Chicago Improv Festival Creates Ideas And Laughs Out Of Thin Air
By Morning ShiftChicago Improv Festival Creates Ideas And Laughs Out Of Thin Air
By Morning Shift
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Everyone needs a good laugh, and Chicago is holy ground when it comes to creating laughs via the art of improv.
If you’re a long-time fan of improv or you’re ready to dip your toes in the water, the 19th Chicago Improv Festival is the perfect place to start.
Organizers choose the best-of-the-best from more than 250 submissions, and the whole range of improv will be played out at venues across the city.
Two of the biggest names in improv — Susan Messing and Jonathan Pitts — join us to talk about everything from how they do it to how they teach it to women in the improv world.
Plus, they perform a few minutes of improv based on a prompt from a Morning Shift listener.