Main Stage Improv presents: This New Years, We Drop the Ball!
2026-01-31 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage improv kicks off the 2026 comedy season with a two-hour show of fresh improv games! Main Stage Improv performs a unique laugh-out-loud show of improv games in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” This interactive improv show is powered by YOUR suggestions!
Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Garrett Gray, Adam Woodworth, Mike McCauley, Ramon Riley Jr., Logan Rutherford, Jules Metzler, Kevin Hickey, Jamie Novotny, Lynn Comstock, Kris Reid, Carl Wharam, Megan Cavanaugh, and Pranav Kumar.
Director: Adam Woodworth
Tickets are $14 (cash or credit) at the door on the day of the performance.
Get there 15 minutes early because seating is limited. When SOLD OUT that’s it!
Show Rating PG-13

Main Stage Improv presents “Snow Laughing Matter!”
2026-02-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Feeling “snow-ver-whelmed’ by winter? Ditch the frostbite and grab a front-row seat at Main Stage Improv’s winter comedy blizzard! We’re serving up the hottest laughs in town with a show so funny, it might just cause a total “laugh-alanche”.
Main Stage Improv performs a unique half of long form improv with With Guest Monologist Ken Czechanksi followed by a second half of short form improv games in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” This interactive, non-stop, high-energy show is driven by YOUR suggestions!
Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Garrett Gray, Adam Woodworth, Jules Metzler, Eric Gillece, Kevin Hickey, Lynn Comstock, Kris Reid, Carl Wharam, Katie Jandeska, and Pranav Kumar.
With Guest Monologist Ken Czechanksi
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2025
Time 8 pm to 10 pm
Rating: PG-13
Cost: $14/person
You can click on the link below under “Website” to make an account then purchase your ticket – Note: ticket link is shut off on by noon on the Friday before the show. Or buy at the door on the day of (if any tickets are still available on the day of the show.)

Main Stage Improv presents "The Pickle Parade" in their Advanced 2.0 Improv Graduation Show
2026-03-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents “The Pickle Parade” in their Advanced 2.0 Improv Class graduation show on Friday, March 6h from 8 to 9:30 pm at Tinley Park Performing Arts Center at 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477. Doors open to the public at 7:30 pm!
The cast is the hilarious team of Mary Ann Baudler, Peter Deuschle, Karen Fitzgerald, Steven Gray, Joe Mehalek, Jacqueline Mennella, Jack Ruane, Angela Rzeszutko, Adam Schuldt, Eric Walton, Sarah Walton, Raven Witchard and Jim Zacharias
$5 person to attend
Limited Seating so get there early to get a good seat.
Show Rating PG-13

Main Stage Improv presents “The Comedy Gladiatorz”
2026-03-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents our hilarious competition-themed improv show “The Comedy Gladiatorz” where talented improvisers enter stage right–but only ONE will exit alive! Ok, enough with the dramatics! Improv teams compete in fun improv games to the delight
and laughter of YOU–the audience!
Meet the Gladiatorz:
Returning Champion:
The Witty Committee: Kris Reid (C), Megan Cavanaugh, Judie Beshansky
The Challengers:
My Little Pony Tails: Israel Smith (C), Heather Slack, Jamie Novotny
The Lucky Ducks: Angela Rzeszutko (C), Adam Schuldt, Joe Mehalek
Unstable Elements: Raven Witchard (C), Peter Deuschle, Eric “Gill” Gillece
Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Time: 8 pm to 10 pm
Rating: PG-13
Cost: $14/person
You can click on the link below under “Website” to make an account then purchase your ticket – Note: ticket link is shut off on by noon on the Friday before the show. Or buy at the door on the day of (if any tickets are still available on the day of the show.)

Main Stage Improv presents “Star Wars: May the 4th Be with You Improv & Sketch show”
2026-05-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Show Description: Grab your light sabers and protocol droids because in this two-hour comedy show comprised of fun improv games and sketches Main Stage Improv spoofs Star Wars! You’ll have yourself a Space Ball! It’s the comedy show that Improv Weekly calls a “Tour de Force!”
Show Directors: Adam Woodworth & Jules Metzler
Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Mike McCauley, Garrett Gray, Jules Metlzer, Adam Woodworth, Rob Dolliver, Logan Rutherford, Katie Jandeska, Israel Smith, Kevin Hickey, Joe Mehalek and Sarah Walton.
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm to 9 pm
Rating: PG-13
Cost: $14/person

