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iO Theater

January 01, 1970

iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as "ImprovOlympic") is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago, with a former branch in Los Angeles, called iO West and in Raleigh, North Carolina called iO South. The theater taught and hosted performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by Del Close and Charna Halpern.[1] The theater has many notable alumni, including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert.[2]

The theatre closed briefly in 2020,[3] though the building was purchased in 2021 and reopened on November 3, 2022.

Description edit

iO concentrated on "long-form" improvisational structures, in contrast to the "short-form" or "improv game" format of Theatresports, ComedySportz or the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? The iO's signature piece is the "Harold", and the theater featured other forms of improvisation, as well as sketch comedy and stand-up comedy.[citation needed]

The building had four performance spaces:

  • The Del Close Theater - This was the second-largest of iO's theaters, and was located on the ground floor of the building. It hosted some of iO's premiere shows, such as Virgin Daiquiri, The Improvised Shakespeare Company, and The Deltones.
  • The Chris Farley Cabaret - One of two cabaret-style theaters in the building, this hosted many different types of performances, mostly improvised and mostly non-Harold.
  • The Jason Chin Harold Cabaret - Named after a revered teacher at iO (who died on January 8, 2015) this theater predominantly featured performances of the Harold from house teams at the theater which specialized in that form.
  • The Mission Theater - The largest theater at iO, formerly run and managed by T. J. Jagodowski and David Pasquesi (AKA "TJ and Dave") featured some of iO's most iconic and longest-running shows such as The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience and Hootenanny, The Musical Armando, and Whirled News Tonight.

History edit

The ImprovOlympic was created in 1981 putting competing teams of comedic improvisers on stage in front of audiences. This was the brainchild of David Shepherd who originally created the format in 1972 in New York with Howard Jerome. David Shepherd used the Theater Games, created earlier by Viola Spolin, as a way for teams to compete. The first ImprovOlympic classes and shows took place at The Players Workshop in Chicago, where Charna Halpern was an improv student. Charna Halpern became David Shepherd's assistant, and eventually the producer of the competitions. There were also competitions at a network of local bars and clubs.

In 1982, the ImprovOlympic moved from The Players Workshop to its own space at Thomas Goodman's CrossCurrents theatre, 3207 N. Wilton Street.[4] Teams began to form out of every major improv troupe in Chicago. Shows began shifting to a long-form approach by 1983.

In 1995, the ImprovOlympic moved to its location on Clark St. in Chicago.[5]

An additional theater, iO West was opened by Paul Vaillancourt in Los Angeles, California in 1997. It was managed by Colleen Doyle and Zach Huddleston, before closing in 2018.[6]

In 2001, the International Olympic Committee legally threatened the theater over its use of the name "ImprovOlympic" and the name was subsequently changed to "iO." On September 2, 2005, iO held its 25th anniversary show at the Chicago Theatre in downtown Chicago.[7] The wireless microphones went dead shortly into the show, but the improvisers rallied and played using wired mics for the rest of the performance. Celebrity veterans of the iO program who returned to play included Mike Myers, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, and Ike Barinholtz. The opening to the Harold piece performed was conducted by the most veteran iO house team The Reckoning. "Masters of the Harold"[8] and "Stand outs"[9] a DVD of The Reckoning is included in the book Art By Committee[10] a sequel to Truth in Comedy.

In August 2014, after almost 20 years in Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood, Charna Halpern bought a building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and moved the iO Theater to its new home at 1501 N. Kingsbury St.

