Solo Sunday Presents "An Evening with Rick and Laura Hall"

Rick & Laura met in Chicago when they both got hired by The Second City, Chicago. Since then, they got married, had two children, lived and worked in L.A for thirty years, and have recently moved back to the Chicago area where they continue to perform, both separately and together. The Halls present a unique theatrical experience. Rick’s storytelling, based on his life experiences, can be touching one moment and hilarious the next, with characters both unique and familiar. He's been called “a modern-day Will Rogers” by Joyce Sloan, Producer at The Second City. Laura adds another level to Rick’s stories by playing a musical score that make audiences walk out of the theater feeling like they just saw a movie.

Rick Hall has been seen on many television shows including three seasons of the Disney Channel show KC Undercover where he played Zendaya’s boss. Other TV shows include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Saving Grace, 24, According to Jim, Seinfeld, and The Middle. He’s also been in several films and countless commercials. Rick adapted one of stories, “Slice of Pie”, into a short film which he shot on location in his hometown of Carrollton, Illinois. The film enjoyed a successful run of the film festival circuit, winning numerous awards. Rick created a one man show called “Pigboy” with Barbara Wallace as director. The show is based on his life growing up on a pig farm in central Illinois. Pigboy was called “spellbinding” by The New York Times, was chosen for the Aspen HBO Comedy Arts Festival, and had successful runs in L.A, Chicago, and a tour of the Midwest. Rick has a podcast of his stories entitled “So Sez Rick” where Laura is his co-host who gently reminds us that all of Rick’s stories are mostly true. “So Sez Rick” can be found on most of podcast platforms.

Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist on television’s Whose Line is it Anyway, which is currently in production of their twentieth season. New episodes air on the CW network on Friday nights. Laura has toured the country doing live shows with Drew Carey and The Improv Allstars. She's shared the stage with such diverse performers as Roger Daltrey, Robin Williams, and Joe Walsh. She's played with countless improv groups in Chicago and L.A. Laura is also a singer-songwriter and has written music for several indie films, including the score for Slice of Pie. She also scored an award winning documentary about the holocaust, Swimming in Auschwitz, and the romantic comedies, Anatomy of a Breakup and Look at Me.

• General admission seating. Doors at 6:30 PM.
• Show will run 70 minutes without intermission.
• Entire venue is fully accessible.
• Cash and Venmo/Zelle sales at the door if tickets are still available.
  
• Dining available downstairs before performance. Drinks can be brought into theater.
• Free parking in nearby lot and metered on the street.

SOLO SUNDAY is produced by SCOTT WHITEHAIR, creator of Story Lab Chicago, This Much Is True, and Do Not Submit. More info at www.scottwhitehair.com.