The Annoyance Theatre, or Annoyance Productions as it is sometimes called, is a theater and associated ensemble based in Chicago that deals mainly in absurd and outrageous humor. Many people that have performed with the ensemble have gone on to become successful stage and screen actors.^[1] Popular productions included Coed Prison Sluts and That Darned Antichrist. For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

History

The Annoyance Theatre was founded by Mick Napier, as Metraform in 1987 and changed its name to the Annoyance after moving into a new building in 1989. The Annoyance moved again in 1994 to a theater on the 3700 block of North Clark Street where it would remain for six years. In 2000 the Annoyance was forced to move out so the building could be demolished to make room for a temporary parking lot for nearby Wrigley Field, and later a mixed commercial/residential building containing a Blockbuster Video. At the time of its closing in 2000, Coed Prison Sluts, a musical comedy with a frequently rotating cast, was the longest-running musical comedy in Chicago, having played for 11 years. The Annoyance took up residence in a new building in 2002, and signed a lease for a permanent home in 2004. Mick Napier is an actor, director, teacher and author living in Chicago. ... Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. ... Blockbuster video store This article is about the chain of video stores. ...

In 1992 the Annoyance opened a show called The Real Live Brady Bunch, in which a troupe of performers, with an eye toward irony, acted out entire episodes of the 1960s and '70s family sitcom The Brady Bunch. The show was hugely successful, riding the wave of 1970s nostalgia that came in part to define the 1990s and continues to this day. What Every Girl Should Know... An Ode to Judy Blume was another popular show and even gained the respect and approval of author Judy Blume. Throughout the late 1990s iconic film director John Waters and comedian Charlie Callas made appearances at the Annoyance. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Bold text The Brady Bunch is an American television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... One may feel nostalgic for the familiar routine of school, conveniently forgetting the painful experiences such as bullying. ... Judy Blume (born February 12, 1938) is a popular American author. ... John Waters (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, personality, visual artist and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films. ... Charlie Callas (born December 20, 1924) is a comedian and actor most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin. ...

The Annoyance opened a new theatre and bar in July 2006 in the Uptown area of Chicago (4830 N Broadway) and the company continues to produce original material created by their own ensemble. The new location opened with a production of President Bush is a Great Man directed by Mick Napier. In October 2006, the theatre revived their very first show, Splatter Theatre, first performed in 1987.^[2] Skyline of Uptown, looking northeast Uptown is a diverse neighborhood located north of Chicagos downtown. ... Mick Napier is an actor, director, teacher and author living in Chicago. ...

Successful alumni

• Ike Barinholtz, current castmember of the FOX sketch show MADtv
• Joe Bill, Bassprov actor
• Tom Booker, Primetime Glick actor
• Stephen Colbert, television host
• Martin de Maat, teacher
• Paul Dinello, Strangers with Candy actor/director
• Jennifer Estlin Law & Order actor
• Jon Favreau, Swingers writer and actor
• Kate Flannery, The Office (US TV series) actor
• Jeff Garlin, Curb Your Enthusiasm actor/producer
• Eric Hoffman, Mr. Show actor/writer
• Melanie Hutsell, Saturday Night Live castmember
• Jodi Lennon, Artie Lange's Beer League actor
• Madeline Long, Danny Roane: First Time Director actor
• Jane Lynch, A Mighty Wind actor
• Susan Messing, Late Friday comedian
• Mick Napier, Exit 57 director
• David Razowski, director
• Andy Richter, Late Night with Conan O'Brien cohost/actor
• Amy Sedaris, Strangers with Candy actor
• Faith Soloway, musician
• Jill Soloway, Six Feet Under writer/producer
• Mark Sutton, Bassprov actor
• Becky Thyre, Weeds, actor
• Matt Walsh, Upright Citizen's Brigade actor

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References

1. ^ Annoyanceproductions.com
2. ^ Annoyanceproductions.com

External links

• Annoyance Theatre official site
• 2006 TimeOut: Chicago article on return of the Annoyance Theater