Annoyance - Featured Shows:
(Thurs - Sat)
Cafe Lounge Underwater
8/22, 9/13, 10/31
FRI
9:30 PM
Father Figures
8/23
SAT
8:00 PM
Kentucky Dirty
8/2, 9/12, 10/10
FRI
9:30 PM
Puppy Songs: The Musical Journey of an Oblivious Dog Dad
9/5 + 9/6
FRI
8:00 PM
Improv Games Jam
Open Run
MON
8:00 PM
Late Stage Everything
7/9 - 9/24
WED
8:00 PM
Close Quarters: Annoyance Improv (WED)
07/09 - 09/28
WED
7:00 PM
Swig Prezents: Too Brain Cells
7/9 - 7/23
WED
8:00 PM
BULL
8/7 - 9/11
THU
7:30 PM
The Pendejos
7/31
THU
7:00 PM
Lazarus: He Is Everywhere!
7/1 - 7/15
TUE
8:00 PM
Vibey Lip Sync Battle
6/19 JUNETEENTH
THU
8:00 PM
Queerbait
Jun 5- Jun 26
Thu
9:30 PM
Windy City Comedy Fest - Unfiltered
8/9
SAT
9:30 PM
Shake the Baby
6/7 - 6/28
SAT
8:00 PM
Saint Sydney
WED
8:00 PM
The Truth About Love: The Musical
6/2 - 6/30
MON
8:00 PM
Amita Rao! And Friends
5/3
SAT
8:00 PM
Secret Family
5/1 - 6/5
THU
8:00 PM
The Velvet Vixens Present: Stripping Through Time
5/2
FRI
8:00 PM
Jesus of Forks: A Twilight Passion Play
4/20
SUN
8:00 PM
Admission Process
4/13 - 5/18
SUN
8:00 PM
Napier & Estlin: A Magic Afternoon of Mentalism
4/13
SUN
3:30 PM
That Vibey Show
5/2 - 5/23
FRI
9:30 PM
Double Booked
8/8
FRI
10:30 PM
Petite Boy
7/30 - 8/20
WED
8:00 PM
Late Night Shenanigans presents: Full Moon, Half Brains
8/9 - 8/30
SAT
8:00 PM
scadink (Screening + Q&A)
7/21
MON
7:00 PM
Something Like a Brother
7/11 - 7/25
FRI
6:00 PM
Pretty Much It LIVE: The DCOM Tour
8/23
SAT
10:00 PM
DANCE BATTLE
7/11
FRI
11:30 PM
Transgender Showcase: 2025 Transgender Talent to Watch
6/26
THU
7:30 PM
The Odyssey of Homer
7/5
SAT
5:30 PM
Heya, Toots! Welcome to Wolftown
Jun 18th
WED
8:00 PM
The Sunshine Bus
7/2 - 7/30
WED
9:30 PM
Lipstick Lounge: Dama Productions & The Annoyance
SAT 6/7
SAT
10:30 PM
Rewind: Mystery Drag Theatre 69000
6/4
WED
7:00 PM
Double Booked
5/31
SAT
10:30 PM
Windy City Comedy Fest - Gold Standard
8/9
SAT
7:30 PM
Pictures in My Mind
6/11, 6/25
WED
8:00 PM
October Brain Presents: Goody!
5/14 & 5/21
WED
9:30 PM
Father Figures presents Fathers & Sons
5/2
FRI
10:30 PM
Cryptic: An Improv Show
6/4 - 6/25
WED
9:30 PM
Lights, Camera, Bollywood!
