Stir Today Night to Present THE SHRIMPSHACK REDEMPTION at The Second City

A prison of assumptions has overwhelmed the Asian race, and Stir Friday Night is breaking out! In their newest sketch revue, "The Shrimpshack Redemption," the 22-year-old Asian-American comedy troupe has diligently chipped away through stereotypes and social norms to escape the "Shrimpshack", and find their true selves.

Born into what society thinks they know about Asians, the escaped convicts can now tell people the real truth about Asian-Americans, like how it's okay to be infatuated with bubble tea, or that we might have serious issues with sharing our emotions. Other prison stories describe the dangers of growing up in an Asian household, the love and loss of being a street food vendor, and the liberation of the female breast.

Performances will be at the Second City, Judy's Beat Lounge, 230 W. North Avenue, Second Floor, Chicago, IL 60614, every Friday at 8:00 pm (CST), from September 15th thru October 20th, 2017. Tickets are $13 for General Admission & $11 for Students, and may be purchased at the theatre box office, or by phone (312-337-3992), or online at www.secondcity.com.

Stir Friday Night, now in its 22nd year as a Chicago comedy staple, continues to explore Asian-American identity through laughter. With a cast featuring Filipino, Pakistani, and Chinese writer-performers, their shows are always unique, and present an underrepresented voice in comedy. "The Shrimpshack Redemption" delivers theatrical sketch comedy with Asian hilarity, featuring scenes that range from helping your ignorant friend in an Asian restaurant, to seeing what life is like with hooks for hands. Stir Friday Night is tunneling their way to freedom from society's assumptions, and getting busy making everyone laugh along the way.

Stir Friday Night is an Asian-American theater company, that specializes in sketch comedy and improv. Some of their alumni include Danny Pudi (NBC's "Community"), Steven Yeun (AMC's "The Walking Dead"), Mary Sohn (Second City), Christine Lin (Broadway's "Chinglish"), and Rasika Mathur (MTV's "Wild 'N Out"). They have performed at the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, the Detroit Improv Festival, and the Chicago Improv Festival. The current cast has also performed at theaters such as Second City, the iO Theater, and the Annoyance Theatre. Stir Friday Night continues to be required viewing in the Chicago comedy scene.

For more about Stir Friday Night, visit www.stirfridaynight.org, or follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stirfridaynightcomedy and Twitter - @stirfridaynightcomedy.

"The Shrimpshack Redemption" is written & performed by Claudia Iao, Javid Iqbal, TJ Medel, Brooke Montoya & Loreen Targos. Musical Direction by Gail Gallagher. Directed by Jonald Jude Reyes.

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