Whit, A teenage musical theater prodigy, is outed as gay in his hometown. His parents send him to Mount Saint Cleanliness, a gay-to-straight camp in Texas. There he meets other bright characters who are looking to make sense of their new surroundings. They work together to try to escape the grasp of the effeminate headmaster, Pastor Father, and his assistant, Deputy Ann.
$12 General Admission. Tickets are available at www.ioimprov.com and through the Box Office.
Presented by iO Chicago Theater. Book and lyrics by Rob Anderson. Score by Mike Malarkey Directed by Rob Anderson. Choreography by Nikki Pierce. Accompanied by Benjamin Nichols Featuring Drew Anderson, Rob Anderson, Alex Garday, Amber Gerencher, Katie Klein, Andrew Knox, Jennifer Mills, and Andi Woody
March 7 - April 11, 2013. Performance Days Thursdays at 8:00pm at iO Chicago Theater, 3541 N. Clark St. Chicago.
The creative team: Rob Anderson comes from a musical and theater background, graduating from James Madison University in 2009. In 2010 he won the fifth season of the critically acclaimed Chicago comedy competition, Impress These Apes. In 2012 he finished a sold-out six month run of Steamwerkz the Musical at The Annoyance Theater, which he also helped write. He currently writes for the Paper Machete, performs with Juneboy and The Deltones at the iO Theater, and created the original web series 'If Websites Were People.'
ABOUT iO was founded in 1981, formerly ImprovOlympic, and is the world famous flashpoint of comic creativity that spawned an entire generation of America's best and brightest entertainers. Over 5000 people have trained and performed at iO's Chicago and Los Angeles theaters, including some of the most recognizable names in show business; Mike Myers, Chris Farley, David Koechner, Adam McKay, Tina Fey and many, many more.