Improv Comedy , DJ'S, Emcees, Murder Mysteries, Musicians

YOU NAME IT...WE'VE GOT IT! 

Some of the most experienced folks in the business that make a real connection with you.

National Talent - Integrity - Top of our Craft - Established Professional Performers

iP IMPROV COMEDY TOURING SHOW AT YOUR SITE  (45 minutes or 1 Hour)

4 Professional Comedy Improvisers traveling to your venue!    

The following packages include consultation, set and strike crew where applicable, scripting, planning, custom designing, writing and rehearsing all at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.  GUARANTEED TO BE FAMILY FRIENDLY. These improv comedians are some of the best around having performed in literally hundreds of venues including Fortune 500 events, private parties, college campuses and bar/bat mitzvahs.  Customized to your liking OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY show mimics the format of improv that inspired ABC’s hit TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” that turns into a mesmerizing, gut giggling, belly laugh-out that lasts between 45-60 minutes.  Our Touring Team members have national credentials including: Second City Cruise Ship talent, Piven Theatre-Steppenwolf performers and national commercials including the 2010 Super Bowl.  Several of our comedians are members of the national talent unions including Actors Equity, The Screen Actors Guild and the American Association of Television Radio Artists.

Sound amplification is free with any DJ package.        

SAMPLE SOME OF OUR FUNNY BITS: High energy, zaniness!  Good clean professional fun (without giving away the whole show). 

Moving Bodies:  The players invite two audience members up to move the improvisers around the performance area while the improvisers, well, improvise!  Very funny bit.

Lets Make A Date:  Our improvisers do a take off of the old games show "The Dating Game" playing celebrities, quirky characters and characters with phobias all suggested by the audience while one of our players (having been sequestered to a nearby sound proof room) joins in the fun by being the guest that guesses who or what they might be.

Blind Lines:  Audience members suggest quotes from films or history or every day conversation.  Players write these on pieces of paper which are distributed on the staging floor.  Two players who have returned from being out of the room come in to play out a scene integrating the lines they have not seen from the audience suggestions.

Conducted Story/Story Story Die:  Players line up.  Are given character suggestions from the audience or genres to play out as they continue to tell a story only when the "conductor" gives them the focus.

Day in the Life:  An audience member is briefly interviewed by one of the cast members.  With the information given the cast re-enacts that audience member's day in 1.5 minutes, 1 minute, 30 seconds, 15 seconds, etc.  Very high energy.

MUSIC NOW DJ GROUP

Mitzvah's and Kid Parties

Corporate and Weddings

Sweet 16s and Grad Parties

iP's DYNAMITE DJ PACKAGES  DJs are priced from beginning of event to its end even when combined with other entertainment! 

DJ's, MCs and Dancers for your party!  From soup to nuts! 

MCs:  Our MCs will lead your party from the floor for continuous entertainment and work with the DJ for a seamless celebration!

DANCERS:  Our dancers interact and motivate guests, demonstrate dancing, assist games and electrify the party!

THE NOMINATION- Basic 1 DJ Party Packl

One DJ for up to 3 hours! This is simple. We play the music and if you're nice to us, we'll make a few announcements for your party.   An alternative to hiring bands or professional musicians during cocktail hours, dining events or other social gatherings.  

Add Mid-level Light Show

THE TONY- 1 DJ & 1 MC Party Pack 

Up to 4 hours. Cocktail hour, dinner music, dancing or any combination. Your DJ and MC will introduce the guest(s) of honor, make special announcements and keep your guests or children entertained throughout the event. For a smaller to mid-range sized crowd .  Party Lighting package is included with thousands of songs to choose from.

THE EMMY - 1 DJ, 1 MC and 1 Interactive Dancer Party Pack

Up to 4 hours.   Your IP Celebration Team will guide you through presentations, dances, games, awards and a great party filled with fun. A Club party light show (upgraded from THE TONY) included with effects galore.  For mid to larger gatherings.

