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Improv Class Instructors for Session 2 and More
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! Registration for our second session is open! This session is jam packed with new offerings to further your comedy training.


Musical Improv Level 1 and 2 open for Registration!
Musical Improv is the most fun improv to do. Yes? Yes. Let us show you: Musical Improv 1: In this introductory level, students of all


Satire Writing with Nate Odenkirk!
The Onion, The New Yorker, and You! Satire Writing with Nate Odenkirk (4 week course, $100) Want to write for The New Yorker? Think you


Physical Storytelling with Broken Box Mime Theater at iO
Physical Storytelling with Broken Box Mime Theater Saturday, February 11 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Full of play and physical exploration, this two-hour workshop will


Susan Messing to teach Story Theater at iO!
Susan Messing is bringing Story Theater back to iO! Story Theatre workshop: Isn’t it fun to work together as a group? (don’t answer that.) Balancing


Can’t commit? Take a Weekly Drop In!
Did you know we have classes that you can attend as much or as little as you want? AND They’re cheap! Take our $20 weekly


Photographs of the New Space
We’re so excited to share some new photographs of our remodeled spaces. The iO Theater reopened on November 3rd, 2022, and with that reopening came


A Brief History of Improv
By Rachael Mason We can assume there was comedy when the first person fell down. We can assume there was improv when the first


Get to Know iO’s Co-Artistic Directors
The reason why Improv Comedy has endured during the Pandemic is due to the performers persistently keeping the flame of the artform burning. Performing two



iO Training Center 2023 Session 1 Instructors
Reserve your Spot in Class Today! LEVEL 1 Kayla Pulley Session starts January 3 | Tuesdays from 7-10 p.m. Kayla Pulley


An open letter to Mick and Jennifer from the iOtc
Dear Mick and Jen, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You saved Chicago Improv. Thank you for reaching out to the new owners of iO


iO Theater’s Award-winning Comedic Instructors and Faculty
Reimagined for the next generation of comedians, the new iO Theater has re-opened and launched its upcoming online and in-person classes with award-winning faculty and