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ITS SUPERNATURALLY SILLY!

We've done a ton of shows with a number of casts but in all that time, we have never done a show that was supernaturally themed...until 2011. That's when withces,zombies,ghosts,goblins and werewolves (not to mention psychics) get their moment in the silly spotlight with The Harlem Nights Players

THE HARLEM NIGHTS PLAYERS MEET THE SUPERNATURAL

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ABOUT THE HARLEM NIGHTS PLAYERS

The Harlem Nights Players are Chicago's longest tenured comedy group this side of Second City. Named for Harlem Avenue,the street that forms the boundary between their original homes on the NW side of Chicago and Elmwood Park, for 26 years and scores of cast members,this group has been making people laugh with a variety of different shows lampooning everything you can think of both local and national. Lauded in a number of publications (see Lerner article on this site) the group performs a new comedy each year as part of St.William Parish's annual "Raising The Roof" (formerly"Komedy & Karaoke") each spring . They have also appeared at Oak Park's "Day In Our Village", St.James Parish, and "Taste of Elmwood Park" and annually participate in Elmwood Park's 4th of July Parade. Some of our number have gone on to great things. Pete Parilli, who starred in two of our productions has played Tony in "Tony and Tina's Wedding" in downtown Chicago. The playbill lists The Harlem Nights Players among Pete's credits. The director of the Players is Jeff Kwit who was written comedy for local radio and TV and free lances for a number of publications including the Chicago Tribune and Sun Times. Channel 2 reporter/anchor Katie McCall performed with the Players the past two years. In addition,Channel 2 news anchor Anne State ,Nancy Loo of Fox 32,AMy Freeze of Fox 32 and Harry Volkman,Chicago broadcast legend,have appeared with the Harlem Nights Players. As you'll see elsewhere on the site, dozens and dozens of people have worked in The Harlem Nights Players and we are always anxious to add more. You can apply to join by contacting us at HarlemNights4@webtv.net =29=

REHEARSALS BEGIN THIS SUNDAY AT 5

THE LERNER STORY Lerner Times newspapers, April 14-15, 2004 Mont Clare humorist skewers neighborhood By       Leigh    Hanlon Correspondent Jeff Kwit won't. Quit, that is. After more than           20 years, the veteran funnyman continues poking fun, gently and otherwise,           at the facts      and foibles of Northwest Side life.       The latest    show is "City       Limits: Just Another Mont Clare Monday," which is being presented as part       of "Komedy & Karaoke Night" on April 30 and May 1 at St. William Parish, 2559 N. Sayre Ave. In many ways,           the current revue is a scaled-down version of "Clowning at   the Corners," which debuted in 1981 as a St. William Parish's fund-raiser       and ran until a couple of years ago. At its height, the show featured multiple       stages in multiple rooms at the church facility -- and raised as much as $30,000 some years. They're still in it for the nyuks, but have a more modest goal of raising $2,000 this time, Kwit says. When not writing and directing plays, Kwit,       who's lived in the Mont Clare neighborhood for 47 of his 50 years, is a free-lance       author (he's done columns for The Chicago   Tribune) and karaoke producer (check him out Fridays at Mr. K's, 4911 W. Diversey Ave.). He's even written material for Bozo. The show's skits,           delivered "Saturday    Night Live" style with all       the subtlety of an Uzi set to rock 'n' roll, don't necessarily aim to please       -- they       just aim. In the crosshairs this time are most of the usual suspects that will       be familiar to Northwest Side and Elmwood Park readers: politicians, Caputo's,       the Brickyard, furniture stores, speed bumps, freight trains, traffic circles,       Italian social clubs, Mexican push-cart vendors -- you name it, Jeff Kwit and the crew plan on serving it up en brochette. Nobody escapes           the treatment -- which is good. In fact, the Rev. Dan Brandt visited a recent           rehearsal      and       gave the material a thumbs-up. "He said we insult people equally and we don't single anyone out," Kwit declares. Lerner Newspapers got a chance to preview some of the skits, which include: "The Ward Wizard," in which residents are off to see Ald. William       Banks in search of a new trash can. The signature song here is "Somewhere, There are no Condos." "Engineer of the Year," which           honors the train engineer who's done the best job of clogging traffic at           the Mont Clare crossing. The guy's    completely unrepentant. A bit in which gang-bangers visit The Graffiti Store to buy spray paint and commission a custom gang logo. "Identify That Dish," a           stomach-gripping game show that asks contestants to sample a Mexican push-cart           vendor's wares and then guess what they're eating.   At least one contestant tastes the food twice: once going down, once coming up. "The Queer Eye for the Sanitation Guy" --           oh, well, you get the idea. "Some shows do push the envelope," Kwit admits, but he says the       material has traditionally been well received, aside from the occasional audience       member       who perhaps expects "The Carol Burnett Show" instead of "Saturday Night Live." About a dozen           enthusiasts are pitching in for this year's show. "We have   a real bunch of misfits this year," Kwit says with obvious pride. "They're really working out well." Kwit placed ads late last fall seeking cast and       crew for the program and he's wound up with a mixture of veterans and newcomers.       Some performers, like Allen Baily and Mike Konrath, have seen more than a few shows. Baily, 46, who           works at LaSalle Bank in Edison Park, has been involved in the shows "since       1987, give or take." His wife had also performed with the group several years before Baily became involved. "I really like the acting," he explains. "Sure,           we're not professionals, but you still feel good getting up there and hearing people laugh." Asked   if he's funny in his day job, Baily replies, "Not outrageously, but I can be funny." He lives in the Belmont-Austin neighborhood. Konrath, 52, has           called Mont Clare home since 1964 and started with Kwit's troupe in 1981.      He says      he became involved       after seeing a similar fund-raising    comedy       performance at a Melrose Park parish. "I told myself, 'If they ever do       something like this at St. William, I want to be part of it,'" Konrath says. Konrath isn't           afraid that anyone will take offense at the show's good-natured jabs. "I think people are willing to laugh at themselves," he says. When   not causing laughter on the Northwest Side, Konrath works at consulting firm George S. May International Co. in Park Ridge. That's the comedy.           Now, for the karaoke. After the comedy skits, Kwit says, audience members           will      be invited       to take to the stage themselves and sing.   Be warned,       however, that Kwit, a longtime karaoke producer, isn't especially fond of "Ebony       and Ivory," "American Pie" or Billy Joel sing-along tunes. Seriously, though, if you want to sing it, they won't prevent you. The karaoke goes on until midnight. Doors open at 7:30 both evenings and feature music by Roberta Miscovich and Laura Benson before the show. For more information               about "City       Limits: Just Another Mont Clare Monday," call       the show hotline, 773-637-6565, Ext. 24. Tickets, which are $5, may be purchased at the St. William Parish rectory and school during business hours. -60-

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