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Jake Schneider


Jake Schneider is thrilled to be part of The Improvised Shakespeare Company.  He can be seen at iO Chicago, The Second City, Annoyance, Playground and ComedySportz.  At iO Chicago, Jake performs with The Reckoning, The Del Tones, and The Armando Diaz Experience.  Jake has traveled the globe with The Second City Theatricals aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines and performs as a saxophone playing statue in Bucket of Blood at the Annoyance. He is a ComedySportz ensemble member and a proud member of the Improv Rebellion.  A graduate of Webster University's Conservatory of Theater Arts, he has performed with the St. Louis Rep and at Champaign-Urbana's Summerfest.  Many thanks to The Improvised Shakespeare Company, Charna, and his family and friends for all the fun and support.



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NEW ISC Workshop for Improvisers

The ISC will begin a new four-week workshop for improvisers beginning Saturday, August 28.  The class will be held at the world famous iO Theater in Chicago and will be taught by ISC founder and director, Blaine Swen....

ISC Founder, Blaine Swen, Named Best Improviser in Chicago

Congrats to our founder and director (and performer too), Blaine Swen, for being named The Best Improviser in Chicago by the Chicago Reader!!!&n...
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"staggeringly brilliant"

TimeOut Chicago

"Smart, sophisticated, downright hilarious"

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