Entertainment & Training Programs
for Companies and Organizations
Chicago City Limits relocated from Chicago to New York
City in 1980. Over 8,500 shows later, we continue to delight Off-Broadway
audiences with our unique show, which combines audience-inspired improvisation
with topical sketch comedy.
Chicago City Limits offers dynamic, customized entertainment and training
programs for business clients. Here are 4 ways in which your company
can take advantage of the skills and services offered by CCL:
1) Come See Our
Off-Broadway Show
Our critically-acclaimed comedy revue, Chicago City Limits Without A
Net, is performed Wednesday through Saturday at our theater in midtown
Manhattan; it’s an ideal destination for any group.
Shows are highly interactive, as we use audience suggestions to create
comedy scenes and songs on the spot.
2) Enjoy A Private,
Customized Show
We perform private shows for companies and organizations either at our
midtown Manhattan theater or offsite.
Prior to the performance, we learn all about your group – key
people, clients, issues, etc. - and weave those details into a totally
customized show.
3) Schedule a Dynamic,
Creative Teambuilding Workshop
Our workshops use improvisational theater techniques to foster creativity
and enhance group dynamics.
This unique, interactive, fun experience is tailored
to your company’s or group’s needs. Workshops can take place
at our theater in midtown Manhattan, at your office, or at any other
location.
4) Become a Better Presenter With One-On-One Executive Coaching
Our actors will work with you on a one-to-one basis, helping you become
more comfortable as a speaker or presenter. We tailor our training programs
to you or your employees’ individual needs.
Imagine an entire comedy show that is customized to reflect the faces,
places, issues and events that affect your company! That’s what
we do. We learn all about your organization and seamlessly weave that
input into our show. The result: a personalized evening of theater you
won’t soon forget.
We host private shows at Chicago City Limits’ theater in midtown
Manhattan or at any offsite location—in town, across the country,
or around the world!
Contact us for details on pricing.
Business Meetings
Got a new product to release or a sales force to motivate? Tired of slide
presentations and light shows that have become old hat to sophisticated
audiences that have been jaded by corporate meetings? Chicago City Limits
may be the answer.
For over 20 years, CCL has taken center stage at business meetings held
by some of the world's largest corporations. Working closely with the
clients, CCL writers create openings and closings for each day's meetings,
segues between speakers, live speaker support, breakout sessions, videos
and training films.
CCL also performs to the public at trade shows. By involving the audience
in ways that few others can, CCL can make your booth or display work harder
for you than you ever imagined.
Training: Creativity and
Team-Building Workshops
Many of the improvisational techniques used by Chicago City Limits cast
members are excellent tools for anyone who wishes to think more creatively
and work better with a team.
CCL's improvisational actors regular perform one of NY's most critically
acclaimed comedy shows for 2 hours each night without a script. To do
this they must be must be great listeners, have the ability to make mental
connections that others might not readily envision, and encourage maximum
effort and support from each member of the ensemble.
CCL has adapted many of its improvisational training techniques into
a format for training. The workshops do not require performance aptitude
or skills, but help individuals and groups unlock their creativity and
team potential. Workshops are highly participatory, and hone skills and
strategies that foster thinking out-of-the-box, teamwork, and idea generation.
The workshops are very involving, introduce useful techniques for the
workplace, maximize the groups' efforts, and are lots of fun.