Safe Harbor, LGBTQ youth non-profit, presents a night of riotous comedy featuring the critically acclaimed GayCo, stand up by Sapna Kumar, and improvisation by comedy duo Seth and Kellen at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, To be held at Mary's Attic, 5400 N Clark St. All proceeds support bringing About Face Theatre's Education/Outreach program to low-income public middle schools to prevent LGBTQ bullying and exclusion. The suggested donation is $5.00.
Performing both improvisational comedy and sketch comedy, GayCo will headline this exciting evening, delivering their signature hilarity where "gay is the given, not the punchline." GayCo, a non-profit theatre founded in 1996, is devoted to the mission of creating intelligent and thought-provoking sketch comedy based on gay and lesbian themes that will either entertain, educate, and/or enlighten their audience.
Opening the evening with stand up by Sapna Kumar, a featured comedian on LOGO TV's One Night Stand Up 9 and a Regional Finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing 4. She will be in the upcoming 2011 feature films Jamie and Jessie are Not Together and Promise Land. Curve magazine calls her "a comic to keep your eye on."
Featuring improvisational comedy by "Seth and Kellen," a comedy duo based in Chicago. Seth Dodson and Kellen Alexander began working together as two-thirds of the improv group 1, 2, 3, Fag!, which was praised as "standout" and "hilarious" by the Chicago Tribune. Seth and Kellen raised money for Lambda Legal and the Howard Brown Health Center through the gay comedy showcase "Qweirdo," wrote and performed a sketch show "Seriously? Seriously." at the Annoyance Theatre and most recently they created the techie conference spoof NEDTalks.
Safe Harbor was founded in June of 2011 to promote safety, awareness, and inclusion for LGBTQ students in low-income Chicago Public Schools. Programming will provide elementary and middle school teachers with anti-bullying resources, curriculum and training.
Join us on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 8 p.m. for Messing with a Cause! Featuring Susan Messing, Tim Baltz, The Alliance, Jeanie Doogan, and Krystal LaFianza-Pitzen. Mary's Attic, 5400 N Clark St, $5 Suggested Donation. All proceeds support Safe Harbor, non-profit.