be purchased...
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
It's Old Town outdoors! Old Town al Fresco is the sixth event in the year-long Living Old Town 2012 series. It is focused on the many great outdoor dining destinations in Old Town. Each participating restaurant/cafe offers a 4-day promotion that best shows off its style and cuisine. Come back here to as more announcements are made, and make sure to keep up on Facebook.com/OldTownCHI and follow @OldTownCHI on Twitter.Old Town al Fresco Promotions - Monday, September 17th -- Thursday, September 20thBenchmark | 1510 N. WellsBuy one select pizza,...
Monday, 17 September 2012
CPS Strike Camps are still in session. Those who were registered for the previous week are still registered to continue this week unless we are notified that they will not be returning. Students are encouraged to sign up for the waitlist as some spaces may become available. Camps run from 10am through 3:30pm. Please call the Training Center is you have any questions 312-664-39...
The Second City Training Centre Toronto is proud to announce its 3rd annual open house celebration, Saturday, October 20, to welcome new students to its recently renovated facility. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kevin Frank and Training Centre General Manager Erin Conway, The Training Centre student community has grown to over 4,200 students annually. This year the Training Centre has introduced programming for grades 2 to 4. Also operating out of The Training Centre is Second City's Education Program. This branch of The Second City...
Thursday, 13 September 2012
The Second City Does Dallas has hit the bulls-eye in Dallas and is receiving rave reviews. Elaine Liner with the Dallas Observer calls it "wicked satire" and Lauren Smart from Broadway World notes "if you're willing to laugh at yourself, perhaps with the aid of a few whiskey-cokes...Second City Does Dallas turns the eccentricities of our great city into well-delivered punchlines."The Second City Does Dallas is presented at the Dallas Theater Center through September 30. Click here for more information and to reserve ticke...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
In case the teacher strike continues we are please to offer this free service CPS families beginning 9/12/12Second City Day CampAges 8-1410:00am-3:30pmAs a special offer to assist parents with child care, The Second City Training Center will be offering a free CPS Strike Camp. Students will spend the morning learning Improv games and exercises and the afternoons studying Sketch comedy. Plus while they are in the building, they’ll get the opportunity to see a family friendly Second City show!Registration is free but space is limited and on a first...
Ages 8-1410:00am-3:30pmAs a special offer to assist parents with child care, The Second City Training Center will be offering a free CPS Strike Camp. Students will spend the morning learning Improv games and exercises and the afternoons studying Sketch comedy. Plus while they are in the building, they’ll get the opportunity to see a family friendly Second City show!Registration is free but space is limited and on a first come first serve basis. Lunch is not included but a supervised break will be provided between 12:30-1:00pm. Attending students...
Monday, 10 September 2012
The Second City is proud to announce that Second City alumni Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson as well as Second City Touring Company member Cecily Strong have been invited to join the cast and crew of Saturday Night Live, NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase, for their 38th Season."As always, we are thrilled with the success of our alumni and wish them all the best as they journey to the next step of their careers at Saturday Night Live,"...
La Bohème's bickering lovers Mimì and Rodolfo have some serious stuff to work through. So do adult children Hansel and Gretel. Which brings them to the office of Dr. Opera. Eating disorders, dubious wardrobe choices, issues with authority, money problems, unrealistic relationship expectations – check out how "Dr. Opera" puts the fun in dysfunction! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VIDEOS AND OUR COLLABORATIONAria ready to laugh?Back in July, two legendary organizations - Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City - announced their debut collaboration: The...
Thursday, 6 September 2012
We're headed to Dallas Theater Center with a special show featuring a mix of archive and original material written by Brooke Breit and Ed Furman and starring an all-star Second City cast including Frank Caeti, Amanda Blake Davis, Martin Garcia, Liz Mikel, Scott Morehead and John Sabine. The Second City Does Dallas opens tonight with performances through September 30. Click here for more information & to reserve your ticke...
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
You've got one last chance to check out Second City's Girls' Night Out, directed by Ryan Bernier (recently directed the new hit show We're All in This Room Together at The Second City e.t.c. Theatre) at the beautiful Metropolis Theater. Tickets are available this Thursday - Saturday at 7:30p. Click here to reserve your ticke...
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