August 17, 2024
The Bughouse Theater! June 1, 2024 The Skokie Theatre! May 11, 2024 The Den Theatre! April 13, 2024 The Bughouse Theater! Dec. 2, 2023 The Bit Theater! Our new home in Aurora! Nov. 4, 2023 The Cornservatory! Celebrating 10 years of performance with a sold out show! Sept. 16, 2023 The Bughouse Theater! Another full house at the Bughouse! August 12, 2023 The Skokie Theatre! Our spot in the northern suburbs! July 8, 2023 The Bughouse Theater! Our home away from home! May 20, 2023 The Bit Theater in Aurora! Our first appearance - what a great venue! April 17, 2023 Network Open House with Newport Healthcare and Charlie Health! March 18, 2023 The Bughouse Theater! Our home in North Center January 21, 2023 Theatre Above the Law! Our tenth year of performing! October 29, 2022 The Skokie Theatre! Big crowd in a big house! September 10, 2022 The Elgin Fringe Festival! Sold out show at the Public House! August 6, 2022 The Bughouse Theatre! July 16, 2022 Theatre Above the Law! Terrific storefront theater in Rogers Park May 21, 2022 The Bughouse Theatre! Our home away from home! April 2, 2022 The Skokie Theatre! Always a fun time! March 25 & 26, 2022 2 fun shows at Theatre Above the Law Feb. 11, 18, & 25, 2022 3 big shows at The Bughouse Theater! Online: Nov. 12, 2021 Closing out the Illinois Psychological Association Conference! October 30, 2021 Our debut in San Antonio! Headlining the Psych Congress! October 23, 2021 The Skokie Theatre! October 9, 2021 Closing out the Illinois Psychiatric Society Conference! September 18, 2021 Return to live theater at The Bughouse! April 10, 2021 Florida Psychological Association Online January 19, 2020 Comedy Sportz Theater! Kicking off 2020 with a rare matinee at a fun venue! December 14, 2019 Jarvis Square Theater! Final show of the decade! November 23, 2019 The Open Door! Fifth anniversary of our debut show here! November 9, 2019 The Cornservatory! Always a fun time at this cool venue! October 25, 2019 The SkokieTheatre! Always a fun crowd! August 10, 2019 The Bughouse Theater! Full house, raucus crowd! August 8, 2019 Our debut at Second City! Played the UP Theater with the SC cast for the American Psychological Association June 8, 2019 The Open Door Always a fun house! May 19 & 11, 2019 The Cornservatory Two fun shows at this terrific venue! April 5, 2019 Comedy for Caregivers! Association of Applied & Therapeutic Humor National Conference Double Tree Hotel in Oak Brook March 29, 2019 The Skokie Theatre With a bunch of folks from the Anxiety Association! March 2, 2019 The Open Door Sweet home Oak Park! January & February, 2019 6 consecutive Sunday night shows at Rhinofest! January 4 & 5, 2019 Two big shows at the Cornservatory in Chicago Two sold out shows, great venue, wonderful crowds! Saturday, October 27, 2018 The Open Door in Oak Park Our billionth show here! Whatta place! Saturday, August 18, 2018 The McKaw Theatre in Chicago Sold out our debut here! Saturday, July 14, 2018 The Lamplighter Inn in Palatine Nice space, nice crowd, we'll keep coming back! Friday, July 13, 2018 The Outta Space in Berwyn Comedian/Musician Jillian Markowitz opened for us. Great venue, we'll be back! Saturday, June 16, 2018 The Skokie Theatre in Skokie What a great crowd! Love this place! Saturday, April 14, 2018 The Open Door in Oak Park Another fun filled, sold-out show! Friday, February 16, 2018 The Outta Space in Berwyn Our first show here! What a cool place! Singer/Songwriter/Psychologist Dr. Jay Einhorn opened for us. Saturday, January 20, 2018 The Open Door Theater in Oak Park Our 15th show here! Saturday, January 13, 2018 The Skokie Theatre Great venue! Always a fun crowd, we'll be back. Friday , Dec. 15, 2017 Stage 773 in Chicago Final show of the year! See you in 2018! Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 The Lamplighter Inn in Palatine Now we've been there Summer and Winter Spring and Fall coming up! Saturday, October 28, 2017 The Open Door in Oak Park Another sold-out show, complete with standing O! We love this place! Saturday, September 9, 2017 The Open Door in Oak Park Another fun show at this wonderful theater! Friday, September 8, 2017 Improv & Psychology Conference at MCL Chicago It was our honor and joy to headline this conference! Saturday, July 22, 2017 The Skokie Theatre in Skokie Great crowd - more than 100 came out! We'll be back! Saturday, July 8, 2017 The Lamplighter Inn in Palatine Sold out our debut in Palatine! Nice! Friday, June 23, 2017 Stage 773 in Lakeview Great crowd at our favorite Chicago venue! Friday, June 2, 2017 Creative Arts Therapy Conference What fun to perform for specialists in drama, art & music therapy! School of the Arts Institute of Chicago Saturday, April 29, 2017 The Improv Playhouse in Libertyville Two big shows! Full House! Saturday, April 8, 2017 The Open Door in Oak Park Sold out yet again! We'll be back September 9! Saturday, March 4, 2017 The Open Door in Oak Park Sold out again! Whatta crowd! Whatta theater! Whatta town! Saturday, January 28, 2017 The Skokie Theatre Our first show here. Great venue! Great crowd! We'll be back this summer! Thursday, January 19, 2017 Stage 773 in Lakeview. Featured our "grab bag" of improv! Sunday, January 15, 2017 The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival! Our first run at performing scripted comedy! What fun! Saturday, December 10, 2016 The Open Door Theater A big crowd braved the first big snowstorm of the winter to see our last show of 2016! Fun! Friday, November 11, 2016 Once again, we were the headliners at the Illinois Psychological Convention! Four in a row! Friday, October 28, 2016 Our debut at The