On June 18, 2020, it was announced that iO would be closing permanently. Controversy ensued regarding whether the closure was due to financial difficulties or allegations of racism that had emerged in the form of an online petition that began circulating only a few days before.[11] Halpern stressed that the reasons were strictly financial, highlighting the property taxes bills of nearly $100,000 that "would have had to come out of her personal savings" as the theater was not making any income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and acknowledging that, if not for the pandemic, she would not be closing.[12] "I'm 68 years old," she said. "It's scary for me. We're in a pandemic right now and there's no end in sight. Even if we were able to open at half capacity it was not going to work."[13]

In July 2021 the theater was bought by Scott Gendell and Larry Weiner of Chicago. The duo intend to resume shows and classes and the theater officially reopened on November 3, 2022.[14][15]

Notable alumni edit

This includes people who have performed or taught at either iO West or iO Chicago:[16]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Obejas, Achy. "Comedy Guru Charna Halpern Carries On". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ "Inside the new iO,where Fey, Poehler got their start". Chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Improvisation". Getting the Joke: 351–364. 2014. doi:10.5040/9781408177686.ch-021.
  4. ^ Zehme, Bill (November 14, 2017). "Charna Halpern". Chicago Magazine. Tribune Publishing.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "The Death of an Improv Theater: Mismanagement and Neglect at iO West". pastemagazine.com. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ^ "New Improv Page: I.O. Rebranding and 25th Anniversary". fuzzyco.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ^ . Charleston City Paper. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2020-12-22. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ "The Reckoning". Chicago Reader. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  10. ^ "Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation|Other Format". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  11. ^ "Petition accuses Chicago's iO Theater of racism - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ^ "Chicago's famed iO Theater is closing". The A.V. Club. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  13. ^ George, Doug. "Chicago's iO Theater is shutting down permanently". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  14. ^ "iO theater sold: Buyers plan to resume improv shows and classes - Chicago Sun-Times". 20 July 2021.
  15. ^ Jacobs, Julia (19 July 2021). "Chicago Comedy Institution iO Theater Will Reopen After Sale - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  16. ^ "Alumni Archives - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Stephen Colbert". Avclub.com. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Chris Farley Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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  20. ^ "Tina Fey - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Kate Flannery". Thelampshades.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Second City vs. Groundlings vs. UCB: Where Do the Most 'SNL' Cast Members Come From?". Splitsider.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Comedian Seth Meyers". Funny-business.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Mike Myers". M.IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Amy Poehler - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  26. ^ "Amy Poehler". IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  27. ^ "Breaking News - How Jason Sudeikis Landed 'SNL'". Saturday-night-live.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  28. ^ "50 facts about comedian Bob Odenkirk". Boomsbeat.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  29. ^ "Miracle workers: Scott Adsit and friends improvise at iO". Chicagoreader.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  30. ^ . Apa-agency.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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  33. ^ Moynihan, Rob. SNL's "Fab Four", TV Guide, March 7, 2011, Pages 44-45
