I’ve finally wrapped up my four-part personal history of The Practical Theatre Co. To read the final chapter of the Practical Theatre story click here — or click on the graphic above. You can also find a link to all four chapters under “Landmarks” on the right hand side of the home page.
It only took me two decades to finish this project — so please enjoy!
Tagged as "Art, Bernie Sahlins, Bob Odenkirk, Briar Street Theatre, Chicago Reader, Clubland, Comediants, comedy, Econo-Art Theatre, Evanston, improvisation, improvisational comedy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kyle Hefner, Megan Mullally, Northwestern, Paul Barrosse, Practical Theatre, Prop Thtr, Richard Christiansen, Rick Kogan, Rockme, Ron Crawford, Ruth & Trudy", Saturday Night Live, Second City, Sheldon Patinkin, Steve Rashid, Stormfield Theatre, Vic Theatre, Victoria Zielinski
THRILLS & GLORY: THE BRIEF, BLESSED HISTORY OF THE PRACTICAL THEATRE CO.
To read the latest chapter in my personal history of The Practical Theatre Company, click here.
After you’ve read our ancient history, you can check out video clips of far more recent PTC-style comedy if you click here.
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