Chemically Imbalanced Comedy's Blog

On Wednesday Nights at 8 pm, Chemically Imbalanced presents a comedy showcase for just $5. Here are the top 5 reasons to come (one for each dollar you’ll spend!)

$5. You’ll be supporting live theater
$4. To see some of the brightest improvisers in Chicago
$3. Laughter relives stress (source)
$2. Did we mention its $5? (Cheap Date!)
$1. BYOB (enough said.)

Come check out the $5 Improv Show, and give us YOUR reasons in the comments!

The Chicago Reader Highly Recommends The Book of Liz:

The Sedaris siblings’ off-kilter script unleashes its weirdness at a blazing pace, but Angie McMahon’s superb cast parlays the inanity into tight, hilarious scenes and endearingly eccentric characters. Sarah Rose Graber plays the unlikely heroine with pinched, quirky charm.

Read the rest of the Review HERE

Four stars says ChicagoTheaterBlog:

Graber deserves all the praise she can get for her wide-eyed portrayal of Liz. She is unwavering in her commitment to the character’s little tics, from her squeaky voice to her “Gosh darn” facial expressions. Equally worthy of praise is her supporting cast, including Kash, who did double duty by filling in for Bryan Beckwith, the actor slated to play restaurant manager Duncan. As Brother Brightbee, Kash’s hyperbolized passive aggression toward Liz makes for some tense comedy. Adam El-Sharkawi, too, does an outstanding job as Reverend Tollhouse, the Squeamish community’s no-nonsense leader. In one of the play’s only dramatic scenes, Liz confronts the Reverend about his workhorse ways. Here, Graber and El-Sharkawi forge a genuinely touching connection in the midst of the otherwise hair-brained comedy.

Angie McMahon’s direction is resourceful. Chemically Imbalanced Comedy’s space is tight—incredibly tight. And yet she manages to swiftly transform the stage from a parish to a restaurant to a doctor’s office without letting the momentum of the play slow for a moment.

Read the entire review HERE

Here is a few pictures of the space since we have started to make our transition to a bar/lobby/reception area

This weekend Hal Sparks came by to see his good pal Greg Holliman sit in with Pimprov this weekend. Here is a few pictures with Hal, Greg, and our very own Pimps Jonathan Keaton and Keith Smitherman.

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By Carrie L. Kaufman
See the entire Article at performink.com
The Second Chase Community Giving challenge is over and 15 Chicago theatres have pulled down $20,000 a piece, giving Chicago Theatre $300,000 of the $5 million total purse.

“It was a great community effort and everyone pulled together to make this happen,” said Lindsay Muscato, managing director for The Neo-Futurists , which came in 111th on the 200 charity list (and fourth among Chicago theatres).

“There was a lot of teamwork, a lot of vote trading, and a lot of supporting one another,” said Amanda Farrar, executive director of Barrel of Monkeys , which finished 139th.

This contrasts with the last round, which ended in January with two Chicago Theatres—Sideshow and New Colony—getting $25,000 a piece. Those theatres did it totally on their own. But when the next round came along, many small theatres had their network in place.