5/2, 5/23. & 5/30
FRI
6:30 PM
Juicy
3/28
FRI
8:00 PM
SWIPED: Improvised Thievery
4/24 - 5/8
THU
9:30 PM
Day of the Comet
8/7 - 8/28
THU
9:30 PM
Low Standards
9/8
MON
8:00 PM
The Miss Annoyance Pageant
8/4
MON
8:00 PM
Dead Poet's Sobriety
7/10, 8/14
THU
7:00 PM
Gag Reflex
7/30
WED
9:30 PM
Close Quarters: Annoyance Improv (SUN)
07/09 - 09/28
SUN
7:00 PM
420 Shakespeare
7/6
SUN
4:20 PM
Queer Showcase: 2025 Queer Talent to Watch
6/26
THU
6:00 PM
Let's Play A Game: Cabin Fever
7/3 - 7/31
THU
9:30 PM
2025's Queer Comedians To Watch
June 26, 2025
Thursday
6:00PM
Jules Astaire's Variety Hour
6/12
THU
8:00 PM
GUMS: A Shark Movie Parody Musical
6/28 - 8/9
SAT
6:00 PM
Shaananigans
7/31
THU
8:00 PM
Gay for Pay
6/25
WED
8:00 PM
Shake the Baby Improv
5/21 - 6/4
WED
8:00 PM
Everything Before Was Nothing
6/7-6/28
SAT
6:00 PM
Steamworks: The Musical '25
6/6-8/2
SAT
10:00 PM
Made Up Musicals
5/3 - 5/31
SAT
6:00 PM
YOU ARE ONE: A Play by Derry Queen
4/26
SAT
9:30 PM
Yas, And!
6/6 - 6/27
FRI
6:00 PM
Charm Scene Live!
4/28
MON
7:30 PM
Stand Up and Clown
4/4
FRI
6:30 PM
Coming Out to Dead People
6/14
SAT
8:00 PM
Pizza Mic
3/18 - 4/22
TUE
5:30 PM
Fan Fiction
8/16, 8/30 - 9/13
SAT
9:30 PM
Slut Liturgy
8/22
FRI
8:00 PM
Puppy Songs: The Musical Journey of an Oblivious Dog Dad
9/5 + 9/6
SAT
8:00 PM
Improv Games Jam
MON
8:00
Late Stage Everything
7/13 - 9/28
SUN
8:00 PM
Our House Rules
7/24
THU
7:00 PM
Wet Willie Goes to Karate
7/28
MON
8:00 PM
Asshole's Advocate
THU
7:30 PM
Juneteenth ShowOut
6/19
THU
6:00 PM
PRIDE: Motheredship
6/29
SUN
2:30 PM
Docked and Loaded
6/1 - 6/15
SUN
7:00 PM
Family Fight Night
6/18
WED
7:00 PM
Father Figures presents Father's Day Weekend
6/13
FRI
9:30 PM
Van Turns 40
6/1
SUN
6:30 PM
Max and Ian Are Friends? Summer Edition
5/31
SAT
10:00 PM
Steamworks: The Musical '25
6/6-8/2
FRI
7:30 PM
Messing with a Friend
6/11 ONE NIGHT
WED
10:00 PM
Really Fun Show!
4/11
FRI
9:30 PM
October Brian Presents: You Will Finally Meet Brian
4/9 - 4/30
WED
8:00 PM
The Annoyance Variety Hour!
5/3 - 5/24
SAT
10:00 PM
Hitch*Cocktails
7/5 - 8/2
SAT
8:30 PM
Rorschach Baby Fixes You
6/5 - 6/26
THU
9:30 PM
The Romanticks
3/30 - 4/13
SUN
6:30 PM
IMPROV CLASSES AT
THE ANNOYANCE
Under the guidance of Artistic Director Mick Napier, The Annoyance provides excellent quality training
in improvisation.
Based on Napier’s book, Improvise: Scene From the Inside Out, the Annoyance philosophy focuses on the individual, giving students feedback and support to allow them to find and enhance their personal point of view and creative voice.
The Annoyance Bar lounge area at night.
Rent a Space!
From the bar, our two theaters, and our studios, we have it all!
We have 6 studio classrooms to rent for rehearsals, meetings,
and auditions. They may also be rented for commercial use (classes/workshops) at our commercial rates.
Our Small (40 seat) and Mainstage (100 seat) theaters are also available for rental for corporate/special events and parties.
About Us:
For over 35 years, The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago’s finest comedy. Home of such iconic shows as, Co-ed Prison Sluts, That Darned Antichrist, and Splatter Theater, The Annoyance uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy, and more in a vibrant, creative atmosphere.