Fuck You, I Love You, Bye: The Rahm Emanuel Story

Tim McKendrick is very excited to be a part of Fuck You, I Love You, Bye The Rahm Emanuel Story. This is Tim's fifth show at The Annoyance. Prior shows include Good Liars, Hometown Pride, and Werthers Originals, and most recently Oprah a Comedy: Live Your Best Laugh! Tim moved to Chicago in the summer of 2008. Before moving to Chicago he performed in many shows in and around the Detroit area. He received his improv and acting training from Second City Detroit, iO Chicago, and The Annoyance among others.

Vallea E. Woodbury is thrilled to be playing with this great cast! A native of New York City, Vallea graduated from Northwestern University, The Second City Conservatory, and the esteemed School at Steppenwolf. She's also studied at The Annoyance, iO, and in The Second City's writing and musical improv programs. You may have seen her at The Second City Mainstage and e.t.c., Drury Lane Oakbrook, Porchlight Music Theatre, Ravinia Festival, and on the high seas with The Second City aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. This is Vallea’s first Annoyance show! Learn a bit more at www.vallea.com. TC, atap.

Jack Swokowski is thrilled to be making his Annoyance debut. He currently improvises at iO with A Raptor and can be seen around town performing with the independent teams Goodluck Jonathan and Bear Fight. He is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and holds a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Zach Zimmerman a Virginia native and an actor and writer in Chicago. He performs with RECESS (Playground), Thirsty: Chicago’s Premier Improv Drinking Party, Theater Momentum, and the Mission: IMPROVable National Touring Company. He has studied improvisation at iO and The Second City and is a graduate of Princeton University, where he was the Artistic Director of Quipfire! Improv Comedy and head writer for the musical comedy troupe Princeton Triangle Club. Chicago credits include Stevie Wonderland (Donny’s Skybox at Second City), The Formula (Gorilla Tango Theater), and The Butterfly Collector (Strawdog Theater). Check out his two-man 9/11 musical revue, "Twins," premiering this September at Studio Be.

Rachel LaForce is excited for her first show with The Annoyance! Rachel moved from Atlanta to Chicago in '04 to pursue her passion for comedy. Holding a B.A. in Theater from Columbia College, Rachel has gone on to complete both The Second City's Comedy Studies Program & their Conservatory program. Rachel has also been featured in over 6 sketch shows in the past year. Currently Rachel is in level 4B at iO & can be seen performing with two independent teams, McGillicuddy & Wildcard. A zillion hugs of thanks to Paul, the cast, my famdamily & GDW!!

Liz Bell is thrilled and honored to be a part of the Fuck You, I Love You, Bye: The Rahm Emanuel Story cast. She hails from Barrington, Illinois and is a Chicago actor, improviser, and writer. Recent writing and performing credits include: Get Well Soon, Sout'side Stories, Your First Time, and The Tea Party. Liz can also be seen improvising all around town and right here at The Annoyance on Friday nights in the uber successful Oprah! A Comedy! Live Your Best Laugh! She has trained with The Annoyance, iO Chicago, The Second City Conservatory, and The Second City Writing Program. Liz also holds a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and a J.D. from the University of Illinois. So naturally she spends the bulk of her time writing and performing comedy. She gives many thanks to her glorious castmates, Jeremy Dionisio, Paul Turner, Marc Warzecha, Andy Cobb, and The Annoyance. And she gives many many thanks to Andy Pereira for always walking the pups, preheating the oven while she's at rehearsal, and for being an all around swell guy.

Jamie Campbell dropped out of graduate school in 2007 to move to Chicago and pursue a career in comedy. He is the host of ComedySportz hit stand-up show 100 Proof Comedy and has performed in the TBS Just For Laughs Festival. Jamie writes and performs with the revolutionary Montreal Screw Job. He improvises as a member of the professional ensemble at ComedySportz and as part of the comedy/hip hop duo known as Diva. As a playwright, Jamie co-wrote four play, which was named the "Best New Work" in Chicago Theatre in 2010 by Broadway World. His latest play, A Fist Before Dying, recently earned top honors at Stage Left Theatre's Drekfest.

Paul Turner (Director) has done some acting stuff and some writing stuff and some stuff where he acted his own writing. He hasn’t done a lot of directing stuff but the one thing he knows how to do is assemble an extraordinarily talented cast. He’d like to thank them for their brilliance, hard work, and patience.

Jeremy Dionisio (Assistant Director) This is Jeremy’s third show at The Annoyance Theatre. He served as Assistant Director/Stage Manager for Oprah! A Comedy! Live Your Best Laugh! and Technical Director on Earthqueef! Jeremy also co-wrote and served as Assistant Director on Ro Ro Ro Your Bot earlier this year at Second City’s Skybox Theater. In his spare time, Jeremy enjoys playing rock music, eating in his car, and watching countless hours of baseball. Jeremy would like to thank Paul, the great cast of this show, and the writers! He would also like to give much thanks to his parents and friends, Anne Marie Saviano, Keri Mack, and all the talented cast and crew he’s worked with in the past. Special thanks to Jen, Mick, Tyler, Jimmy Fitz and the rest of the people at Annoyance!

 

To order tickets by phone call 773-561-HONK (4665).

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