Narrative Sketch Show LIGHTS Makes New York Debut At The Brooklyn Comedy Collective

LIGHTS, a two-person "narrative sketch" show, makes its New York City debut in a one-night-only performance at The Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC) on January 30. The performance follows the show's sold-out summer run at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago.

Written, directed and performed by Chicago comedy duo Anna Weatherwax and Traer Schon, LIGHTS, follows two self-important performers who take to the stage to examine the importance of live comedic theater. Under the guise of a punchline-heavy, all-blackout sketch show, these pretentious actors give an unsolicited lesson in "sketch theatre," flailing to move an audience - and their careers - forward. As the show unwinds, they answer questions about comedy's power and potential while unintentionally posing others about enablement, entitlement and whose voices get amplified.

"LIGHTS is a satire of improv comedy in general, and the sense of self-importance some improv artists get trapped in. And, damn it is funny!" wrote Chicago theatre reviewer Rikki Lee Travolta, who named the show a 2023 "Heartstring Award" winner for Most Meaningful Sketch Comedy. LIGHTS is also nominated for 2023 "Best Comedy Show" in the Chicago Reader's annual Best of Chicago poll.