Chicago's The Second City in Tecumseh

​Let someone else face your small talk fears head-on! Instead of avoiding Grandpa and de-friending your old high school pals, see The Second City’s brand-new sketch comedy and improv revue, LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE TALKING

The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959. No one could have guessed that this small cabaret theatre would become the most influential and prolific comedy theatre in the world. With its roots in the improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City developed an entirely unique way of creating and performing comedy. Founded by Spolin’s son, Paul Sills, along with Howard Alk and Bernie Sahlins, The Second City was experimental and unconventional in its approach to both theatre and comedy. At a time when mother-in-law jokes were more the fashion, The Second City railed against the conformist culture with scenes that spoke to a younger generation.

Tecumseh Center for the Arts is thrilled to jump start the New Year with The Second City on January 20, 2018. The touring group will present its newest show LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE TALKING. The Chicago based touring company will feature Alison Banowsky, E.J. Cameron, Mark Campbell, Saurabh Pande, Amy Thompson, Fernando Alvarez (Stage Manager), Jeff Strickland (Music Director) and Jeff Griggs (Director-At-Large).
 
Let someone else face your small talk fears head-on! Instead of avoiding Grandpa and de-friending your old high school pals, see The Second City’s brand-new sketch comedy and improv revue, LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE TALKING. We’re diving right into every touchy subject you’re thinking about, but are afraid to say out loud…or online. Edgy, thought-provoking and always spectacularly funny​,​ The Second City is celebrating nearly six decades of producing cutting-edge satirical revues and launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest.
 
Join us as The Second City shakes the winter chill off at Tecumseh Center for the Arts on Saturday, January 20. This show is the theater’s second event of this year’s National Touring Season. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the show starting at 7:30 pm. Sponsored in part by Carpet On Wheels, tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors, youth and military members. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 517-423-6617, at the box office located at 400 N. Maumee Street, Tecumseh, Michigan, or on-line at www.thetca.org. 

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