Ever thought about taking an improv class to see what the fuss is all about, or does it terrify you? I’m talking to you awesome doctors out there that want to connect with your community and laugh while you do it! Improv supplies myriad, easily applicable tools that make your world simpler to navigate.
Susan Messing performs and teaches improvisational comedy all around the world but her favorite job is teaching for UChicago. That is not a joke.
SCHEDULE
5pm / Café Logan
Meet and greet. Beverages and snacks available for purchase. Explore Café Logan’s offerings >>
5:30-7pm / Performance Penthouse
Improv session with Susan Messing.7-7:30pm / Performance Penthouse
Gather and engage in conversation. Enjoy FREE food, wine, and other refreshments.
This event is FREE; registration required. Attendees will receive FREE passes to the Art Institute, the Museum of Science & Industry, and the Field Museum.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Artist Susan Messing, a NJ native and graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre School, has been an improviser and comedian for thirty-five years. She is an alumna of the iO Theatre, Second City’s Mainstage, and a founding member of Chicago’s infamous Annoyance Theatre. Susan created and has taught her curriculum at iO and iO West, The Annoyance Theatre, The Second City, and around the globe. Susan has been an adjunct instructor for Loyola University, DePaul University, The School at Steppenwolf, and currently teaches for The University of Chicago. Her standup act with her puppet, Jolly, was featured at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and NBC’s Late Fridays. Her most impressive bit movie role was as a bad stripper in a halo brace in Let’s Go to Prison! However, the world is currently burning, so right now she mostly teaches around the world from her basement.
“Funniest Woman in Chicago” –Chicago Magazine
“Improviser of the Year” –Chicago Improv Festival
“Best Improviser” –Chicago Reader