Chemically Imbalanced Comedy is holding auditions for our upcoming productions of Steve Allen’s “The Wake”
Seeking Male and Female performers ages 25-80 for various roles, as well as two youth performers ages 8-12 both male and female.
Auditions will be held at the Chemically Imbalanced Theater, 1420 W Irving Park, Chicago, IL on Wednesday Oct 1 from 7pm-10pm and Saturday Oct 4 Noon-4pm. Auditions will be in 5 min slots. To request a slot please email auditions@cicomedy.com with your headshot and resume and requested date and time. Please prepare a 1-2 min contemp comic monologue and be prepared to be asked to read sides from the script. Callbacks will be held on Monday Oct 6. First read through Wed Oct 8. Rehearsals will be held on Wednesday evenings, Saturday and Sun afternoons. Show opens Fri Jan 9-Sun Feb 15 on Fri& Sat at 8pm and Sun @ 5pm.
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About the Author:
In the history of television, there probably was not a more durable and versatile personality than Steve Allen. Dating back to 1950, when he made the guest circuit on such programs as This is Show Business and What’s My Line?, and continuing through the early 1980’s when he hosted NBC’s The Big Show, the Steve Allen Comedy Hour and the Emmy Awards Show, as well as four seasons of his award-winning Meeting of Minds on PBS, there were few weeks when Allen did not grace the tube on one network or another.
Some of his television career highlights include:
- Created and hosted the “Tonight Show.” (September 27, 1954 - January 25, 1957) When Steve left the show, the format was continued by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. It remains the highest rated series on late night television, and is the longest running entertainment series in television history.
- Starred in the critically-acclaimed NBC series “The Steve Allen Show.” (June 24, 1956 - 1960). This Sunday night show had a neck-and-neck rating battle with Ed Sullivan’s Sunday night CBS show, which saw Steve in the lead one week and Sullivan ahead the next. Regulars were Louis Nye, Tom Poston, Don Knotts, Dayton Allen, Gabe Dell, Pat Harrington, Skitch Henderson and announcer Gene Rayburn.
- Starred in numerous other Steve Allen shows (1960 - 76) for ABC, CBS and various syndication companies, including episodes of late night comedies which David Letterman has credited as the single biggest inspiration for his show today.
- Created the award-winning Meeting of Minds (1977-1981), one of the most popular series presented by the Public Broadcasting Service.
