Improvisation Every Day on the Cheap / Free {in Chicago}

Dearest {b}Readers,

I've sent this list to a few groups of friends / former troupes / etc and figured I might as well make it public so it's easy to share with all you blossoming improvisers out there. This certainly isn't everything, but it's everything I know about that goes on in the city. And I'm not quite as "scene" as a lotta other folk. So do feel free to comment or email me or whatever if you know of other opportunities to improvise on the cheap or for free.

Mondays:

• 10:00 p.m. | The Playground Theatre | The Mixer

Tuesdays:

• 10:15 p.m. | The Second City | Those Who Can't
• 10:00 p.m. | The Second City Donny's Skybox | SHORTS Competition Voting *last Tuesday of each month

Wednesdays:

• 9:30 p.m. | pH Production Theater | pHree for all Open Mic
• 10:00 p.m. | The ComedySportz Theatre | The After Party

Thursdays: 

• 10:00 p.m. | The Second City | Improv Jam

Fridays:

• 8:00 p.m. | Theatre Momentum | The Kinetic Jam
• Midnight | The Second City deMaat | Midnight Melt

Saturdays:

• 4:00 p.m. | The Second City deMaat | Music Improv Jams
• 10:00 p.m. | The Second City Room 405 | Stand-Up Open Mic
• Midnight | iO | BYOT (t = team)

Sundays:

• 11:00 a.m. | The Second City | Stand-Up Open Mic
• 6:00 p.m. | The Second City deMaat | Sirens Workshop (girls only) *2nd Sunday of each month
• 7:00 p.m. | The ComedySportz Theatre | Dual Duel ($5)

Lastly, I haven't actively used this yet, but one of my all-time favorite improv teachers, Mister Michael Girts, sent this to me when my BrB partner for life, Scott Smith, and I were looking for a third roommate. Untwist your panties, kiddoes, we already found the perfect couple to replace my dearest Deborah (she's a drug dealer) (I mean pharmacist)... anyway, here's the possibly useful resource he sent me:

• Chicago Improv Network

Holler,

Sam

P.S. The "{b}" above is for "blog". Cuz you people are blog readers. Also, though, you could be baby readers. Or bossy readers. Or the best readers. Or bored readers. Or boring readers, yeah, YOU'RE the boring one, not me! Or bitchy readers. Or bitchin' readers. Wait, if you're a baby reader, I'm very impressed. You should definitely get into the best private preschools.