SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8:00pm
Madame Senator
Improv • Chicago, IL
Lisa Goldstein, Jen De Luca, Katie Jones, Katie Keenan,
Allison MacWilliams-Brooks, Mo McKibbin, Sabrina Pratt, Alaithia Velez
Madame Senator is an all-female longform improvisation group that the Chicago Reader has aptly described as "quirky.” Starting with smart, grounded scenes and then running with ideas and odd characters, these ladies create a truly entertaining (and quirky) longform piece. Madame Senator frequents venues all over Chicago and made their mark across the country at the Big Little Comedy Festival, the NCCAF, and the Colorado Improv Festival. Armed with their sharp wits and favorite pantsuits, Madame Senator is ready to serve their country - by entertaining it.
Returning for their 2nd year at Big-Little!
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Allison MacWilliams-Brooks, Mo McKibbin, Sabrina Pratt, Alaithia Velez
Madame Senator is an all-female longform improvisation group that the Chicago Reader has aptly described as "quirky.” Starting with smart, grounded scenes and then running with ideas and odd characters, these ladies create a truly entertaining (and quirky) longform piece. Madame Senator frequents venues all over Chicago and made their mark across the country at the Big Little Comedy Festival, the NCCAF, and the Colorado Improv Festival. Armed with their sharp wits and favorite pantsuits, Madame Senator is ready to serve their country - by entertaining it.
Returning for their 2nd year at Big-Little!
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DMNK
Improv • Chicago, IL
Alex Honnet, Kevin Knickerbocker, Brian McGovern,
Nick Mestad, Micah Sterenberg
DMNK is an independent team composed of iO, Playground, and Annoyance performers that use group scenework as the anchor for exploring a series of scene threads. The show starts with the team in a collaborative scenario and proceeds to discover a world and follow the narratives of links of characters. DMNK has worked to craft a show that takes advantage of the ease of play within the cast to develop a rich and resonant experience for an audience.
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Nick Mestad, Micah Sterenberg
DMNK is an independent team composed of iO, Playground, and Annoyance performers that use group scenework as the anchor for exploring a series of scene threads. The show starts with the team in a collaborative scenario and proceeds to discover a world and follow the narratives of links of characters. DMNK has worked to craft a show that takes advantage of the ease of play within the cast to develop a rich and resonant experience for an audience.
Shock T's
Musical Sketch • Chicago, IL
Tim Dunn, Tyler Paterson, Sarah Shockey
The best part of a rock show meets the best part of a comedy show: Shock T's is a three-person music act bursting with high-energy comedy. With strong vocals and clever lyrics, audiences are always drawn in by the power of three voices and one guitar.
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The best part of a rock show meets the best part of a comedy show: Shock T's is a three-person music act bursting with high-energy comedy. With strong vocals and clever lyrics, audiences are always drawn in by the power of three voices and one guitar.
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10:00pm
KUMATE!
Improv • Chicago, IL
Ryan Williams
KUMATE! is one man's journey into kung-fu improvisation. Ryan Williams combines his years of martial arts training and his years of improv training to create this longform explosion. Ryan has been studying, performing, teaching, and coaching improvisation for over ten years. An ensemble member and teacher at ComedySportz Chicago, Ryan has performed in comedy festivals around the country including: Chicago, L.A., Dallas, Grand Rapids, Austin, and Denver.
Returning for it's 2nd year at Big-Little!
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KUMATE! is one man's journey into kung-fu improvisation. Ryan Williams combines his years of martial arts training and his years of improv training to create this longform explosion. Ryan has been studying, performing, teaching, and coaching improvisation for over ten years. An ensemble member and teacher at ComedySportz Chicago, Ryan has performed in comedy festivals around the country including: Chicago, L.A., Dallas, Grand Rapids, Austin, and Denver.
Returning for it's 2nd year at Big-Little!
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Stacked
Musical Improv • Chicago, IL
Erin Goldsmith, Stacey Smith,
Jenna Steege, Katie Yore (with Eric Bair)
"Stacked" refers to notes being harmonized on a musical staff, but also it refers to 75% of the ladies having large breasts. These eccentric, motivated women have trained at Second City, iO, Annoyance and Comedy Sportz. STACKED is an all-female musical improv ensemble featuring Jenna Steege, Katie Yore, Erin Goldsmith, Stacey Smith and Eric Bair on keys.
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Jenna Steege, Katie Yore (with Eric Bair)
"Stacked" refers to notes being harmonized on a musical staff, but also it refers to 75% of the ladies having large breasts. These eccentric, motivated women have trained at Second City, iO, Annoyance and Comedy Sportz. STACKED is an all-female musical improv ensemble featuring Jenna Steege, Katie Yore, Erin Goldsmith, Stacey Smith and Eric Bair on keys.
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11:00pm
Counter-Productive Lover
Improv • Chicago, IL
Bryan Beckwith, Karisa Bruin, Anthony Ellison, Dan Gordon,
Letitia Guillard, Sean Keith, Scott Morehead, Peter Robards,
Amy Speckien, Micah Sterenberg
Counter-Productive Lover is a long form improv ensemble based out of the Chemically Imbalanced Theater in Chicago. CPL has been lucky enough to perform in the 2011 Chicago Improv Festival, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival in Wisconsin, the Kansas City Improv Festival in Missouri, the Big-Little Comedy Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Snubfest in Chicago, Illinois, & has made multiple appearances at both the Del Close Marathon in New York, and the i3 Improv Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Returning for their 2nd year at Big-Little!
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Letitia Guillard, Sean Keith, Scott Morehead, Peter Robards,
Amy Speckien, Micah Sterenberg
Counter-Productive Lover is a long form improv ensemble based out of the Chemically Imbalanced Theater in Chicago. CPL has been lucky enough to perform in the 2011 Chicago Improv Festival, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival in Wisconsin, the Kansas City Improv Festival in Missouri, the Big-Little Comedy Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Snubfest in Chicago, Illinois, & has made multiple appearances at both the Del Close Marathon in New York, and the i3 Improv Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Returning for their 2nd year at Big-Little!
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