3rd Annual Victor Wong Fellowship (non-Annoyance audition)
Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City is excited to announce auditions for the 3rd Annual Victor Wong Fellowship, a program focused on developing the next generation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedic talent.
Named for The Second City’s first Asian American performer and funded by Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities, the Victor Wong fellowship will support the training and development of a cohort of actors and music directors.
In addition to a 12-week, tuition-free master program in improvisational comedy taught by The Second City’s top professional instructors and directors, the fellows will also have access to the theater’s executive creative team and alumni, including AAPI mentors. Following the training, the fellows will present a mix of their original comedy, improvisational games, and classic scenes from The Second City archives in a showcase event on The Second City’s e.t.c. stage in May of 2025.
In the lead-up to auditions, The Second City Training Center will be hosting informational sessions, an improv jam for AAPI performers and a practical clinic to work on the solo piece component of the audition process for interested actors.
Key dates:
November 12 – Victor Wong Fellowship Virtual Q&A (12pm – 1pm CST): REGISTER
November 12-22 – Audition submissions open for Fellowship Actors & MDs
December 10-12 – Victor Wong Fellowship Auditions
Selected participants will be notified in late December.
The cohort of actors will meet twice a week (on Tuesday & Thursday evenings) starting on February 4, 2025 culminating in a run of public performances on May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2025.
This is such an exciting initiative. The Victor Wong Fellowship continues to open doors for emerging performers, and it’s great to see Fnaf 1 The Annoyance investing in voices that haven’t always had space in traditional comedy training.