THE OSCAR - 1 DJ, 1 MC and 2 Interactive Dancers Party Pack

Up to 4 hours. The ultimate combination of party fun which includes a world class DJ, MC, two dance/game leaders and a free option upgrade listed below.  Fab variety of club lighting effects as an upgrade includes a music selection of your choice from Disco to Big Band.

• Overtime will be pro-rated per hour.  Seasonal rates may apply according to demand during holiday cyles.
• Add DANCER(s)                                                               
• 2nd Room Sound System:  2 Premium Speakers, Wiring and set up!
• Add Karaoke to Any Package:  An MC, Monitor, Mics and 1000’s of songs!
• Video Montage Projection:  You provide the disc, we provide projector and screen!
• Downtown Chicago Charge . . . . *Price Based on venue.

MURDER MYSTERIES: We Kill the Competition!  

Our Actors & Your Guests are the Characters!  Great fun!

Tired of the same old Board Game?  Bored with your Board Meeting?

Make your next event come alive with an

INTERACTIVE MYSTERY PARTY
Play a detective...or a news reporter...or a hired hit man...or one of the family...Grill the Suspects!!

"Are you being blackmailed?"  "Where were you the night of the murder?"   Whether it's a dinner party, a business convention, or just a special night out, our interactive murder mysteries make a boring dinner unforgettably fun and hilarious.  Improv Playhouse offers the most experienced and best trained mystery/comedy improv actors to expertly assist you in solving the case. Costumes, accessories and physical evidence bring the stories to life and you and your guests can't help but have a great time.  Guests play either a murder suspect or a detective, discovering clues left at the crime scene and interrogating each other. The reading of the Last Will is followed by additional crimes that eventually unmask the killer! Each guest who correctly solves the mystery is awarded a Super Sleuth Certificate (suitable for framing, of course).  Improv Playhouse performs mysteries at the finest restaurants and hotels in the Chicago metropolitan area, the Greater Midwest, and for a very special evening, come experience a Mystery Cruise. Should you choose to host your own food and beverage, our actors will travel to a location of your choice.  Choose the perfect Mystery plot for your event and let our actors do the rest. Remember... we guarantee an event... TO DIE FOR!!

“The Corporate Killer, “Wild Wild Western Murder”, 1920’s Gangster Style, Holiday shows, Fundraisers, Historical and Contemporary Fiction!

GAME SHOW & OTHER VARIETY PACKAGES (call for pricing)

MUSICIANS:  Classical, Jazz, Folk.  Duets, Trios, Quartets, etc. 

GAME SHOW PERFORMANCES: Trivia, Beat the Clock, Millionaire Game Show (w/Regis look-a-like), Other TV Game Shows like “Name That Tune”, “Family Feud”, “Concentration”

THE ALL AMERICAN FAMILY SUMMER FUN EXTRAVAGANZA

DJ & Prizes, Moonwalk, 4Carnival Games of your choice, 2 Game Leaders organizing picnic games.  Add-ons available.

MULTIPLE ACTOR THEME PARTIES & DINNER EVENTS ( Apprx. 8-10 Actor/Characters)

GET A “CLUE” (Based on the characters in the game of that name!) or AL CAPONE’S WATERING HOLE

HULA PARTY (1 hour) Costuming and props/instruments are provided  Let your children or adult guests feel transported to a tropical island - an island full of music, dance and fun activities that will not only entertain, but will educate as well (a Hula lesson after the “show”). All party- goers will have the opportunity to dress up in grass skirts and leis, learn a few Hawaiian/Polynesian dances and use a variety of traditional Hawaiian percussive instruments!

Party Coordinators, Celebrity Look-a-likes, Face Painting, Clowns, Magicians, Balloonists and combinations.

Let us know what your budget is!  We’re flexible and can customize a package to fit your needs.

Thanks for considering the Improv Playhouse™ for your event!