The Second City's One Nation Under Blog
from:The Moore Theatre category:Arts and Entertainment posted:September 4th, 2008
Seattle - Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents The Second City's "One Nation
Under Blog".
It all started in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago's north side in
1959. No one could know that by the next century, The Second City would have
established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. With theatres
in Chicago, Toronto, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Denver; training centers in each of
those cities as well as New York and Los Angeles; a corporate division that
offers creative services to the business world; a TV and film division; and
touring troupes that bring its unique brand of improv-based sketch comedy all
over the world, The Second City has become, in the words of the New York Times,
"A Comedy Empire."
The touring troupes at The Second City have been the springboard for
generations of the comedy world's best and brightest. Its alumni list includes:
Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi,
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Martin Short, George Wendt,
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Chris Farley, Ryan Stiles, Mike Myers, Rachel Dratch, Tina
Fey, and more. In addition to stellar talent, Second City's other chief export
is comedy that is both hilarious and thought provoking; smart and silly;
sophisticated and wild. The concept is simple: six actors augmented by a musical
accompanist and a sound and lighting director perform a two-act revue featuring
sketch comedy, songs, and improvisation. Drawing from the vast archives of
material that Second City has created over 40 plus years, The Second City
touring companies are also creating on-the-spot, topical comedy that changes
with every performance.
The diversity of Second City performances are matched by the diversity of
its venues, as the company has taken its act on the road to theatres, festivals,
colleges, and performing arts centers in every state of the union and to
international audiences from Singapore to Vienna.
Date and Time: Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 7:30PM
Location: The Moore Theatre,1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets: $25.00 - $35.00 not including applicable fees. Tickets are
available Saturday, September 6 at 10:00am at all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge
by phone at (206) 628.0888, online at
www.themoore.com or service charge free at The Moore Theatre box office.
