Santa’s Great American Depression Holiday Show! America.
By: Steve Leary
The holidays are coming, and with that, The Gift Theatre Company launches GiftLateNight, alternative programming dedicated to revue, sketch comedy, improvisation, and music at The Gift!
Our inaugural production will be
“Santa’s Great American Depression Holiday Show! America.”
directed by artistic director Michael Patrick Thornton.
A collection of sketch comedy and improvisation from Second City and iO actors, “Santa’s Great American Depression Holiday Show! America.” is a hilarious hour where the holidays bring out the worst (and best) in a wide array of characters, where Batman comes to terms with economics, a bomb is loose in an American city, Santa gets no rest, and Thomas Jefferson rediscovers what it means to be an American. For mature audiences only.
WHAT: “Santa’s Great American Depression Holiday Show! America.” Sketch comedy and improv at The Gift.
WHEN: Previews October 30, 2008 – November 15th @ 10:30pm
Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Opens November 20th: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays @ 8pm until December 13th.
WHERE: The Gift Theatre
4802 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60630
TICKETS: $5 previews, $10 regular run.
(773) 283-7071 or BUY ONLINE @ www.thegifttheatre.org
Cast & Crew: Dan Aho, Alysson Brown, Ed Flynn, Kirby O’Connell, Carly Olsen, John Pantlind, and Kyle Zornes.
Lighting design is by Scott Pillsbury,
Sound Design by Jeff Award Nominee Miles Polaski.
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