The Second City returns to stir up a little “Jingle Bell Ruckus” at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Please note: this show may contain adult languages and themes.
The Second City’s “Jingle Bell Ruckus” delivers a heaping serving of seasonal satire that is the perfect alternative to those nostalgic old holiday shows. Nothing is off-limits. Holiday film classics, family gatherings, beloved Christmas carols, and winter get a seasonal skewering in this fast-paced, interactive, original comedy revue filled with style, wit, and plenty of that famous (and festive) Second City improv.
The cast will feature Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Leila Gorstein, Dylan Hackworth, Hannah Ingle, Jordan Stafford. Stage Manager is Kat Sparger. Director is Jeff Griggs. Music Director is John Love.
L-R: Meghan Babbe, Jordan Savusa, E.J. Cameron, Vernon Mina, Jackie Southee, Alison Banowsky. Photo by Tim Schmidt
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 McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage, presents “The Second City: Jingle Bell Ruckus” at 5 & 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10. Tickets are $30-$48. The Box Office is open Tuesday – Saturday noon – 6 p.m. and three hours prior to performance.
Sharing the Spirit of the Season: Nov. 24-Dec. 18
This holiday season, the MAC Giving Tree is accepting non-perishable food items for the COD Fuel Pantry and People’s Resource Center. The Fuel Pantry is for all students facing food insecurity and in need of assistance. For more information, visit cod.edu/pantry. The People’s Resource Center food pantry serves more than 3,000 families from across DuPage County each month. For more information about the People’s Resource Center visit peoplesrc.org. Also being accepted: books and board games for children and adults for Metropolitan Family Services DuPage. For more information about Metropolitan Family Services, visit metrofamily.org/community-centers/dupage.
About the MAC
McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355 at 425 Fawell Blvd. 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), an outdoor venue, the Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 2 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. For more information about the MAC, visit www.AtTheMAC.org, @AtTheMAC on Facebook and Instagram.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville; Follett, WDCB 90.9 FM, a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency 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.