Claymore Productions Presents EXQUISITE CORPSE At Stage 773

Claymore Productions is set to present Exquisite Corpse, a monthly event at Stage 773 the second Saturday of each month November 2011 - May 2012 (note: no event the month of January). Exquisite Corpse is a unique sketch comedy event that occurs at Stage 773's Cabaret Theater and features six live episodes over the next seven months (Saturdays, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Feb. 11, March 10, April 14 and May 12) at 10:30 p.m. at Stage 773,1225 W. Belmont. Ticket prices for Exquisite Corpse are $10 and may be purchased at www.Stage773.com, by phone at 773.327.5252 or in person at the Stage 773 box office. Drinks are available at the Stage 773 bar. For more information about the show, please visit http://claymoreproductions.com/exquisite

Exquisite Corpse is an entertainment event. It is the only place in Chicago to get a monthly mix of short films, comedians, music and the best new talent on the sketch comedy scene. Every second Saturday of the month, an Exquisite Corpse episode is debuted; written, directed and performed by some of Chicago's most talented young comedians. Each unique episode has its own head writer and director creating an all-new entertainment experience for the audience. It is filmed live and then edited in the style of a television/web series and available for viewing one week later at claymoreproductions.com. The episodes begin with an opening act from Chicago's improv, stand-up or short film communities then an all-new, original sketch comedy show concluding with a party, music provided by a band from Chicago's diverse music scene. Drinks can be purchased at the Stage 773 bar and brought into the theater space.

The Exquisite Corpse season begins with Episode 1 of Season 2, Saturday, Nov. 12, featuring Head Writer Brian Hurwitz and Director Eric Eyerman. The director of photography is Michael Fernandez. The episode follows a winding road of mythologies, super heroes, sacred quests, angels, perversions, tragic events and innocence lost. The cast includes Peyton Brown, James Chase, Eric Eyerman, Shawn Flickinger, Brian Hurwitz, Drennen Quinn, Jeff Rukes, Josh Segovia and Tyler Smith. The night will open with the comedy stylings of this year's Impress These Apes winner, Jo Scott, and closing out the night is the band In Threes.

Details for the following Exquisite Corpse episodes are as follows:
Episode 2
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10:30 p.m.
Head Written by Peyton Brown
Directed by Josh Segovia

Episode 3
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at 10:30 p.m.
Head Written by Tyler Smith
Directed by Junella Gabriel

Episode 4
Saturday, Mar. 10, 2012 at 10:30 p.m.
Head Written by Eric Eyerman
Directed by Tyler Smith

Episode 5
Saturday, Apr. 14, 2012 at 10:30 p.m.
Head Written by Josh Segovia
Directed by Brian Hurwitz

Episode 6
Saturday, May 12, at 10:30 p.m.
Head Written by Drennen Quinn
Directed by Peyton Brown

This is Exquisite Corpse's second season of presenting. Exquisite Corpse consists of eleven writers from the Chicago area, who train and perform at iO, Second City, Annoyance and Comedy Sportz. In the short time it's been around, Exquisite Corpse has been accepted into the 2011 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival and won The Christopher Wetzel Independent Short Comedy Film Award this summer for their short film The Tool T-Shirt, which was judged by Nora Dunn and screened at the TBS Just for Laughs Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Exquisite Corpse is produced by Claymore Productions, which was founded in 2007 by Peyton Brown, Brian Hurwitz, Josh Segovia and Tyler Smith. They also produce the Chicago Reader Recommended The Free Improv Show (Admission $5) at The Playground, which has been running for more than three years. You can keep up with them at www.claymoreproductions.com.

Exquisite Corpse occurs at Stage 773's Cabaret Theater and features six live episodes over the next seven months (Saturdays, Nov. 12, Dec. 10, Feb. 11, March 10, April 14 and May 12) at 10:30 p.m. at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. Ticket prices for Exquisite Corpse are $10 and may be purchased at www.Stage773.com, by phone at 773.327.5252 or in person at the Stage 773 box office. Drinks are available at the Stage 773 bar. For more information about the show, please visit http://claymoreproductions.com/exquisite

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