The Second City Announces Casting for SHE THE PEOPLE and UP Comedy Club's Complete Winter Lineup

The Second City announces complete casting for the return of The Second City's She the People: Girlfriends' Guide to Sisters Doing It for Themselves, a sketch show created, designed and performed entirely by the women of Second City. Back by popular demand, She the People features Carisa Barreca, Alex Bellisle, Katie Caussin, Maria Randazzo, Alexis J Roston and Kimberly Michelle Vaughn. Under the direction of Carly Heffernan with musical direction by Mary Mahoney, She the People runs January 11 - April 1, 2018, in The Second City's UP Comedy Club, with the press opening on Thursday, January 18th at 8pm. Tickets start at $26 and can be purchased at the box office, by phone at 312-337-3992 or online at www.secondcity.com. UP Comedy Club is located on the 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley at 230 W North Ave, Chicago.

We'll bet you 72 cents on the dollar (or much, much less!) you'll cheer for this sketch show entirely created, designed, and performed by the fearlessly funny women of The Second City! This mimosa-and-madness-fueled foray roasts the patriarchy, taking on everything from having it all...to having that sick feeling your government is trying to send you back to the Middle Ages. It's time for women everywhere to collectively reclaim comedy! Suggested Rating: R

She the People is written by Carisa Barreca, Marla Caceres, Carly Heffernan, Tien Tran and Lauren Walker. Abby Beggs is the lighting designer and Jaci Entwisle is the stage manager.

She the People plays on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm at UP Comedy Club, located at 230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley, Chicago. Tickets, starting at $26, are available at the Second City Box Office (230 W. North Ave, First Floor, Piper's Alley), by phone at 312-337-3992 or online at www.secondcity.com.

About the Artists

Carly Heffernan (Director) is an award-winning alumna of The Second City Toronto, where she wrote and performed in four Mainstage revues. She recently co-wrote the hit showThe Second City Guide to the Symphony and toured with it across Canada and the United States. She directed the critically acclaimed Second City Toronto Mainstage revue Come What Mayhem!, as well as The Second City Touring Company and several Norwegian Cruise Line shows. Carly currently writes for Second Jen (CityTV), The Irrelevant Show (CBC Radio) and Air Farce Canada 150 special (CBC).

Mary Mahoney (Music Direction/ Sound Design) has worked as a Musical Director for sketch and improv comedy all over the continent while touring with Second City Theatricals aboard the Norwegian Dawn and The Second City Touring Company. A former music faculty member of Western Washington University, she is now a faculty member at The Second City Training Center.

Abby Beggs (Lighting Design) When she's not in the booth at The Second City, she can be found stage managing, directing and composing music for theatre around town. Stage management credits include: L'enfant et les Sortilèges, L'incoronazione di Poppea (Roosevelt University), The Out of Tooners (Off-Color Theatre Company), Gallo (Guerilla Opera), Blue Window (Brown Box Theatre Project), The Scene, Good People and Barefoot in the Park (Dorset Theatre Festival), among others.

Carisa Barreca (Assistant Director/Ensemble) returns to She The People. She is an Alumni of The Second City's Resident e.t.c stage where she wrote and performed in three critically acclaimed revues. She performed at the Lyric Opera with Patrick Stewart and Renee Fleming in The Second City's Guide to the Opera, at the Kennedy Center and at Goodman Theater with Twist Your Dickens and she wrote and performed in The Hubbard Street and Second City's collaboration, Art of Falling. Currently, she can be seen in PopTVs show HOT DATE as Sue.

Alex Bellisle (Ensemble) returns to She the People and is a member of the House Ensemble Program. Alex is a Chicago based comedian and actress and has performed at iO Chicago, Comedy Sportz, and aboard the Norwegian Pearl with The Second City. A native Texan, Alex enjoys swimming, riding her bike, and hanging out with her dog, Doug.

