Here’s what legendary Chicago Tribune writer Rick Kogan (a man of excellent taste and refinement) has to say about the PTC’s residency @ Studio5…
“Practical Radio Theatre on The Air” Onstage at Studio5 April 8 & 9!
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PTC Preston Sturges Film Night Just 5 Days Away!
PRESTON STURGES‘ MIRACLE OF MORGAN’S CREEK IS A 1940’s COMIC MASTERPIECE!
We will celebrate it — in all its demented genius — this Saturday night at Studio 5
Featuring films experts Dana Olsen & Paul Barrosse
Plus, fake expert Victoria Zielinski with irreverent commentary.
But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what others have said…
- “Miraculously mad masterpiece!” TV GUIDE
- “One of the great outrageously irreverent American movie comedies” CHICAGO TRIBUNE
- “The nearest thing to pandemonium ever seen on film — and all of it sublime” WASHINGTON POST
- “One of the most demented studio comedies of the 1940’s” INDIE WIRE
- “Situations spark, dialogue crackles and his camera works like a Peeping Tom” THE NEW YORK TIMES
- “A lasting delight” TIMEOUT
- “This is one of Preston Sturges’ surreal-slapstick-satire-conniption-fit comedies, and part of our great crude heritage” THE NEW YORKER
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Preston Sturges Night @ Studio5: “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek”
Preston Sturges Film Night is 10 Days Away!
Don’t disappoint Trudy Kockenloeker! Get your tix today at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/practicaltheatre
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Practical Theatre Residency at Studio5!
THE PRACTICAL THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS RESIDENCY AT STUDIO5 IN EVANSTON, FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2023.
THE PTC TO PRESENT A SLATE OF FILMS, READINGS, MUSIC — AND THEIR TRADEMARK IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY REVUES.
Nearly four decades after leaving our beloved storefront theatre on Howard Street (The John Lennon Auditorium) in 1985, The Practical Theatre Company is re-establishing an ongoing presence in Evanston with a residency at Studio5 — where we recently sold out the limited run of our comedy hit, Vic & Paul & Dana’s Post Pandemic Revue.
The PTC@Studio5 residency will feature a variety of shows, hosted and performed by PTC members and guest artists drawn from Chicago’s theatre and music communities — and beyond.
There’s no better place to enjoy a show with your friends than the Studio5 Cabaret, which has comfortable seating, state of the art sound and lights, and acres of free parking!
Operated by Bea and Steve Rashid, Studio5 is located at 1934 Dempster Street in Evanston. (On the southwest corner of Dempster & Dodge, adjacent to Dance Center Evanston.)For tickets go to: https://www.studio5.dance/calendar
Our first offering…
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ABC7 in Chicago Has Fun with The Practical Theatre Co.
The great Chicago TV newsman Hosea Sanders honored “Vic & Paul & Dana’s Post-Pandemic Revue” with this segment, which aired on December 28, 2022. See you all at Studio5!
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Just 21 Days Until Opening Night
There’s no better gift than laughter. So, this holiday season treat all your loved ones to comfy seats at Studio5 in Evanston for “Vic & Paul & Dana’s Post-Pandemic Revue”. Tickets are available at: http://www.studio5.dance/calendar
Ho! Ho! Ho! And then some!
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Morty & Mitzi Go Into the Mist!
This Friday, March 26th, my wife Victoria and I will join the cast of “Into The Mist” as the husband and wife vaudeville duo, Morty & Mitzi. For the past few months, we’ve been playing the roles of Dorothy Parker and Ernest Hemingway — but that was a pre-recorded performance. Morty & Mitzi will be serving up the jokes LIVE.
Drop by our dressing room this Friday if you’re in need of a few good laughs.
Tickets Now on Sale for “Vic & Paul & Dana’s Post Pandemic Revue.”
Here’s where you can reserve your seats for any of our 7 shows at Studio5 in Evanston: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/studio5performingartscenter/790733/
Shows are December 29, 30 & 31 — and January 4, 5, 6 & 7.
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Paul's Voyage of Discovery & Etc. 