"Come Out For Change: A Gay-la For Charity V. 2.0" will be held on May 12th at 8 pm at the Center on Halsted in Chicago, IL.

The first gay-la was sold-out, and raised almost $1,000 for The Equality Illinois Education Project, and the second gayla is an effort to do more of the same. Partial proceeds from this show will benefit Allied for Equality, as well as PFLAG.

Allied for Equality:
(from the website) Allied for Equality is a joint grassroots project of Equality Illinois and PFLAG (Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). The goal of the project is to create an allied network of advocates across the state of Illinois, specifically targeting straight allies.

PFLAG:
(from the website). PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their family and friends through: support; to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights. Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

The Lineup:
Recapitulation - brilliant musical improv

Dan Telfer - "token straight comic", who just opened for Maria Bamford and Paul F. Tompkins!

Cameron Esposito - headlining the night, fresh off of her UK and South Africa performances

Hosted by The Puterbaugh Sisters, Chicagos wacky sister-act

....and more.......


Tickets to the show are $20, and may only be purchased in advance at the Brown Paper Ticket page. (https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/58552)

Seating is general admission and will begin at 7:30, with the show beginning promptly at 8.

There will be a door prize from Early2Bed, and a 50/50 drawing during the show, of which all proceeds will be donated directly to Equality Illinois, Allied for Equality and PFLAG.

For more information, press contact, or questions, contact Nellie at comeoutforchange@gmail.com

See you there!!!

Recapitulation gathers the brilliant, the bizarre, and the Botoxed of Hollywood for AWARD SHOW! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL, a star-studded, extravagant night of award-winning musical improvisation, where the audience, not "The Academy," chooses the winners. Using audience suggestion, Recapitulation dives behind the scenes of Hollywood's most preposterous movie award show, the "Capies," to reveal who's a diva, who's deranged, and the desperate thoughts those smiling nominees are actually thinking.

February 8th-March 1st @ 8 PM
Donny's Skybox Theatre
1608 N. WellsChicago, IL 60606
$10 General
$8 Student
$5 SCTC student

Recapitulation is holding it's first annual FUN-Raiser later this month.  We're raising funds to support our current production "I Saw You:The Improvised Musical" as well as other costs we incur along the way.  The donations we receive from our supporters will be repaid in great shows and good times!  Please come out and contribute your time, money, and energy with us!  Party party party!  Here's the 411:

Recapitulation FUN-Raiser
September 26th, 2008 from 8-11 PM
Casey Moran's
660 N.Clark (directly across the street from Wrigley Field)
Chicago, IL
773.755.4444
$25 all-you-can-drink well, draft, wine, and soda!
50/50 cash shared pot raffle!
Raffle with fantastic prizes!

Bring this flyer and you get in for $25! 

Hello Everyone:

The Chicago Reader is accepting ballots for the "Best of Chicago!" Please vote for Recapitulation as Best Improv Group & Best Sketch Group.  Who do you think is the funniest Recapitulation cast member? Vote for them for Best Improviser! Who's the Best Stand-Up? Pick anyone in the ensemble as we all stand up at some point in the show! Vote many, many times! Go Speed Racer Go!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/chicagoreaderbestof/voting/category/comedy

Note: Once you hit "Submit & Continue," you'll be taken to the next catagory, but when you're done voting, click "Final Step" near the top. Then on the next page, click "I'm done! Finalize my Ballot!"  Otherwise your votes won't be counted!  And if you have a second, leave a nice comment about Recapitulation.

Thank you!
Recapitulation

P.S.  We're not directly associated with Speed Racer other than some of us have seen the recent movie and watched the cartoons.  Also, thanks to pH for having the wording for this blog so nice and available for us to leverage .

Hi Folks:

We had an excellent opening night at Gorilla Tango Theatre for our debut of Brat Pack: The Musical.  It was a lot of fun and we hope to see more of you in the next few weeks.  Here's the list of suggestions we received from the audience to play with:





Brat Pack In Print!
We were graciously featured as a Metromix Pick last week:

and in The RedEye:



There are plenty more great suggestions to be given, so, we look forward to hearing them every Thursday left in this month!

Hi Folks:

Recapitulation is back with a dramalicious vengeance in May! We’re going to be performing our next long-form musical entitled Brat Pack: The Musical. Come see how your favorite John Hughes-inspired characters explore the myriad of love, life, and fun relationships built on audience suggestions! Here are the details:

Tuesday May 6 2008 8:00P
Recapitulation @ The Playground Theatre
3209 N. Halsted
Chicago IL
$5 tickets

Thursday May 8 2008 8:00P
Brat Pack:An Improvised Musical @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
1919 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
$10 tickets

Thursday May 15 2008 8:00P
Brat Pack:An Improvised Musical @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
1919 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
$10 tickets

Thursday May 22 2008 8:00P
Brat Pack:An Improvised Musical @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
1919 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
$10 tickets

Thursday May 29 2008 8:00P
Brat Pack:An Improvised Musical @ Gorilla Tango Theatre
1919 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL
$10 tickets

We are one of three groups performing in "The Windy City, A Fart Joke"  A comedy showcase featuring one sketch (Hearty Beef Barley), one improv (Mother’s Lesson) and one musical improv (Recapitulation) comedy troupe.   Please join us on a Wednesday night for some great laughs.