NEW ISC Workshop for Improvisers

8-3-10

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.

Time: Saturdays, noon-3pm
Cost: $125 


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ISC Founder, Blaine Swen, Named Best Improviser in Chicago

6-27-10

Congrats to our founder and director (and performer too), Blaine Swen, for being named The Best Improviser in Chicago by the Chicago Reader!!!    Now, we'll never hear the end of it.

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CIF to Honor the ISC as Ensemble of the Year!

3-10-2010

Chicago Improv Festival Productions has announced that it will honor The Improvised Shakespeare Company as the CIF 2010 Ensemble of the Year. The CIF Awards Night will be on Wednesday, April 21 at The Second City ETC, from 6:30...

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The ISC Nominated for an ECNY Award!

2-9-2010

We are pleased to announce that the ISC is a nominee for the ECNY Award for "Best Improv Group". Each year the ECNY Awards honor the best in New York City comedy. This year the ISC has been nominated for its several runs in NYC throughout 2009. The winner of each ECNY Award is dete...

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The ISC to Perform at the 38th Annual Conference of the Shakespeare Association of America

1-22-2010

The ISC is pleased to announce that it will be performing at the 38th Annual Conference of The Shakespeare Association of America in Chicago, IL.

The Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) is a non-profit, academic organization devoted to the study of William Shakespeare and his plays an...

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