The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) just in time for the holidays with “It’s a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.
While the weather outside could be frightful, the laughter inside will be most delightful as comedy’s best and brightest roast the chestnuts out of all the things we lovingly loathe about the holiday season with a delightful mix of satirical sketches and songs. An improv section based on audience suggestions will add something fun and unexpected to this highly entertaining performance.
The cast will feature Hannah Ingle, David Iqbal, Bill Letz, Claudia Martinez and Claire McFadden. Director is Cat McDonnell; Music Director is Stuart Mott; Stage Manager is Isabel Patt. (All actors and stage managers are members of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers.)
L-R Claudia Martinez, Julia Morales, Jenelle Cheyne .Photo by Tim Schmid
The Second City has produced some of the most unforgettable satire and influential comedians of the last 60 years. The company continues to launch the careers of comedy superstars including Bill Murray, John and Jim Belushi, Mike Myers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ryan Stiles, Horatio Sanz, Tim Meadows, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Chris Farley, and many more. Its pioneering methods have inspired mindsets and behaviors that lead to rapid innovation and incomparable content. Second City Works uses those same methods to create events, content and professional development programs that drive personal grown and organizational improvement.
Tickets
The Second City: “It’s a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life” comes to the McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, Sunday, Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $30-$38. For tickets and more information, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000.
Please note: this performance contains adult or mature content.
Sharing the Spirit of the Season
The MAC Giving Tree is accepting food donations for the COD Fuel Pantry and books, candles, board games, socks/slippers and more for Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. Bring your donation items to the performance and leave your items under the holiday tree. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org for more details.
MAC COVID-19 Protocols
McAninch Arts Center values the safety and health of the audience, staff and artists, and is following the CDC, State and Local health department safety guidelines.
Policies include:
• Masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required for everyone over the age of 2.
• Tickets are scanned touchless upon arrival.
• Digital programs are available online in advance of the show, or you can scan QR codes to scan to access the program on your device when you arrive.
• Hand-sanitizing stations are available at entrances.
If a patron is not feeling well, has a fever, has been exposed to anyone symptomatic for COVID-19, or has recently been tested and waiting results, they are requested to postpone their visit for another day. Contact the Box Office: 630.942.4000 or themac@cod.edu, to reschedule or request a refund.
About the MAC
The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (the 780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; the 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and the versatile black box Studio Theatre), the outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, the Cleve Carney Art Gallery and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. Visit www.AtTheMAC.org or www.facebook.com/AtTheMAC for more information.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by the G. Carl Ball Family Foundation; DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville; Arts Midwest; The National Endowment for the Arts; the Illinois Arts Council Agency; WDCB 90.9 FM and the College of DuPage Foundation.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.
The 2021-2022 MAC Season celebrates the memory of Joan Frank, for a lifetime of service, thanks to the support of family and friends.