STAGE 773 (The Pro) $15

1225 W Belmont AVE Chicago, IL 60657

The Rick Blog Live with Rick Thomas:

Rick Thomas: Alumnus Main stage Second City Resident Co.; Studied Improv with Second City Founders incl. great Paul Sills and David Shepherd; Acted with Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey and other luminaries, and for Woody Allen & Mike Nichols; performs one man show "The Rick Blog Live on Stage"; Writes popular "The Rick Blog";  Clin. Asst. Prof. UIC Business School: J.D. Loyola Law; B.A. Notre Dame Amer. Stud. & Comm. Arts; 2015-2016 UIC Master Teaching Scholar; Trial Litigator Spec: Prof. Resp. Law; leads Professional Voice workshops recently with CBA PhD candidates and UIC instructors campus-wide; National Speaker on Case Analysis & Presentation Skills; interested in relation between imagination and reason in execution of prof. tasks in arts and business; actively looking for venues to share "Rick Blog Live on Stage Show," a one hour show, longer 2 act version with audience discussion and participation, and shorter presentations in standing comedy/variety shows.

All Star BAT with Joe Bill:

Improv comedy in the dark with some of Chicago's finest and funniest improvisers as put together by improv legend Joe Bill, who is also the creator of this form. The Bat is a famous improv long form in which the entire show is a swirling aural soundscape performed by the cast with the venue's lights off (or very dimmed). The Bat is performed as a normal Harold except that there are no visual or movement cues to signal edits, behavior or other actions by the performers. Current improvisers playing in the All Star Bat performance include Joe Bill, Chris Day, Bumper Carroll, Ryan Archibald, Jaime Moyer, and Amanda Blake Davis.