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AP3: Scene Work Price $295 Duration 8 Weeks (1 day/week, 2.5 hrs) Enroll NOTE: Registration is Non-Refundable Please be sure to r ead through our policies prior to registering. BACK About the Course: AP3: Scene Work is about taking that next step in scenes. While AP2 focused on the beginning moments of a scene, in AP3 students are challenged to play with more complexity and style, juggling it all within a scene while always maintaining their strong point of view. Aspects of this class include: Acknowledging the realities of your scene partner Scenic development: Finding the Highways and Bi-ways of a scene to extend its length Managing context without getting in your head (the who/what/where/when/why/etc.) Creating specific, surprising choices Playing with Opposites and Curve Balls Creating and playing with multiple patterns or games in a scene In-depth three person and group scene work Protecting and Playing the Freak Learning how to repair a scene that isn’t working Managing forms and style DaDa scenes (playing fiercely without needing to “make sense”) Justification: how to use it not out of fear but as a tool. Personal challenge and goals based on individual feedback Prerequisite: Students must have completed AP2 to take this course. This class will culminate in an optional student showcase at The Annoyance on the final Sunday of the term. Classes meet once a week on the same day each week, M-Thu 6:30-9pm and Sun 1-3:30pm Note: Registration is Non-Refundable. Please be sure to read through our policies prior to registering. Instructors: Andrew Baldwin Cassidy Russell Josie Benedetti Nathalie Galde Neftali Morales Product Listing Internships Available! Did you know that Annoyance offers internships in exchange for free classes? FIND OUT MORE Got an idea for a show? Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting pitches for new shows. Show Application Info

AP5 : Putting it All on Stage Price $295 Duration 8 Weeks (1 day/week, 2.5 hrs) Enroll NOTE: Registration is Non-Refundable Please be sure to r ead through our policies prior to registering. BACK About the Course: The focus in AP5 is the creation of an original Trigger Happy inspired improv show by the ensemble. Exercises are tailored to help the improviser discover and strengthen their individual comedic improv voice and also on the “hows” of bringing this voice into an ensemble. The class also will delve into the improv rehearsal process and work with the concepts of ensemble building, collaboration, show pacing, and good rehearsal habits. Prerequisite: Students must have completed AP4 to enroll in this class. Each AP5 class will feature a four-week run of shows alongside the last four regular classes of the term. AP5 shows are typically on Sunday evenings. Classes meet once a week on the same day each week, M-Thu 6:30-9pm and Sun 1-3:30pm Note: Registration is Non-Refundable. Please be sure to read through our policies prior to registering. Instructors: Andrew Baldwin Bob Fisher Jonald Jude Reyes Josie Benedetti Lauren Rivas Product Listing Internships Available! Did you know that Annoyance offers internships in exchange for free classes? FIND OUT MORE Got an idea for a show? Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting pitches for new shows. Show Application Info

Musical Improv II Price $305 Duration 8 Weeks Enroll NOTE: Registration is Non-Refundable Please be sure to r ead through our policies prior to registering. BACK About the Course: Musical Improv II is an introduction to improvising a cohesive half-hour musical improv show. You'll learn how to play a protagonist, antagonist and every character in between. Learn several different forms (narrative and non-narrative), myriad song types and throw yourself into the perpetual challenge of 'ending the show as a group'. This class continues to explore the use of Annoyance Improv philosophy through the lens of musical improv. This class will culminate in a one-night-only Musical Improv class show. Prerequisite: Student must have completed Music Improv II. This class will culminate in an optional student showcase at The Annoyance on the final Sunday fo the term. Classes meet once a week on the same day each week, M-Thu 6:30-9pm and Sun 1-3:30pm Note: Registration is Non-Refundable. Please be sure to read through our policies prior to registering. Instructors: Jen Connor Product Listing Internships Available! Did you know that Annoyance offers internships in exchange for free classes? FIND OUT MORE Got an idea for a show? Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting pitches for new shows. Show Application Info

AP6: Part 2-Scripted Narrative Price $320 Duration 10 Weeks (1 day/week, 3hrs) Enroll NOTE: Registration is Non-Refundable Please be sure to r ead through our policies prior to registering. BACK About the Course: AP6 is a two-part class, using improv to create written material. In Part 2 (AP6/2), students will take the skills they learned in Part 1, (how to turn their improv into written sketches), and further develop their work with the creation of a narrative play. As in AP6 part 1, students will be assigned roles and be responsible for costumes, props, etc. Additional work outside of class will be required. For over 30 years the Annoyance has specialized in using improv comedy to create full length plays and musicals. From Annoyance classics like Splatter Theater and Coed Prison Sluts , to more modern shows like Steamworks: The Musical and It's Christmas, Goddamnit! The Annoyance has enjoyed pushing the envelope of what plays and musicals can be. With this class, students will continue their journey of turning their improv into written works, now adding the complexity of a narrative play through it all. Using Annoyance style improvisation to build a narrative show Theatre Roles Technical aspects of the theatre Students must have completed AP6 Part 1 to take this class. This class will culminate in a 30 - 45 minute scripted narrative show written and performed by the class Classes meet once a week on the same day each week, M-Thu 6:30-9:30pm and Sun 1-4pm THIS CLASS IS NOT OFFERED DURING TERM 5 2023 (OCTOBER - DECEMBER) Note: Registration is Non-Refundable. Please be sure to read through our policies prior to registering. Instructors: Jillian Mueller Internships Available! Did you know that Annoyance offers internships in exchange for free classes? FIND OUT MORE Got an idea for a show? Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting pitches for new shows. Show Application Info

