Susan Messing
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Susan Messing is a director and actress living in Chicago
. She graduated from Northwestern University
and was a performer on The Second City
mainstage. Messing is an ensemble member of Annoyance Theatre
. She has performed in The Real Live Brady Bunch and directed What Every Girl Should Know... An Ode to Judy Blume based on the work of Judy Blume
. She performed on NBC's
Late Friday and Comedy Central
's Premium Blend along with her puppet Jolly after showcasing at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Her critically acclaimed improvised show, Messing With a Friend
, is in its fifth year, currently playing at the Annoyance every Thursday night. She also voiced the character "Eos" in the 2001 video game Red Faction
.
Susan teaches and performs at the Annoyance Theatre and the Improv Olympic. She also teaches improvisational comedy for DePaul University
, The University of Chicago
and Loyola University. Her essays have been published in The Second City Almanac of Improvisation and in Charna Halpern
's book, Art By Committee and endorsed Jon Jon Lannen's book The Giraffe That Taught Me How To Laugh.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. She graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and was a performer on The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
mainstage. Messing is an ensemble member of Annoyance Theatre
Annoyance Theatre
The Annoyance Theatre, or Annoyance Productions as it is sometimes called, is a theater and associated ensemble based in Chicago that deals mainly in absurd, pretentious and outrageous humor. Many people that have performed with the ensemble have gone on to become successful stage and screen actors...
. She has performed in The Real Live Brady Bunch and directed What Every Girl Should Know... An Ode to Judy Blume based on the work of Judy Blume
Judy Blume
Judy Blume is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages...
. She performed on NBC's
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Late Friday and Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Premium Blend along with her puppet Jolly after showcasing at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Her critically acclaimed improvised show, Messing With a Friend
Messing With a Friend
Messing With a Friend is a long-form improv show, performed weekly at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, created by and co-starring Susan Messing. It has been running throughout the Chicago area and various improv festivals nationwide since 2004...
, is in its fifth year, currently playing at the Annoyance every Thursday night. She also voiced the character "Eos" in the 2001 video game Red Faction
Red Faction
Red Faction is a first-person shooter video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. It was released for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Mac in 2001. A version for the Nokia N-Gage was developed by Monkeystone Games. The game was also re-developed as a top-down shooter for...
.
Susan teaches and performs at the Annoyance Theatre and the Improv Olympic. She also teaches improvisational comedy for DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
, The University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and Loyola University. Her essays have been published in The Second City Almanac of Improvisation and in Charna Halpern
Charna Halpern
Charna Halpern is a co-founder of the ImprovOlympic, now known as The iO. She was born and raised on the North Side of Chicago. In 1984, with partner Del Close, she began teaching The Harold to many students in the Chicago theatre community. She and Close co-authored the book Truth in Comedy: The...
's book, Art By Committee and endorsed Jon Jon Lannen's book The Giraffe That Taught Me How To Laugh.