Improv
When Nature Calls
According to the actor and director Betty Thomas — one of two women who were members of Chicago’s Second City comedy troupe in 1973 — if nature called in the midst of the group’s manic brainstorming, she had no qualms about leaving the restroom door open while she answered. “You don’t want to miss a single thing!” she says. “You have to be able to shout out!” More...