  34. ^ "Kipleigh Brown". IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  35. ^ Lawton, Claire (2 October 2014). "Aidy Bryant's Made It Big on Saturday Night Live, But Phoenix Still Feels Like Home". Phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  36. ^ "Jason Winer & Kay Cannon Pilot Picked Up by CBS - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  37. ^ "Wyatt Cenac". Iowatercooler.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  38. ^ "Andy Dick - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  39. ^ "Kevin Dorff - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  40. ^ "Rachel Dratch To Star In Off-Broadway Show - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  41. ^ "Jon Favreau". Avclub.com. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  42. ^ "Neil Flynn - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  43. ^ "iO Alumni Strengthen TV & Film Projects in 2013 - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  44. ^ "You searched for Peter Gwinn - The iO Water Cooler". Iowatercooler.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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  46. ^ "One on One with Angela Kinsey - HoboTrashcan". Hobotrashcan.vom. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  47. ^ "David Koechner talks improv, exploiting yourself to build great characters, and comedy by way of poly-sci". Ifc.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  48. ^ "John Lutz". Ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  49. ^ "Jack McBrayer". Starpulse.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  50. ^ "Tim Meadows". Tempeimprov.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  51. ^ "Instructors - The iO Theater - iO Chicago". Ioimprov.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  52. ^ Rhoshalle Littlejohn, Janice (17 April 2003). "On top of their game". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via LA Times.
  53. ^ "One-on-One with Actor Joel Murray". Tolucantimes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  54. ^ Martinez, Alexandra (25 February 2016). "Miami's Villain Theater Gets a Chicago Makeover With Mick Napier From Second City". Miaminewtimes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  55. ^ "David Razowsky - Part 1 - 2/15/07" (PDF). Static1.squarespace.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  56. ^ "Making it Up: An interview with David Pasquesi, improv powerhouse, busy actor and show creator - Chicago film, commercials, advertising, video, production, post, tech news from ReelChicago.com". Reelchicago.com. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  57. ^ "T.J. Miller, Danny Pudi top Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival lineup". Axs.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  58. ^ "Talking Del Close and the Early Days of Chicago Improv with SNL's Alex Baze". Splisider.com. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  59. ^ "Alumni Return To Teach at iO - The iO Water Cooler". Lowercooler.com. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  60. ^ . Bigslickkc.org. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  61. ^ "SNL star Cecily Strong returns home amid dream year". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  62. ^ "The Quiet Genius of Stephnie Weir". Crasstalk.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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was purchased in 2021 and reopened on November 3 2022 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription editiO concentrated on long form improvisational structures in contrast to the short form or improv game format of Theatresports ComedySportz or the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway The iO s signature piece is the Harold and the theater featured other forms of improvisation as well as sketch comedy and stand up comedy citation needed The building had four performance spaces The Del Close Theater This was the second largest of iO s theaters and was located on the ground floor of the building It hosted some of iO s premiere shows such as Virgin Daiquiri The Improvised Shakespeare Company and The Deltones The Chris Farley Cabaret One of two cabaret style theaters in the building this hosted many different types of performances mostly improvised and mostly non Harold The Jason Chin Harold Cabaret Named after a revered teacher at iO who died on January 8 2015 this theater predominantly featured performances of the Harold from house teams at the theater which specialized in that form The Mission Theater The largest theater at iO formerly run and managed by T J Jagodowski and David Pasquesi AKA TJ and Dave featured some of iO s most iconic and longest running shows such as The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience and Hootenanny The Musical Armando and Whirled News Tonight History editThe ImprovOlympic was created in 1981 putting competing teams of comedic improvisers on stage in front of audiences This was the brainchild of David Shepherd who originally created the format in 1972 in New York with Howard Jerome David Shepherd used the Theater Games created earlier by Viola Spolin as a way for teams to compete The first ImprovOlympic classes and shows took place at The Players Workshop in Chicago where Charna Halpern was an improv student Charna Halpern became David Shepherd s assistant and eventually the producer of the competitions There were also competitions at a network of local bars and clubs In 1982 the ImprovOlympic