Live from Chicago- It's...me and some buddies from class!

Well..big news babies....

I am part of a 5-person improv show running at Second City's Skybox Theatre from February 23 through March 22 on Saturday nights!

You may be wondering.....

Lindsay- how did this happen in such short time? How does this work? What is the deal?

Well, here is the answer.....

Every term, Second City plans the upcoming show season by accepting proposals. There are 3 theater's at Second City, and they all have slots to be filled throughout the week. So, each term they accept hundreds of show proposals. You may only submit a proposal if you are a current student or graduate from one of their programs. There are also certain limitations as to what slots are available to you (prime times are reserved for graduates, certain nights must be sketch comedy versus improv comedy, etc.).

Well, there are 4 guys in my Conservatory class that I just love working with and that I think are amazing. They are certainly my favs to work with in class. They are all so different too, which makes it interesting. We have a Jew, a gentile, a gay, an actor.....and me. Anyway- I approached them all to see if they wanted to possibly cook up an idea for a proposal.

Well, they were very interested and we worked hard cooking up an idea, and then got the blessing of my friend Mike Descoteaux, who is the musical director for Second City. Anyway, he endorsed us and helped us with the proposal...and wah la! We have a show.

The show is going to be, like, a documentary/mockumentary....basically we will be using the documentary style to create a show about a fictional small town- we will create the town and conflict from suggestions from the audience. It will be a little like Laramie Project style...but not so intense. We don't want to make fun of serious subject matter like that. But we do want to use the style. We will be playing townspeople, interviewers...the whole thing will revolve around documenting a fictional event provided by the audience. Here is what we hope happens when getting suggestions:


Us:
"Is there anyone who had anything that they really looked forward to in their hometown as a kid?"

Audience member:
"Yes...Dalton Defender Days"

(this is a real event that happens in my hometown of Coffeyville where they reenact the day that the townspeople shot and killed the Dalton Boys gang as they tried to rob the bank. Hilarious)

Us:

"Interesting. Tell us about it."


Anyway...that is the idea. And we would get, like, a gist of what Dalton Defender Days was and create a show around it. Can potentially be pretty funny stuff....we hope at least.



So...anyway....I have a show. You should come see it. Saturday nights in February/March. Second City.


Hugs.

Wiz



Lins