Annoyance - Featured Shows:
(Thurs - Sat)
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
Made Up Musicals
5/3 - 5/31
SAT
6:00 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
Hypocritical Oath
3/20 & 3/21
THU
6:00 PM
To What End?
Monthly
SUN
7:00 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
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
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
Messing with a Friend
6/11 ONE NIGHT
WED
10:00 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
NEOPOLEON: The Musical!
6/11
WED
6:00 PM
Hump Nation
3/5 & 3/12
WED
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
Saturday
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
Pictures in My Mind
6/11, 6/25
WED
8:00 PM
October Brain Presents: Goody!
5/14 & 5/21
WED
9:30 PM
Amita Rao! And Friends
5/3
SAT
8:00 PM
Secret Family
5/1 - 6/5
THU
8:00 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
3/28
SAT
8:00 PM
Rorschach Baby Fixes You
6/5 - 6/26
THU
9:30 PM
The Romanticks
3/30 - 4/13
SUN
6:30 PM
And Don't Forget to Smile
3/30
SUN
9:30 PM
Dead Poet's Sobriety
7/10, 8/14
THU
7:00 PM
Gag Reflex
7/30
WED
9:00 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
6:30 PM
Shaananigans
6/22
SUN
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
Father Figures presents Fathers & Sons
5/2
FRI
10:30 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
Hypocritical Oath
3/20 & 3/21
FRI
7:00 PM
An Evening with Patrick Hinds
5/9
FRI
7:00 PM
The Yips
4/11
FRI
11:00 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.