Meet the Team: BACK Mick Napier Artistic Director, Founder Email Joe McDaniel Managing Producer / Marketing Director Email Lauren Rivas Class Administrator Email Liam Reed Manager Email Jennifer Estlin Executive Producer Email Sam MacNerland Technical Director Email Duke Harbison Associate Director Email Anna Vu Production Liaison Email Jayson Brooks Managing Director Email Lauren Rivas Class Administrator Email Pete Periera Bar Manager Email TOP

AP5 : Putting it All on Stage Price $295 Duration 8 Weeks (1 day/week, 2.5 hrs) Enroll NOTE: Registration is Non-Refundable Please be sure to r ead through our policies prior to registering. BACK About the Course: The focus in AP5 is the creation of an original Trigger Happy inspired improv show by the ensemble. Exercises are tailored to help the improviser discover and strengthen their individual comedic improv voice and also on the “hows” of bringing this voice into an ensemble. The class also will delve into the improv rehearsal process and work with the concepts of ensemble building, collaboration, show pacing, and good rehearsal habits. Prerequisite: Students must have completed AP4 to enroll in this class. Each AP5 class will feature a four-week run of shows alongside the last four regular classes of the term. AP5 shows are typically on Sunday evenings. Classes meet once a week on the same day each week, M-Thu 6:30-9pm and Sun 1-3:30pm Note: Registration is Non-Refundable. Please be sure to read through our policies prior to registering. Instructors: Andrew Baldwin Bob Fisher Jonald Jude Reyes Josie Benedetti Lauren Rivas Internships Available! Did you know that Annoyance offers internships in exchange for free classes? FIND OUT MORE Got an idea for a show? Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting pitches for new shows. Show Application Info

The Annoyance Alumni The Annoyance celebrates the thousands of talented artists we've had the privilege of working with over the past 35 years. Without their work and dedication, we wouldn't be here. Thank you to our huge, wonderful community. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Aaron Wegner Abby O'Sullivan Abigail Pinon Adam De La Fuentes Adam Mengesha Addison Brown Aidy Bryant Alba Woolard Alex Fox Alex McNunn Alex Waldhour Alexi Bolden Ali Reed Alicia Esquivel Alison Gates Allie Ayalon Allie Rubin Allison Reese Alonso Ramirez AJ Miller Aasia LaShay Bullock Abby Seeber Abram Rabinowitz Adam J. Rebora Adam Peacock Adisa Williams Aisha Leverett Alec Plant Alex Garday Alex Moffat Alex Wiseman Alexis Alvarado Ali deRosas Alise Blunk Alison Gates Allie Gospel Allison Black Allison Ringhand Alosha Robinson Aaron Koehler Abbey Vatterot Abby Seeber Adam Archer Adam Kurschat Adam Rozak Adrianna Tattia Al Jamm Alex Andrews Alex Hanpeter Alex Montero Alex Young Alexis Attinoto Alice Stanley Jr. Alise Morales Allegra Denes Allie Kirk Allison Flayton Allison Ristaino Alyse McGuigan Aaron McDavis Abby Abraham Abby Vatterott Adam Breseman Adam LeBlanc Adam Rubin Adrienne Peters Alan Giles Alex Collyard Alex Honnet Alex Raynor Alexa Palmero Alexis Bevels Alice Walker Lampani Alison Banowsky Allen Lucas Allie Ring Allison Kochanski Allison Sokolowski Alyssa Rivera Aaron Taylor Abby Duke Abi Leveille Adam Cole Adam Levin Adam Schreck Aidan O'Connor Alana Johnston Alex DiGiacinto Alex Madda Alex Ross Alexander Habiby Ali Drapos Alicia Barnatchez Alison Doyle Alli Stark Allie Romano Allison Martone Ally Whitelaw Alyssa Rivera Load More TOP

Pitch a Show: Whether your thing is improv, sketch, an original play, musical, or something else, The Annoyance is always accepting show pitches for live in-person shows, as well as for our Twitch and YouTube channels. In order to submit a show to The Annoyance, please send a PDF of your pitch to production@theannoyance.com or use the submission link below. Things to include: 1. Is this a live in-person show or a pitch for our Twitch or YouTube Channels? 2. What kind of show is it? Improv/Sketch/Play/Musical/Variety or something else? 3. A concise two to three sentence description of your show. 4. A detailed breakdown of how a typical show would play out. 5. A marketing plan explaining how you intend to get butts in seats. 6. A few images that give us a feel of the vibe of the show. 7. A list of team members involved in the show. 8. Do you plan to hold auditions? 9. Do you intend for this to be an Annoyance Production or a rental? 10. Past productions you've been involved with. 11. Social media handles or video clips of past performances. 12. What makes your show different from others of its kind? 13. Any other information you think would be relevant. If you need a little guidance on what a great pitch looks like, you can find an example here. SUBMIT COMPLETED PITCH HERE 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. CHECK OUT OUR CLASSES THE ANNOYANCE BAR. MENU FOOD. DRINK. FUN. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. The Annoyance is a safe space for our Transgender friends and allies. If you see or experience harassment or discrimination, please report it to a member of our staff.