Main Stage Improv presents "Mixed Nuts" in their Fundamentals of Improv Graduation Show
2026-05-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents “Mixed Nuts” in their Fundamentals of Improv Class graduation show on Friday, May 8th from 8:00 to 10:00 pm at the Tinley Park Performing Arts Center at 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477. Doors open to the public at 7:30 pm!
It is FREE to attend.
Limited Seating so get there early to get a good seat.
The” Mixed Nuts” Improv troupe is comprised of the hilarious ensemble of Bill Blount, Sharon Cunningham, Julia Deuschle, Peter Deuschle, Jim Fitzgerald, Quinton James, Kimberly Johnson, Lam Le, Tony Markos, and Crystal Urias.
Show Rating PG-13

Main Stage Improv presents “The Pickle Parade” in their Advanced 2.5 Improv Graduation Show
2026-05-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents “The Pickle Parade” in their Advanced 2.5 Improv Class graduation show on Friday, May 22nd from 8 to 10:00 pm at Tinley Park Performing Arts Center at 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477. Doors open to the public at 7:30 pm!
The cast is the hilarious team of Mary Ann Baudler, Peter Deuschle, Steven Gray, Joe Mehalek, Jacqueline Mennella, Jack Ruane, Angela Rzeszutko, Adam Schuldt, Eric Walton, Sarah Walton, Raven Witchard and Jim Zacharias
Show is FREE to attend!
Limited Seating so get there early to get a good seat.
Show Rating PG-13

Main Stage Improv presents our Friday Night Games & Improv Jam
2026-05-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents our fun IMPROV GAMES & JAM SHOW. The first part of the show will be a preview of Main Stage Improv’s show “Cheer Cheer for Main Stage Improv” that will be performed at the University of Notre Dame the following weekend and the remaining part will be a jam where audience members have the opportunity to come up and play fun improv games with the cast of Main Stage Improv. No worries there is no pressure to come up and join in on the fun. You can sit comfortably in your seat and watch if that is your jam! Improv games are in the style of “Whose Line is It Anyway?” (Rated PG-13)
Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Garrett Gray, Mike McCauley, Jules Metzler, Malavika McGrail, Melanie Stanko, Eric Gillece, Sean Conroy, Israel Smith, Rob Dolliver and Heather Slack.
Tickets are $10

Main Stage Improv at the Southside Comic Book Show
2026-06-20 10:00 - 16:00 | tinley park convention center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv will be at the Southside Comic Book Show!
Come by Main Stag Improv’s table (Table #102) to learn about Improv & say hello to Santa Claus himself who does SOLD OUT Christmas Shows with Main Stage Improv each year! And don’t miss Main Stage Improv’s popular “Superhero Improv” from 2:30 – 3:15 pm in the Bremen Room given by Garrett & favorite Jules Metzler with an assist by Santa himself.
The Southside Comic Book Show has over 150 tables of comics, collectible toys and art, the ultimate comic book experience awaits at the South Side Comic Book Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 at the Tinley Park Convention Center!📖💥💫
On top of great vendors and artists the show will also feature some special guests as well!

Main Stage Improv’s Summer Sketch & Improv Spectacular: “License to Grill”
2026-07-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Show Description: Fire up the grill, crack open the laughs, and let the good times sizzle! This 2-Hour Comedy Show serves up a full platter of hilarious sketches and fast-paced improv games, skewering everything from backyard BBQs and family reunions to summer travel chaos and graduation season madness. It’s a high-heat comedy cookout where the jokes are hot, the pace is fast, and the laughs are well-done!
Director: Jules Metzler
Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Jules Metzler, Garrett Gray, Brandon Vlach, Melanie Stanko, Kevin Hickey, Nikki Ramel, Eric Gillece, Keisha Haley, Megan Cavanaugh, Kris Reid, Sarah Walton and Joe Mehalek.
Tickets are $14 (cash or credit) at the door on the day of the performance.
Get there 15 minutes early because seating is limited. When SOLD OUT that’s it!
Show Rating PG-13

Main Stage Improv presents our August Improv Jam Show
2026-08-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Main Stage Improv presents our fun IMPROV GAMES / JAM SHOW where audience members have the opportunity to come up and play fun improv games with the cast of Main Stage Improv. And No worries there is no pressure to come up and join in on the fun. You can sit comfortably in your seat and watch if that is your jam! Improv games are in the style of “Whose Line is It Anyway?” (Rated PG-13)
Tickets are $10 with a small processing fee.