moved from The Players Workshop to its own space at Thomas Goodman s CrossCurrents theatre 3207 N Wilton Street 4 Teams began to form out of every major improv troupe in Chicago Shows began shifting to a long form approach by 1983 In 1995 the ImprovOlympic moved to its location on Clark St in Chicago 5 An additional theater iO West was opened by Paul Vaillancourt in Los Angeles California in 1997 It was managed by Colleen Doyle and Zach Huddleston before closing in 2018 6 In 2001 the International Olympic Committee legally threatened the theater over its use of the name ImprovOlympic and the name was subsequently changed to iO On September 2 2005 iO held its 25th anniversary show at the Chicago Theatre in downtown Chicago 7 The wireless microphones went dead shortly into the show but the improvisers rallied and played using wired mics for the rest of the performance Celebrity veterans of the iO program who returned to play included Mike Myers Tim Meadows Amy Poehler and Ike Barinholtz The opening to the Harold piece performed was conducted by the most veteran iO house team The Reckoning Masters of the Harold 8 and Stand outs 9 a DVD of The Reckoning is included in the book Art By Committee 10 a sequel to Truth in Comedy In August 2014 after almost 20 years in Chicago s Wrigleyville neighborhood Charna Halpern bought a building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and moved the iO Theater to its new home at 1501 N Kingsbury St On June 18 2020 it was announced that iO would be closing permanently Controversy ensued regarding whether the closure was due to financial difficulties or allegations of racism that had emerged in the form of an online petition that began circulating only a few days before 11 Halpern stressed that the reasons were strictly financial highlighting the property taxes bills of nearly 100 000 that would have had to come out of her personal savings as the theater was not making any income as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic and acknowledging that if not for the pandemic she would not be closing 12 I m 68 years old she said It s scary for me We re in a pandemic right now and there s no end in sight Even if we were able to open at half capacity it was not going to work 13 In July 2021 the theater was bought by Scott Gendell and Larry Weiner of Chicago The duo intend to resume shows and classes and the theater officially reopened on November 3 2022 14 15 Notable alumni editThis includes people who have performed or taught at either iO West or iO Chicago 16 Stephen Colbert 17 Chris Farley 18 19 Tina Fey 19 20 Kate Flannery 21 Bill Hader 22 Seth Meyers 23 Mike Myers 19 24 Amy Poehler 19 25 26 Jason Sudeikis 19 27 Vince Vaughn 19 Bob Odenkirk 28 Scott Adsit 29 Vanessa Bayer 30 Matt Besser 31 Maria Blasucci 32 Paul Brittain 33 Kipleigh Brown 34 Aidy Bryant 35 Kay Cannon 36 Wyatt Cenac 37 Andy Dick 38 Kevin Dorff 39 Rachel Dratch 40 Jon Favreau 19 41 Neil Flynn 42 Rich Fulcher 43 Peter Gwinn 44 TJ Jagodowski 45 Angela Kinsey 46 David Koechner 47 Steve Little John Lutz 48 Jack McBrayer 49 Adam McKay 19 31 Tim Meadows 50 Susan Messing 51 Jerry Minor 52 Joel Murray 53 Mick Napier 54 Masi Oka 55 David Pasquesi 56 Danny Pudi 57 Andy Richter 31 Rick Roman 58 Mitch Rouse 59 Eric Stonestreet 60 Cecily Strong 61 Stephnie Weir 62 See also editAnnoyance Theatre The Groundlings The Second City Under the Gun Theater Upright Citizens BrigadeReferences edit Obejas Achy Comedy Guru Charna Halpern Carries On chicagotribune com Retrieved 2021 05 30 Inside the new iO where Fey Poehler got their start Chicagotribune com Retrieved 11 June 2016 Improvisation Getting the Joke 351 364 2014 doi 10 5040 9781408177686 ch 021 Zehme Bill November 14 2017 Charna Halpern Chicago Magazine Tribune Publishing IO Chicago Theater Archived from the original on April 10 2010 Retrieved May 19 2010 The Death of an Improv Theater Mismanagement and Neglect at iO West pastemagazine com 2018 03 29 Retrieved 2021 05 30 New Improv Page I O Rebranding and 25th Anniversary fuzzyco com Retrieved 2021 05 30 The Reckoning Charleston City Paper Archived from the original on 2013 08 26 Retrieved 2020 12 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help The Reckoning Chicago Reader 23 September 2009 Retrieved 2020 12 22 Art by Committee A Guide to Advanced Improvisation Other Format Barnes amp Noble Retrieved 2020 12 22 Petition accuses Chicago s iO Theater of racism Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Chicago s famed iO Theater is closing The A V Club 19 June 2020 Retrieved 2021 05 30 George Doug Chicago s iO Theater is shutting down permanently chicagotribune com Retrieved 2021 05 30 iO theater sold Buyers plan to resume improv shows and classes Chicago Sun Times 20 July 2021 Jacobs Julia 19 July 2021 Chicago Comedy Institution iO Theater Will Reopen After Sale The New York Times The New York Times 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