In a recent interview regarding her quest to meet 52 potential friends in a year, Rachel Bertsche found that taking classes with The Second City was a great way to do so because, "[T]here is a consistency there." To read more about her recently published book, MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend and The Second City Training Center, see the full article here.
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele make their debut on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Key was a member of Second City Detroit's mainstage cast as well as the Second City Chicago's e.t.c. theatre, where he wrote and performed shows "Holy War, Batman!" and "Curious George Goes to War" for which he won several Joseph Jefferson Awards (which honor excellence in Chicago theater). Read the whole release here.
Check out Keegan-Michael Key's sketch informing potential students of how cool Second City Training Center classes are here (Not Safe for Work):
This Friday at 3pm Donny's Skybox
Holland Virginia Taylor is an actress of film, stage and television. Her notable television roles include Ruth Dunbar in 'Bosom Buddies,' senator's wife Margaret Powers on Norman Lear's 'The Powers That Be,' Judge Roberta Kittles in 'The Practice' and Evelyn Harper in 'Two And A Half Men.'
Admission is free for current Training Center students who can also reserve a ticket for one guest. Anyone who is not a student can reserve tickets but will be required to pay the one-time $15 student membership. Space will be limited so reservations will be required.
Reservations will be available online only now through November 3rd, 2011, after which reservations can be obtained directly from the Training Center as well.
If event registration is full, some seats may be available on the day of the event on a first come first served basis only.
Visit the TC office or website or call 312.664.3959 for tickets!
With the opening of our new venue, and lots of growing departments, Second City is holding a job fair for service positions, mainly on our bar and house staff.
There are both part and full time positions available. To see some of the positions we're hiring for, click here,
What: Writer Salon with Dino Stamatopoulos
When: October 21st – 5:30pm
Where: The Second City Training center (1608 N. Wells Ave – Chicago, IL 60614)
About the Writers Salon:
The Second City hosts a regular series of discussions with professional writers from the television, film and theater communities in a special series for Training Center students and their guests. Tickets can be reserved by students by calling 312.664.3959
About the Artist:
Dino Stamatopoulos is a television comedy writer, actor and producer. He has been a writer for a variety of shows including The Ben Stiller Show (for which he won an Emmy), Mr. Show, The Dana Carvey Show, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Mad TV. With Robert Smigel he pitched the series TV Funhouse, a spinoff of the popular SNL cartoons, to Comedy Central. He also worked on Tom Goes to the Mayor with Mr. Show alumnus Bob Odenkirk. He is the creator of the Adult Swim programs Moral Orel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole. Dino has recently been appearing in the role of Star-Burns on the NBC comedy series Community. He co-wrote Community's Claymation-themed Christmas episode which aired in December 2010.
Nick Vatterott will be the special guest to conduct a Q&A session with The Second City Training Center's teen improvisers and stand-up comedians.
Nick himself is a former youth program instructor was named "Funniest Man in Chicago" by Chicago Magazine and has recently appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Nick has performed with The Second City's National Touring Company as well as understudied for Mainstage. He has written for MTV's What was I thinking? and had his work published in Chicago Magazine, Dig This and Reader's Digest. Nick, will also be performing as a featured comic at Zanies Chicago October 19-23.
Today, students of The Second City Training Center and Comedy Studies Program had the opportunity to attend and participate in an exclusive hour long Q&A session with Nora Dunn. An alum of Saturday Night Live, Nora Dunn is currently performing in Broadway in Chicago's Love, Loss & What I Wore through December 4th at the Broadway Playhouse. Click here for more information and ticket information.
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On September 21, the Second City Training Center in Chicago will be holding a benefit for Judy Fabjance, one of our long time faculty members and an inspiration to all our employees, students, and friends.
"Love Lift Them Up Where They Belong" will include improv, sketch, music, and fun all around. There will also be a silent auction. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit Judy's medical costs. For more information, click here.
Actress Nora Dunn will be visiting the Training Center on Tuesday, September 20 at 2pm for a free Q&A session for Training Center students. Nora is best known for her performances over five seasons on Saturday Night Live and three seasons on NBC's Sisters. Nora is currently appearing in Love, Loss, and What I Wore at the Broadway Playhouse Water Tower place running through October 23.
This event is free to current and former Second City students; non-students of The Second City Training Center can pay the $15 student membership fee to attend.
Free to current and former Second City students; Non-students of The Second City must pay $15 student membership fee to attend.
Thursday, September 8
1-2pm, Donny's Skybox Theater
More info can be found HERE
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