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2. iO Theater - Wikipedia

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   iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago. The theater teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by Del Close and Charna Halpern. [1] [2] The theater has many notable alumni, including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert. [3]

3. List of comedy clubs in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Grand Comedy Club: Escondido: California: Grapes and Giggles: San Carlos: California: The Groundlings: Los Angeles: California: Governor's Comedy Club: Levittown: New York: Sister clubs Brokerage Comedy Club & Vaudeville Cafe in Bellmore, New York and McGuire's in Bohemia, New York: Haha Comedy Room: North Hollywood: California: Halifax Live ...

4. List of improvisational theatre companies - Wikipedia

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   Although improvisational theater has existed in some form or another since the 16th century, [1] modern improv began with the teachings of Viola Spolin in Chicago, Illinois, USA and Keith Johnstone during the 1940-50s in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

5. List of theaters in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Chicago Center for the Performing Arts [73] Compass Players; Defiant Theatre; The Ethiopian Art Theatre/Players; Famous Door Theatre [74] First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook) Goat Island; Happy Happy Good Show; The Hypocrites [75] Illinois Theatre Center; Improv Institute; Infamous Commonwealth Theatre [76] Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company; New Age ...

6. The Playground Theater - Wikipedia

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   The Playground Theater is the only continuously operating non-profit theater in Chicago dedicated to Modern Theatrical Improvisation, a form of theater invented in the city. The Playground was founded in 1997 by its original member companies. [ 1 ]

7. The Second City - Wikipedia

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   The Training Centers have grown substantially since the Second City Conservatory was established in the mid-1980s under the tutelage of longtime Chicago improv instructors and mentors Martin de Maat and Sheldon Patinkin. The Chicago Training Center has over 5,000 students in several disciplines, including improvisation and comedy writing.

8. The Practical Theatre Company - Wikipedia

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   The Practical Theatre Company is a Chicago-based theatre company founded by Northwestern University students and active throughout the 1980s before returning to the stage in 2010. Its productions have included new plays, satiric agitprop, rock and roll events, and a series of successful improvisational comedy revues.

9. List of improvisational theater festivals - Wikipedia

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   Second Nature Improv: Los Angeles, California: 2004 [3] Gainesville Improv Festival: Florida Improv, Inc. Gainesville, Florida: 2005 [4] Twin Cities Improv Festival: HUGE Improv Theater & Five Man Job: Minneapolis, MN: 2006 [5] Baltimore Improv Festival: Baltimore Improv Group: Baltimore, Maryland: 2006 [6] [7] [8] New Zealand Improv Festival ...