The Second City’s Nick Johne and Molly Fisher will facilitate a workshop for students on the autism
spectrum in conjunction with Orlando-based OCA (Opportunity, Community, Ability). Last year’s
participants (above) had a great time, as did the facilitators and the comedians. That’s Katie Kershaw,
a member of the visiting troupe, standing on the far left.
The program began in 2015 with a single
course — Comedy Performance 1 — for
Instead, more than 250 students applied,
including those with such unlikely majors as
engineering and pre-law. Today there are
multiple courses.
Sharp comedic skills — especially improvisation
— are applicable in all areas of
life and work, Bill Hohns says. Plus, he adds,
comedy has had an enormous impact on
politics and pop culture, and therefore
warrants greater scholarly scrutiny.
The Hohnses are committed to bringing
The Second City to Orlando every year for
the next six years.
or 10 years from now and see what kind of
believes more philanthropists ought to consider
not just writing checks, but sponsoring
programs that interest them personally —
and have the potential to make a difference
in the lives of participants.
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coming more apparent. The Second City
G E T Y O U R T I C K E T S
EVENT: The Best of The Second City
DATE/TIME: Friday, October 5, 8 p.m.,
and Saturday, October 6, 4 p.m. and
10:30 p.m.
VENUE: Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater
NOTES: A touring troupe from
the star-making Second City in
Chicago offers a program of skits
and improvisation, including some
classic material. Workshops with the
comedians are held earlier in the
week.
TICKETS: Prices starting at $39.50
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has for years operated a thriving corporate
training division, RewireU, and encompasses
a Wellness Department that offers workshops
for the elderly and those suffering from
anxiety and dementia.
The Second City opened its doors in Chicago in 1959, and has since grown to become the
in Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood. The troupe chose its self-mocking name from the title of an
article about the Windy City by A. J. Liebling that appeared in The New Yorker in 1952.
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