Slate & The Second City to Launch UNELECTABLE YOU Tour
By: Tyler Peterson Mar. 08, 2016
Slate, the daily web magazine that seeks to explain and analyze the world in a provocative, witty, and intelligent way, announced today a partnership with renowned Chicago-based comedy theater The Second City, to produce a traveling, election-themed live political comedy show kicking off in August 2016 and running through November, during the peak of the 2016 election season. The tour will play 12-15 cities across the nation including a 4-6 week run in Chicago starting in August and a stop at the Kennedy Center October 14 & 15. Full tour dates and cities will be announced shortly.
In addition to the talents of The Second City, the legendary institution that's incubated America's best comedic talent for over fifty years, the Slate/Second City collaboration will incorporate Slatewriters and personalities into each show. Comprising both scripted and improvisational portions, the production will explore topics such as campaign trail scandals, what makes a candidate "electable," how voters consume political news, and much more.
The "Unelectable You" creative team includes veteran Second City director Matt Hovde and writers Steve Waltien, Tyler Alexander, Billy Bungeroth,Marla Caceres, Ed Furman, Scott Morehead,Carley Moseley andJohn Thibodeaux. The design team includes William Boles (Set), Heather Gilbert (Lighting), Jesse Case (Sound and Composition), Mike Tutaj (Projections) and Raquel Adorno (Costumes).
"As countless runners up have learned, being qualified is not the same as being 'electable,' says
Hovde. "Unelectable You is a shout out to the fractured and confusing process we have of choosing a leader, as viewed through the lenses of Slate and Second City."
"Over 20 years, covering six presidential elections, Slate has always been just as interested in the comedy of the campaign trail as in its drama," says Dan Kois, Slate's culture editor. "We're thrilled to work with a troupe as skilled, smart, and passionate as The Second City to give our readers and podcast fans a brand new live-show experience full of the full-throated commentary they love."
To learn more about the Slate/Second City comedy circuit, visit www.unelectableyou.com.
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