DIE . Laughing at the Annoyance. What's Playing Featured Shows: Film Screening: "Someone Dies!" Saturday 5/4 3:00 PM Mainstage Showcase Houston film collective, Monster Closet, will host an educational screening of their latest project: Someone Dies! More Info Buy Tickets Unsinkable Tarts Saturday 5/4 6:00 PM Small Theater Sketch Boots and Poots presents a sketch revue about accepting one's mortality in this collapsing world... and also friendship, it's about that, too. More Info Buy Tickets Dwizzle D Trilogy Saturday 5/4, 5/25, 6/22 10:30 PM Mainstage Musical Follow sensation Dwizzle D through an adventure of frenetic visuals and eccentric lyrics as history is revealed and the future is unveiled. More Info Buy Tickets Chicago's Only Funny Comedy. 7 Nights a Week. Check out all of our shows View All Shows 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. CHECK OUT OUR CLASSES THE ANNOYANCE BAR. MENU FOOD. DRINK. FUN. AnnoyanceMainstage The Annoyance Bar lounge area The Annoyance Bar lounge area at night. AnnoyanceBarFullView AnnoyanceMainstage 1/12 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. RENTAL INFORMATION 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. PLAN YOUR VISIT To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. 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. LEARN MORE

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RENT A SPACE! Located steps from the Belmont Red/Brown/Purple Line stop, our beautiful, accessible space is available to rent for your next private, social, or corporate event! Bar & Theaters Studios Bar & Theaters: The Bar The Mainstage Theater The Small Theater Rental Inquiry Form The Annoyance Bar With it's high ceilings, warm industrial style, and, of course, the bar, this is the perfect place for your next social gathering. Capacity: 100 people 70 people seated, auditorium style Amenities: Plenty of seating (bar stools, chairs, sofas) ​ Small kitchen that can provide a limited menu or be used for your caterer as a holding kitchen. bar_facingeast barfaceKitch bar_web bar_facingeast 1/7 *THEATER SPACES MAY ONLY BE BOOKED BY THEATER ADMINS. FILL OUT INQUIRY FORM IF INTERESTED IN RENTING A THEATER SPACE. Bar & Theaters Studio Spaces Studio Spaces: Our 5 Studio Spaces are available for rent by the hour, and perfect for your rehearsals, small meetings, break-ups… whatever you need that involves around 16 people. ​ PLEASE NOTE - WE DO NOT ALLOW MUSICAL REHEARSALS M-TH BETWEEN 6:30-9PM AND SUNDAY BETWEEN 1-3:30PM W HILE OUR CLASSES ARE IN SESSION. *Studio space cancellations must be made 48 hours prior to reservation for a refund - all refunds will deduct $5 per cancellation for credit card fees. Book a Studio New Studio Booking System - Instructions Click on Book a Studio button at left At top left, choose your booking date Choose the time you want; click Reserve Choose the length of time of your rental If you have a preference for which Studio you want, click Bay Preference. Bay 1=Studio A, etc. Click Rate and select "Public" to log in Enter your phone number; fill in code you receive Go back and select Public Rate again If you need a keyboard, select Add-ons Enter your payment card information Click "Reserve"

About Us: CHICAGO'S ONLY FUNNY COMEDY. FOR OVER 35 YEARS. For over 35 years, The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago’s finest comedy. Home of Chicago's longest-running musical Co-ed Prison Sluts , as well as classics such as Steamworks the Musical, Shark Tank the Musical, and The Real Live Brady Bunch, The Annoyance uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy and more in a vibrant, creative atmosphere. ​ The Annoyance has created over 250 shows, comprised of improvisation, sketch, full-length plays, cabaret, and full-length musicals. ​ Hundreds of people have performed in Annoyance shows, and you see many of them today on stage, in films, and on television. OUR HISTORY VISIT US Planning a trip to The Annoyance? Here's all you need to know: LEARN MORE BAR & KITCHEN Hungry? Thirsty? The Annoyance Bar & Kitchen can help. LEARN MORE ENSEMBLE LEARN MORE The Annoyance is proud of the many talented people who have worked with us past and present. OUR PATRONS LEARN MORE The Annoyance would not exist without the participation and generosity of our patrons. OUR TEAM LEARN MORE Meet the members of our artistic, production, and education team. RENT A SPACE LEARN MORE Need somewhere to rehearse a show or host an event? Use our space! EQUITY DIVERSITY & INCLUSION LEARN MORE Learn about our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEARN MORE Bringing the vibrant, creative mission of The Annoyance outside of our theatre walls. TRAINING LEARN MORE We offer a range of classes, workshops, and intensives taught by some of the best minds in comedy.