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CIF Partners:

Around The Coyote Arts Festival
Artropolis
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
Chicago Park District
Chicago Public Library
City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs
Columbia College Chicago Television Department
Illinois High School Theatre Festival
Improv Playhouse
Lakeshore Theater
Links Hall
Loyola University
Open Student Televison Network
Piven Theatre
Resolution Digital Studios
University of Chicago's Theatre Department

CIF 2007 Co-Presenters:

Annoyance Productions
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy
ComedySportz Chicago
iO Comedy Theater
pH Productions
The Playground
Schadenfreude
The Second City

CIF 2007 Star Sponsorship:

Heineken Premium Light: CIF 2007's Official Beer

CIF 2007 Co-Star Sponsorships:

Essex Inn of Chicago: CIF 2007's Official Hotel
The Onion: CIF 2007's Official Newspaper

CIF 2007 Ensemble Sponsorships:

Chipotle
Clarks Shoes
Hinkley Springs
Tovaritch Vodka
Whole Foods Market
Zip Car

CIF 2007 Official Bars:

Dick's Last Resort
Goodbar
Joey's Brickhouse
Lincoln Tap Room
Martyrs
Sedgwick's Bar & Grill

Improv-Related Links:

Bay Area Theatresports
Bad Dog Theatre
Brave New Workshop
Chicago Improv Network
Dad's Garage Theatre
DSI Comedy Theater
Fuzzy Co.
The Groundlings
Hothouse STC
The Improv Bandits
Improv Encyclopedia
Improv On-Line
Improv Resourse Center
iO West
Keith Johnstone
LA Theatresports
Magnet Theater
Mission Improvable Productions
Peoples Improv Theater
Play Improv
San Francisco Improv Alliance
David Shepherd & Group Creativity
Paul Sills
Viola Spolin
The Spontaneity Shop
YesAnd.com
Unexpected Productions
Upright Citizens Brigade
Yellow Man Group

Comedy-Related Links:

30 Rock
The Bastion
Chappelle's Show
Chicago Comedy Association
Chicago Comedy Series
Chicago Comedy Underground
The Chicago Short Comedy Video and Film Festival
Chicago Sketchfest
The Colbert Report
Comedy Central
Comedy Network
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Daily Show
Funny or Die!
Gorilla Tango Theater
In Living Color
Just For Laughs
The Kids in the Hall
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
MADtv
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Nick Cannon's Wild-n-Out
Saturday Night Live
SCTV
seven8nine productions
The Simpsons
Snubfest
The State
Thank God You're Here
US Comedy Arts Festival
Who's Line is it Anyways

Other Links of Interest:

Acorn Theater
Arts & Business Council of Chicago
Barrel of Monkeys
The Chicagoist
Congo Square Theatre Company
Direction Tour Marketing
Directors Lab Chicago
Donors Forum
The Field Foundation
Gilda's Club Chicago
HMS Media
The House Theatre of Chicago
Illinois Theatre Association
Jam Productions
Jellyvision
League of Chicago Theatres
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Midwest Independant Film Festival
The Neo-Futurists
Park West Theater
Redmoon Theatre
Split Pillow
The Stage Channel
Urban Gateways
Vic Theatre
Word Jazz

Recommended Books

Acting on Impulse: The Art of Making Improv Theater, by Carol Hazenfield

Action Theater: The Improvisation of Presence, by Ruth Zaporah

Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation, by Charna Halpren

The Art of Chicago Improv: Shortcuts to Long-Form Improvisation, by Rob Kozlowski

Backstage At Saturday Night Live, by Michael McKenzie

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcom Gladwell

Book on Acting: Improvisational Technique, by Stephen Book

The Compass, by Janet Coleman

Days and Nights at The Second City, by Bernie Sahlins

Directing Improv: Show the Way by Getting Out of the Way, by Asaf Ronen

The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close, by Kim "Howard" Johnson

Group Improvisation: The Manuel of Ensemble Improv Games, by Peter Gwinn & Charna Halpren

Guru: My Days with Del Close, by Jeff Griggs

How to Run a Theater, by Jim Voltz

Impro, by Keith Johnstone

Impro for Storytellers, by Keith Johnstone

Improv! A Handbook for the Actor, by Greg Atkins

Improv Comedy, by Andy Goldberg

Improv For Actors, by Dan Diggles

Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Theatre, Comedy and Beyond, by Tom Salinsky & Deborah Frances-White

Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up, by Patricia Ryan Madson

Improvisation For The Theater, by Viola Spolin

The Improvisation Game, by Chris Johnston

Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out, by Mick Napier

Improvise This! How to Think on Your Feet so You Don't Fall on Your Face, by Mark Bergren, Molly Cox, and Jim Detmar

Improvise Yourself: Business Spontaneity at the Speed of Thought, by Joseph A. Keefe

Improvising Better: A Guide for the Working Improviser, by Jimmy Carrane & Liz Allen

Innovation At The Speed of Laughter: 8 Secrets To World Class Idea Generation, by John Sweeney

Interactive Acting: Acting, Improvisation and Interacting for Audience Particpatory Theatre, by Jeff Wirth

Jill Bernard's Small Cute Book of Improv, by Jill Bernard

Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, by Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller

Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment, by Michael Pollock

Musical Direction For Improv And Sketch Comedy, by Michael Pollock

Never Have Your Dog Stuffed And Other Things I've Learned, by Alan Alda

Process: An Improviser's Journey, by Mary Scruggs & Michael J. Gellman

Saturday Night Live, by Anne Beatts & John Head

Saturday Night Live, by Rolling Stone Press

SCTC: Behind The Scenes, by Dave Thomas

The Second City Almanac Of Improvisation, by Anne Libera and various writers

The Second City: A Backstage History of Comedy's Hottest Troupe, by Donna McCrohan

The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theater, by Sheldon Patinkin

Something Wonderful Right Away: An Oral History of The Second City and The Compass Players, by Jeffery Sweet

Story Theater: Adapted for the Stage, by Paul Sills

Story Theater: Four Shows, by Paul Sills

Theater Games For The Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook, by Viola Spolin

Theater Games for the Lone Actor: A Handbook, by Viola Spolin

A Theater Of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago, by Richard Christansen

Theatre Of The Oppressed, by Augusto Boal

Truth In Comedy, by Charna Halpren, Del Close & Kim "Howard"Johnson

Whose Improv Is It Anyway: Beyond Second City, by Amy E. Seham

Recommended Thesis

Playing The Fool: Paradigms of Face in Improvisational Comedy Training, by Brooke O'Neill, 2004, The University of Chicago

 


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