Bumbershoot

Hogwash is going to be in Bumbershoot! The performances are at 2:00, on Sunday and 2:30 on Monday at the Center house theater. You will need a pass to get into the theater, so hurry up and get those Bumbershoot tickets! This is the first time Hogwash is going to be at Bumbershoot, and the whole cast and crew are very excited. Come check us out!

Performer of the week: Shelby Jennings

Hogwash is about to open the fall run in Chicago. So much goes into the run. In the end you get to see the actors on stage bringing everything to life. And while it is improv and forever changing before your eyes depending on the imaginations of the audience, there is a brave woman who gets the actors ready for whatever might come their way. That person is Shelby Jennings, the director of Hogwash Chicago. She has been with Hogwash since the get go and brings her knowledge and experience to the show. The show wouldn’t be the same without her. Thank you, Shelby and have a great opening!

-What do you enjoy most about Hogwash?

I enjoy good family humor. Hogwash is a kid’s show, but it is also for adults. I think too often people (myself included) fall back on the dirty humor. This show practices and proves that you can have a fun show with out that. The show offers the family friendly atmosphere and the long-form improv and group work that I love so much.

>-When did you start performing with Hogwash? How has your role changed?

I was a performer in the original cast years ago. I performed at Comedy Sportz and the Lakeshore. Then I moved up to being the director, even though at times I still jump in there. I miss the performance but it has been fun to work and change the show. It is constantly growing and changing.

>-What is your most memorable moment?

Oh, man… there are some I can't mention! But in the first run we were doing a show and Nick Hausman and I were looking for a bad guys. At the old Comedy Sportz space there was a trap door and the bad guys hid in there. So we kept asking where the bad guys were, and this kid jumped on stage and said; " RIGHT HERE!" He threw open the trap door and held up his fists like he was going to punch the bad guys. He didn't want to leave the stage so we kept him there through the rest of the story and at the end I asked if I could marry him instead of Nick and he said, " NO WAY.' Then he ran off stage. It was soooo funny!

>-Who do you admire?

I admire a lot of people. I can't really think of one person whom I admire the most. I do admire in general people who do what they feel they were born to do instead of just doing what gets them by.