CIF 5 Performances

CIF Mainstage:

Thursday, April 4 - Sunday, April 7
@ Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. (Lincoln & Southport)
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 8pm, Friday & Saturday @ 10:30pm
Tickets: $20-$25

Tickets for the CIF Mainstage will go on sale two weeks prior to the festival. Tickets will be available at the Athenaeum Theatre box office. Tickets may also be purchased through Ticketmaster, by calling Ticketmaster at 312.902.1500 or on-line: www.ticketmaster.com

Each CIF Mainstage show will feature three different ensembles. The complete schedule for the CIF Mainstage, listing each ensemble's performance date and time slot will be announced shortly.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Mainstage:
Annoyance Productions (Chicago)
ComedySportz (Chicago)
The Improv Bandits (Aukland, New Zealand)
Improv Olympic's Baby Wants Candy (Chicago)
Jane [with MAD-TV's Stephnie Weir and Tami Sagher] (LA, New York, Chicago)
TNN presents Keith Johnstone's Lifegame (LA, New York, Chicago)
Lo Roin Mimeter (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Mission Improvable (Chicago)
Mother (New York)
The Noble Fool Theatre Company (Chicago)
Schadenfreude (Chicago)
The Second City (Chicago)
Slap Happy (Toronto, Canada)
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's Asssscat (New York)
Yellow Man Group (Tokyo, Japan)

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CIF Showcase:

Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7
@ Athenaeum Theatre's Studio Theatre, 2939 N. Southport Ave., 2nd floor
Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 8pm, Saturday at 10pm
Tickets: $10-$15

Tickets for the CIF Showcase will go on sale two weeks prior to the festival. Tickets will be available at the Athenaeum Theatre box office. Tickets may also be purchased through Ticketmaster, by calling 312.902.1500 or on-line at: www.ticketmaster.com

Each CIF Showcase performance will feature three different ensembles. The complete schedule for the CIF Showcase, listing each ensemble's performance date and time slot will be announced soon.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Showcase:

Bassprov (Chicago)
The Drunk Baby Collective (Minnapolis)
The Impatients (Toronto)
Improv Boston (Boston)
Respecto Montalban (New York)
Sirens (Chicago)
Y.F.F. (Detroit)

CIF Sketch:

Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7
@ The Playground, 3341 N. Lincoln Ave.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 8pm; Friday @ 10pm
Tickets: $10-$15

Tickets for CIF Sketch will be available only at The Playground's box office. All CIF Sketch tickets will go on-sale Friday, April 5 @ 6pm.

Each CIF Sketch performance will feature three different ensembles. The complete schedule for CIF Sketch, listing each ensemble's performance date and time slot will be announced soon.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Sketch:

Barniholtz & Meyers (Los Angeles)
The Rebecca Drysdale Show (New York)
The Infinite Monkeys (New York)
Oui Be Negroes (San Francisco)
Second Helping (Los Angeles)
The Undecideds (Toronto)

CIF Solo:

Friday, April 5 & Saturday, April 6
@ Site T.B.A.
Friday & Saturday @ 8pm; Saturday @ 10pm
Tickets: $10

Tickets for CIF Solo will be available only at the CIF Solo site's box office. All CIF Solo tickets will go on-sale on Friday, April 5 @ 6pm.

Each CIF Solo performance will feature three different solo artists. The complete schedule for CIF Solo, listing each artist's performance date and time slot will be announced soon.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Solo:

Jonathan Appel (New York)
Jill Benjamin (Chicago)
Kurt Braunchler (New York)
Jen Ellison (Chicago)
Andy Eninger (Chicago)
Adrianne Frost (New York)
Lisa Jolley (New York)
Matt Kaye (Los Angeles)

CIF Duo:

Friday, April 5 @ 10pm
@ Site T.B.A.
Tickets: $10

Tickets for CIF Duo will be available only at the CIF Duo site's box office. All CIF Duo
tickets will go on-sale Friday, April 5 @ 6pm.

CIF Duo will feature three different pairs of improvisers.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Duo:

Sheila's Sister (Los Angeles)

CIF Fringe:

Thursday, April 4 - Sunday, April 7
@ WNEP Theatre, 3209 N. Halsted Ave.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday @ 8pm; Friday & Saturday @ 10pm
Tickets: $10

Tickets for CIF Fringe will be available only at the WNEP box office. All tickets for CIF Fringe will go on-sale Thursday, April 4 @ 6pm.

Each CIF Fringe performance will feature two ensembles. The complete schedule for the CIF Fringe, listing each ensemble's performance date and time slot will be announced soon.

Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Fringe:

Centralia (New York)
The Doubtful Guests (Los Angeles)
500 Clown Macbeth (Chicago)
Plastiscene (Chicago)
Shramker (Los Angeles)
Well Hung Jury (Austin)
WNEP Theatre (Chicago)

CIF Blue:

Friday, April 5 @ 10pm
@ The Playground, 3341 N. Lincoln Ave.
Tickets: $10

Tickets for CIF Blue will be available only at The Playground box office, Friday, April 5 @ 6pm.

CIF Blue will feature two ensembles. Because of the language content, no one under the age 18 will be allowed in.

Currently Scheduled To Appear @ CIF Blue:

The Hot Karl (Chicago)
WNEP Theatre (Chicago)

CIF Improv All Night:

Saturday, April 6 @ 10pm - 6am
@ The Playground, 3341 N. Lincoln Ave.
Tickets: $5

Tickets will be available at only The Playground box office, Saturday, April 6 @ 6pm.

CIF Improv All Night will feature numerous ensembles. The performance begins at 10pm and goes non-stop until 6am. The complete schedule for the CIF Improv All Night will not be released until March 15.

CIF Special Events:

CIF Noontime Performances
Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5 @ Noon
@ Chicago Cultural Center's Randolph Cafe
78 E. Washington
Tickets: Free

Currently Scheduled To Appear:

Monday, April 1 - The Noble Fool Theatre Company
Tuesday, April 2 - Sirens
Wednesday, April 3 - Mission Improvable
Thursday, April 4 - TBA
Friday, April 5 - TBA

CIF Pro/Am Jam
Monday, April 1 @ 7pm
@ Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theatre
78 E. Washington
Tickets: Free

CIF Digital Video Night
Tuesday, April 2 @ 7pm & 9pm
@ Chicago Cultural Center's Storefront Theatre
78 E. Washington
Tickets: Free

CIF Super Cage Match Championships
Wednesday, April 3 @ 7pm-10pm
@ Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre
78 E. Washington
Tickets: Free

CIF Improv Forum
Friday, April 5, 4pm-6pm
@ The Second City Mainstage, 1616 N. Wells St.
Tickets: $5