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DIE

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Laughing at the Annoyance.

Shows Tonight
at The Annoyance

Thursday, November 12

whackass

Thursday

7:30 PM

WARNING: Don’t Try This At Home. Inspired by the bond of true friendship, Not4Kidz presents a Jackass-Style Variety Show. Guests will take the stage with a twist. Maybe you’ve got 8 minutes to complete your set, but you also need to finish an entire sheet cake before the lights go out? Maybe everyone on the team is blindfolded? Maybe your set is interrupted by a rodeo clown? Anything that would make MTV’s most lovable idiots proud. We’re Not4Kidz, and welcome to whackass!

To Zelda

Thursday

8:00 PM

Penguin Publishing is under new control as the Fitzgeralds, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Pisscaso, and Owen Wilson try balancing their life with their art in Paris, 1925. The new ownership over the publishing company values money over art, and needs their authors to produce a return on investment, or else they are gone. Join us for this staged reading to see how the writer's that shaped literature in the 20th century got their footing through sex, drugs, alcohol, and art.

Revolving Door

Thursday

9:30 PM

New forms. New Players. Big Laughs. Every week is a new and different show. So what you see, no one else will see.

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IMPROV CLASSES AT
THE ANNOYANCE

Mick Napier - Artistic Director of Annoyance Theatre
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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.

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FOOD.
DRINK
FUN.

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.

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Our Small (40 seat) and Mainstage (100 seat) theaters are also available for rental for corporate/special events and parties. 

Visit Us!

With shows 7 days a week, The Annoyance has something for everyone.  
 
Come catch a show, hang out at the bar, take a class and meet some of the funniest people in comedy.  

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.

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