« Chile Earthquake Report in Spanish | William Eggleston at The Art Institute » |
Improv Sun Feb 28 2010
Historical Inaccuracies @ Donny's Skybox
History isn't their strong suit. Luckily, comedy is. Local improv groups The General Washingtons and Eleanor team up to present an evening of big laughs and altered memories as they use an audience suggestion as a means to explore their collective subconscious.
But with countless improvisational teams all over the city, what makes these two groups (one all male, one all female) stand out?
"We try very hard not to rely on our gender to get us by," says Eleanor member Kate Carson-Groner. "We want to be funny by funny standards, not by, 'Oh, they're a girl-group' standards."
The General Washingtons agree, "We're trying not to do 'dude-prov'," says Greg Ott. "We're trying to do more theatrical and dramatic scenes."
You can catch Historical Inaccuracies at Donny's Skybox Theater (1608 N. Wells Street, 4th floor) every Saturday through March 27 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12 for general public, $10 for students, and $8 for students of The Second City Training Center. Reservations can be made online or by calling (312) 337-3992.