The Original Improv Gladiators - Season 13

Thirteen is usually not a lucky number for most folks, but when a theater company has a rock solid hit, getting to the thirteenth incarnation of that show is no small feat! So you may ask yourselves, why haven’t I come to the improv show that everyone in Chicago loves? Well now’s your chance as The Original Improv Gladiators is back at Corn again, warming you up with sizzling laughter and fiery competition! This winter we’ve got eight new teams, four on Friday and four on Saturday, firing their long and short form skills at you as they battle our five-star Gladiators and combat each other to become champion. After Saturday, February 12th we’ll tally the totals, and leave the wounded behind. On February 19th, the two highest-scoring teams from each night will have a showdown with the winning team receiving a four week run at Cornservatory. This ain’t no snowball fight… it’s all out improv war! Corn Productions hosts this improvisational mêlée, offering up their own Artistic Director to emcee the festivities. In round one, teams perform 10-15 minutes of long-form improv. They are then are evaluated and scored by judges from theater and improv companies all over Chicago including iO, ARFTCo, and Chemically Imbalanced Comedy as well as special celebrity guest judges. Audience response will also count for a percentage of scoring. In round two, teams will clash with the house pros—The Improv Gladiators—who will dive into the fray with a furious frenzy of improv skills to block the teams from scoring points in your favorite short-form games such as Party Quirks and Story Story Die. Points are accumulated throughout the 5 weeks culminating in a Grand Finale in which with the two top scorers from each night collide in an epic battle. In the end, to the victor goes a free four-week run at Cornservatory. The stakes are high, the jokes are low-brow, and—when the smoke clears—only one team will be left standing. And—as always—Corn is BYOB. So, holster your beverage of choice and come witness the mayhem at Cornservatory for THE ORIGINAL IMPROV GLADIATORS – SEASON THIRTEEN every Friday and Saturday night at 8 pm from January 14th through February 12th with the Grande Finale at 8pm Saturday February 19th at Cornservatory, 4210 N Lincoln. For reservations call 312-409-6435.

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