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The Third Annual Cleveland Comedy Festival is proud to present "Messing with a Friend" starring Susan Messing with special guests Colleen Doyle and Dana Querciole. This is one of those rare opportunites for Cleveland to have the chance to see improvisational comedy performed on this level. Messing, who was named Chicago's best improviser 2010, is not only performing on Sat. Nov. 20th, she is also holding two workshops. Bio and detail are below. <BR><BR><STRONG>"Messing with a Friend"</STRONG><BR><BR>Starring Susan Messing<BR><BR>with special guests <BR><BR>Colleen Doyle and Dana Querciole<BR><BR><STRONG>Saturday Nov. 20th</STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Power House Pub</STRONG><BR><BR>(west bank of the flats)<BR><BR>2000 Sycamore St. <BR><BR>8:00pm<BR><BR>$12 at the door <BR><BR>or $10 in advance buy here:<A href="http://www.clecomedyfestival.com/CleComedyFestival/shows.asp" target=_blank><FONT color=#0066cc>http://www.clecomedyfestival.com/CleComedyFestival/shows.asp</FONT></A>
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<DIV class="ecxSandboxScopeClass ecxExternalClass"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #2a2a2a; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Joy Joy Workshop with Susan Messing</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #2a2a2a; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <BR>Saturday Nov. 20th <SPAN> </SPAN>10-1pm <FONT color=#000000>Power House Pub (West bank of flats 2000 Sycamore)</FONT><BR><BR>For levels: </SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A href="http://kcimprov.com/festival/class.php#levels" target=_blank><I><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #0066cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Intermediate - Advanced</SPAN></I></A></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #2a2a2a; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class="ecxSandboxScopeClass ecxExternalClass"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #2a2a2a; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Work getting stale and uninspired? Blaming your friends for your onstage misfortune? Just need a touch up? This class is for the improviser who has fallen of the joy ride. Quick, easy fixes that will have you inspired and making your friends inspired too.</SPAN><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#000000></FONT></SPAN></B><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#000000>Character Workshop with Susan Messing</FONT></SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#000000>Sunday Nov. 21st<SPAN class=ecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>11-2pm at the Power House Pub (West bank of flats 2000 Sycamore)</FONT></SPAN><BR></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
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<DIV class="ecxSandboxScopeClass ecxExternalClass"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: rgb(42,42,42); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Susan Messing</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; COLOR: rgb(42,42,42); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, a NJ native and graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre School, is an alumnus of the iO, Second City’s Mainstage, and a founding member of the infamous Annoyance Theatre. She continues to teach and perform improvisational comedy @ iO, The Annoyance, Second City, and DePaul University. Her standup act with her puppet, Jolly, was featured at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and NBC’s Late Fridays, and her most impressive bit movie role was as a bad stripper in a halo brace in Let’s Go to Prison! Susan has been an improviser and comedian for over twenty four years. Nice things said about Susan include Chicago Magazine calling her “Funniest Woman in Chicago,” Chicago Reader naming her “Best Improviser in Chicago,” and recipient of CIF 2010 “Improviser of the Year.” You can see her f@&$ around in her critically-acclaimed show, Messing with a Friend, every Thursday @ The Annoyance, now in it's fourth year. </SPAN></DIV></SPAN> </body>
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