CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT PARTNERS WITH CHICAGO IMPROV FESTIVAL FOR THIRD ANNUAL TEEN COMEDY FEST MAY 2
Release Date: 03/13/09
Chicago Park District and Chicago Improv Festival Productions co-present the nation’s funniest teens at the third annual Teen Comedy Fest at Ridge Park, 9625 S. Longwood, Saturday, May 2 from 5-10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students. Tickets are available on-line by clicking here or can be purchased at the door.
This year's festival is the largest one yet and features 11 teams from five states. The Chicago Improv Festival (CIF) has been partnering with the Park District for the last four years at the Ridge Park Cultural Center in the Beverly neighborhood to provide classes, develop an ensemble, and give teens an opportunity to perform. CIF also runs the Chicago Park District’s theater camp at Ridge Park.
This partnership is part of the Chicago Park District's cultural center initiative. Ridge Park is one of thirteen cultural center parks in the city that provide a variety of programming to ensure that parks serve as vital cultural spaces in our city. Each cultural center is designed to be a multi-dimensional, regional facility, serving as a community focal point that enhances the public education and enjoyment of the arts and humanities.
The Teen Comedy Fest Artistic Director Emily Dugan curated the following schedule:
5 p.m.
•Play On from Glenview, Ill.
•ComedySportz’s High School League from Milwaukee's Walkers Point neighborhood.
6 p.m.
•Impulse Comedy Troupe, the Waubonsie Valley High improv team from Aurora, Ill.
•Armadillo Rodeo from Little Rock, Ark., is a storytelling troupe from the Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre.
7 p.m.
•Laughing Aardvarks from Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Ill.
•Flintridge Prep ComedySportz High School League from La Canada, Calif.
8 p.m.
•Improv Playhouse Teen Ensemble from the Improv Playhouse in Libertyville, Ill.
•Exit 16 from Liberty High School in Kansas City, Mo.
9 p.m.
•Beverly Big Mouths from the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago.
•Improvers with Attitude from Chicago.
•Teen Comedy Fest teachers play a set.
10 p.m.
•The All-State Improv Team features various high schools from Illinois. Teen Comedy Fest staff chose from a pool of 80 auditioning students at the 2009 Illinois High School Theater Festival. At the IHSTF they rehearsed for three hours and performed two shows for a total audience of over 650 students and teachers.
•Open jam features players from all the Teen Comedy Fest teams
For more information on the Teen Comedy Fest, call (312)742-PLAY or (312)747-2001 (TTY) or click here.
- Contact Phone: 312 742 7529