Katie Caussin (Ensemble) is originally from Springfield, VA and received her degree in Theater from Radford University. She has been an actor in Chicago for over 20 years...many of them with The Second City as part of their National Touring Company and their Theatricals shows. Most recently she appeared as Mrs. Cratchit in Twist Your Dickens at the Goodman Theater. Last year she toured around the US in The Realish Housewives of...(your city here). She has also performed with Second City for the USO in the Balkans. She has performed at both the iO and Annoyance theaters in Chicago. On camera, she recently appeared in an episode of "Chicago Justice" on NBC and has been featured on the Onion Network's Special Report webseries.

Maria Randazzo (Ensemble) is an alumnus of The Second City Touring Company (Mighty Mighty BlueCo), has understudied on Second City's resident stages and performed with Second City Theatricals aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. She improvises with iO Harold team Sears Tower, Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton! The Improvised Musical. Maria is a Cleveland native and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago.

Alexis J Roston (Ensemble) makes her Second City debut. She hails from Chicago, was trained A. Howard University (BFA in Musical Theatre), and has performed all over the country. Her Chicago credits include: Company (Writer's), Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill (Porchlight, Jeff Award), Ain't Misbehavin' (Goodman), Porgy And Bess (Court), Shrek (Chicago Shakespeare), What I Learned In Paris (Congo Square), and Don't Make Me Over: A Tribute To Dionne Warwick (Black Ensemble). She is an ensemble member of Congo Square Theatre Company and is represented by Paonessa Talent.

Kimberly Michelle Vaughn (Ensemble) returns to She the People. She graduated from Columbia College of Chicago with her BA in Theatre. A recent alum of The Second City Touring Company (RedCo), she is currently acting in short films and television shows including a recent episode of Pop TV's "Hot Date." She is represented by Paonessa Talent.

Also Playing in The Second City's UP Comedy Club

Tickets for all Second City shows can be purchased at the box office, by phone at

312-337-3992 or online at www.secondcity.com.

Cure for the Common Comedy

January 2 - January 31

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 8pm

The Second City has the fix for the post-holiday blues! The "Cure for The Common Comedy" dispenses a healthy dose of classic and all-new material to help you laugh your way through winter in Chicago. Edgy, thought-provoking, and always spectacularly funny, our best and brightest are sure to be just what your doctor probably warned you about.

Suggested Rating: R

The Second City After Hours: A Late-Nigh Improv Show

January 5 - March 31

Fridays & Saturdays at 11pm

Stay up late with The Second City as we bring you our latest and greatest. It's interactive. It's hyperactive. It's the most fun you've had past bedtime. Come see an entirely improvised, entirely ridiculous 60 minutes that'll leave you with a full-fledged comedy hangover. Suggested Rating: R

The Second City's Improv Comedy Hour

January 8 - April 2

Mondays at 8pm

A brand new twist on a classic art form...from the mind of Mick Napier. A wildly unpredictable display of classic improvisational games and techniques finessed for the modern age. Despite the name, we couldn't fit all this play into just one hour. Suggested Rating: R

Legendary Laughs

January 13 - March 31

Saturdays at 4pm

We're pushing all politics aside and putting laughter in the spotlight! See some of our all-time favorite sketches and songs pulled from our vastly over-stuffed comedy vaults paired with plenty of Second City's world-famous improv. Come laugh with your co-workers! Laugh with your friends! Laugh with complete strangers! Suggested Rating: PG-13

Hooking Up with The Second City

February 6 - March 7

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 8pm

The Second City knows a few things about love-we've been roasting relationships for nearly sixty years. "Hooking Up with The Second City" makes mirth out of missed connections, girls?' ?night out adventures, and all the crazy things we do for love. This gaspingly funny revue is a modern mix of romance, rancor and everything in between! Suggested Rating: R

About The Second City

Since opening its doors 1959, The Second City has grown to become the world's premier Comedy Club, theater and school of improvisation, entertaining 1 million theatergoers a year around the globe. Alumni of The Second City's resident stages, touring companies, and theatrical divisions include some of the biggest names in entertainment, and in addition to the sold-out shows playing nightly on resident stages in Chicago and Toronto, the comedy empire has staged productions with a wide range of illustrious creative partners and theatre companies, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Goodman Theatre, Center Theater Group Los Angeles, Portland Center Stage, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, La Jolla Playhouse, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and even the Chicago Bulls.

Photo: Katie Caussin, Maria Randazzo, Alex Bellisle

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