Local theater: Second City revue

Posted January 04, 2012 10:00 pm

Fox Valley Rep laughs it up

Fox Valley Repertory starts 2012 on a funny note with Second City's “The Best of Second City” revue and a performance of comedy-infused combat courtesy of master swordsmen Dirk Perfect (Douglas E. Mumaw) and Guido Crescendo (David Woolley). Second City performs at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6 ($42); The Swordsman perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, ($32), at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 584-6342 or foxvalleyrep.org.

Great moments

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre skewers roughly 500 years of American history with its production of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's 1993 show, “The Complete History of America (Abridged).” Adam Kander, Mat Labotka and Michael Woods star in director David Belew's production. Previews begin Thursday, Jan. 12, at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. The show opens Sunday, Jan. 15. $27-$43. (837) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.

‘Invisible Man'

Director and Classical Theatre of Harlem co-founder Christopher McElroen directs Court Theatre's world premiere “Invisible Man” adapted from Ralph Ellison's National Book Award-winning novel about black identity and oppression by Oscar-nominated documentarian Oren Jacoby. Previews begin Thursday, Jan. 12, at 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. The show opens Saturday, Jan. 21. $30-$60. (773) 753-4472 or courttheatre.org.

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