Den Theatre! A packed house during the first Cubs world series in 71 years! Saturday, August 13 & 27, 2016 Sold out shows at the Open Door in Oak Park! We love this place! Sunday, July 10, 2016 Our debut performance at Laugh Out Loud Theater in Schaumburg! Great crowd, great venue, we'll be back! Friday, June 24, 2016. Closed out the Multi-State Summit on Alternative Practice Models and Integrated Care. Sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the Illinois Psychological Association, at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. They were ready for some laughs! Thursday, May 26, 2016. Double bill at Stage 773! We opened for Tim Szosko's wonderful one-man improv show, "Trying too Hard"! Sunday, May 1, 2016. Return to Stage 773 in Lakeview! Always nice to get back into the city! Friday, April 8 & Saturday, April 9, 2016 Our first full weekend at the Open Door Theater in Oak Park! Always a fun crowd! Friday, March 4, 2016 Another fun show to a packed house at 27Live in Evanston! In the audience was a member of the original all-psychologist improv troupe from the 1980's, the Freudian Slippers! And he gave a great performance in one of our pieces! Thanks for coming, Dr. Humfleet! Sunday, January 31, 2016 Our first show in the northwest suburbs! A packed house at the Chicago Loop Sports Bar & Grill in Streamwood. Saturday, January 23, 2016 A private show for the Chicago Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology (CAPP) at Theater Momentum Saturday, November 21, 2015 Yet another sold-out show at the Open Door in Oak Park. What a great venue! Saturday, November 14, 2015 Association for the Advancement of Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies Chicago Hilton Friday, November 6, 2015 The Illinois Psychological Association Hilton Doubletree in Skokie Friday, October 23, 2015 27Live in Evanston. Another sold out show at a great venue! Sunday, October 18, 2015 Stage 773 in Chicago. Our first appearance here, what a fun show! One of the players got engaged! Friday, July 31, 2015 First Prize Winner in the month-long Collider Improv/Sketch Comedy Competition. Hosted by Theater Momentum at the Globe Pub in Chicago. Saturday, July 25, 2015 Benefit for the Anorexia Nervosa Association at the Lincoln Tap Room in Chicago. Fridays, July 10 & 24, 2015 More sold-out shows at the Open Door in Oak Park! Sunday, May 3, 2015 Our biggest crowd yet! 27Live in Evanston. We'll be back there October 23! Saturday, April 11, 2015. Another sold out show at the Open Door in Oak Park! Friday, February 20, 2015 Can't Stop, Won't Stop, MISTOP! We returned to the scene of the laughs for our second performance at the annual conference of the Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology at the College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. |
Sunday, November 23, 2014. I Could, I Can, I Will! Our matinee performance at the Oak Park Repertory Company was SOLD OUT in advance! Great crowd, great venue, we'll be back! Friday, November 14, 2014. Our performance for the Illinois Counseling Association 66th Annual Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Schaumburg, IL. |
Friday, November 7, 2014. The Therapy Players returned to the Illinois Psychological Association, where it all began in November of 2013, rocking the President’s reception on Nov 7, 2014, at the Doubletree Hotel in Skokie, IL. Our show included the world premiere of our scripted scene, “Supervision”. |
The Therapy Players appeared at Second City on Oct. 10, 2014, as part of Mental Health Wellness Week, bringing light to the importance of comedy, improv, and laughter in mental health.
In conjunction with this week long event, the Therapy Players also hosted the Wellness Night of M.I.N.T. on Oct. 8, 2014, at MCL Chicago.
In conjunction with this week long event, the Therapy Players also hosted the Wellness Night of M.I.N.T. on Oct. 8, 2014, at MCL Chicago.
"LAUGH TILL IT HEALS!"
Saturday, June 28, 2014.
The Therapy Players performed our review, "Laugh Till It Heals", at the the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) annual conference.
No one got hurt, and everybody laughed!
Saturday, June 28, 2014.
The Therapy Players performed our review, "Laugh Till It Heals", at the the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury (ISSS) annual conference.
No one got hurt, and everybody laughed!
"Friends & Family Therapy"
Saturday, June 7, 2014.
Our first public showcase, "Friends & Family Therapy" was a benefit for Studio BE. The house was packed! We also experienced our first call for an encore!
"COURT - ORDERED COMEDY"
Saturday, May 3, 2014.
The Therapy Players were excited to perform their customized improv show "Court Ordered Comedy" for the American Psychological Association, Division 42 and their 2nd Annual Conference: Forensic Psychological Assessment and Testimony.
Saturday, May 3, 2014.
The Therapy Players were excited to perform their customized improv show "Court Ordered Comedy" for the American Psychological Association, Division 42 and their 2nd Annual Conference: Forensic Psychological Assessment and Testimony.
"Standing Ovation for Phobia Shmobia!"
Friday, March 28, 2014.
The Therapy Players performed a customized show for the ADAA conference, called "Phobia Shmobia". We had a great time and hope for another chance to work with these outstanding professionals again!
Friday, February 21, 2014
The Therapy Players was pleased to perform our first 2014 performance of "Shrink-to-Fit" at the 21st Annual Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology at the College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.