'The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present...' Opens 1/15 at iO Chicago
By: Kelsey Denette Jan. 03, 2012
The Mary Kay Letourneau Players, a Chicago-based comedy duo, have announced the premiere of their new sketch comedy revue opening January 15 at iO Chicago, "The Mary Kay Letourneau Players Present..."
Katie Rich (The Second City Mainstage) and Kate Duffy (Deep Schwa, The Playboys) are the Mary Kay Letourneau Players, a duo critics have called comedy "Kobe beef". The two seasoned performers began writing together while traveling the country for The Second City's National Touring Company and debuted their material at the 2011 Chicago Sketchfest to rave reviews. Directed by the immensely talented Irene Marquette (40 Whacks), the show dives deeply into characters, exposing their complex inner worlds. From elderly ladies yakking at a wedding, to working-class girls recovering from a weeknight bender, to the fallout from a facially-disfiguring monkey attack. The Mary Kay Letourneau Players tackle tabloid sensationalism and everyday life with an equally frank, head-on approach. After all, we are all only one of two bad decisions away from being a headline.Written and performed by Katie Rich and Kate Duffy, directed by Irene Marquette. Sundays @ 10:30pm, January 15 - February 19, 2012.iO Chicago, The Del Close Theater, 3541 N Clark St (Addison & Clark), Chicago, IL 60657.
$5 tickets are available at Chicago.iOImprov.com or 773.880.0199.For more information, visit MKLPlayers.com.
About Mary Kay Letourneau
Mary Kay Letourneau is an American schoolteacher who was imprisoned from 1997 to 2004 for having sexual intercourse with her 13-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. She gave birth to two of Fualaau's children while incarcerated. After her release from prison in 2004, Letourneau married Fualaau and took his name. She has not yet endorsed this production. About Katie Rich
Katie Rich earned her B.S. at Northwestern University before traveling the country with The Second City National Touring Company for three and a half years. She is currently a performer on the Second City Mainstage where she can be seen in the critically acclaimed South Side of Heaven. Beyond Second City, Katie improvises at iO Chicago, and her solo work has been seen at iO Los Angeles, UCB New York, TBS' Just for Laughs Festival, and the Paper Machete - Chicago's only Live Magazine. Commercial credits include: Sonic Drive-in, Wal-Mart, Lexus, Radio Shack, HarleyDavidson and more. Movie credits include: Martin Short's Let Freedom Hum, Harold Ramis' The Ice Harvest and with Abigail Breslin in the film Janie Jones. For more, visit KatieRich.com.
Kate Duffy has been teaching, writing, and performing improvisation, sketch and stand-up comedy in Chicago for over a decade. You may have seen her perform with the Signatures, Otis, or Children of a Lesser God, a troupe critics called "the best all-female improv troupe in Chicago". Kate also spent 2 years performing for the Second City on cruise ships, with their National Touring Company and has performed and written for their online network and understudied their resident stages. She does weekly shows with Deep Schwa at iO, and The Playboys at the De Maat Theater. Duffy and a cousin formed a Production Company, FuzzCuzz, where they write and produce animated comedy shorts. She teaches improvisation at iO, the Second City, and for companies around the country. For more, visit KateDuffyCreative.com.About iO Chicago
Founded in 1981, iO (Formerly ImprovOlympic) is the world famous flashpoint of comic creativity that spawned an entire generation of America's best and brightest entertainers. Over 5,000 people have trained and performed at iO's Chicago and Los Angeles theaters, including some of the most recognizable names in show business. Today the stars of tomorrow are learning the secrets of the Harold in the iO Training Center, while the sharpest minds in comedy are onstage pushing the envelope, continually experimenting and delighting audiences seven nights a week. For more, visit Chicago.iOImprov.com.
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