Every three years, The 3rd Floor, Portland's longest-running and most critically-acclaimed theatrical comedy troupe puts on a run of their greatest hit sketches from the past few years. Entering their 12th season, that time has come once again. But this time, they're doing things a bit differently. The format of their shows has changed a bit since the last Greatest Hits run. Having added heavier themes and storylines to their shows, the prospect of pulling individual pieces to replay on their own (without the corresponding surrounding sketches) has become more and more difficult. So, this time, they're remounting an entire show (2005's "That's Entertainment?"ť), with a few additions just to keep things interesting for those that might have seen it the first time around. This show ran late-nights for only 3 weeks in 2005. The 3rd Floor is thrilled to welcome the show to prime-time for a brand-new audience.

Blue Door Productions is proud to present "That's Entertainment?: The Director's Cut"ť, a journey through the last 100 years of comedy, exploring the styles of the most popular and influential performers of the 20th century, including newly written material in the style of vaudeville, Abbot & Costello, Jack Benny, Your Show Of Shows, Laugh-In, Benny Hill, Steve Allen, Donnie & Marie, SCTV, Saturday Night Live, The Kids In The Hall & many more. The 3rd Floor decided to take on this challenging task as a way to search their comedic roots and explore the joys and the difficulties of making people laugh over the past 10 decades. Each piece is presented without irony. This is not parody, but rather homage to the very successful styles of our past.

Their last show presented 60 sketches in 90 minutes. This one packs in 100 years. It's one their proudest achievements. Please come see why.

February 29 - March 22nd
The Miracle Theater
525 SE Stark
$12 @ the door
Show starts at 8pm
Call 503-627-9847 For Reservations

STARRING
ANDY BUZAN
SPENCER CONWAY
TED DOUGLASS
ANDREW HARRIS
JASON KELLER
KEVIN-MICHAEL MOORE
HEATHER NELSON ROBERTSON
JASON ROUSE
DEANNA WELLS

Blue Door Productions is proud to present Portland's nationally acclaimed sketch comedy troupe, The 3rd Floor, in their newest sketch comedy show, "KIDSHOW!" It's been a very busy year for us. We started off by rocking the Chicago Sketchfest in January of 2006, earning accolades from some of the Windy City's most read publications (Time Out Chicago: "Don't Miss! This Pacific NW troupe has been doing sketch for a long time and just keeps getting better. The 3rd Floor are masters at combining sketch and theater. Plus they make us pee.") We followed that up with an original play we performed under our pseudonym, "The Gunhappy Theatrical Ensemble," entitled "After School Girlfight! Kill! Kill!, to more critical acclaim (Portland Mercury: "The 3rd Floor cast is one of the better acting ensembles to be found in Portland, and their technical crew recreates styles and eras with exceptional success…across the board features great performances and stellar production values.") Then, in June, we were invited back to the east coast for Sketchfest:NYC, where nothing at all was written about us (however, the sold-out, standing-ovation crowd spoke volumes). In August, we held our 4th annual Best Of The Best Sketch Fest, inviting 11 of the best sketch comedy troupes in the country to perform over the course of two hilarious evenings. We capped it off with a special 17-cast-member performance, celebrating our 10-year anniversary (The Oregonian: "Kevin Chesley introduced our hometown company, noting how it had rapidly become one of the top sketch comedy groups to watch on the national scene. And The 3rd Floor's performance lived up to the introduction "goodness, how lucky we've got it here.") Then, this past December, we presented our most successful show ever, "Hot Buttered Butt!", coming just short of selling out a five-week run, and pulling in some of the best reviews we've ever received. (The Portland Mercury: "It's hard to write about sketch comedy, especially good sketch comedy. I want to convince you to attend this show, without ruining any of the jokes. Let's just say that of the thousands of minutes I've spent in Portland theaters, the 90 that I spent with the 3rd Floor last weekend were some of the sweetest, and I didn't look at my watch once.)

And now it's time for a new one. Now, it's not often that the Portland theater community happens to follow a common theme as a whole, but this season there's been an almost disturbing trend; countless bizarro shows about children. Well, far be it from us to buck a popular trend. In our never-ending quest to be accepted as legitimate theater, we've opted to join the fray and create an all-new original sketch comedy show revolving around the world of children and the various forms of surreal entertainment created for their consumption. "KIDSHOW!" serves up one of the strangest and giddy shows in our near-11-year history, including sketches involving fables, fairy tales, nostalgia for the entertainment of our youth, educational films, the tragic death of the number 9, and a joint investigation by the greatest teenaged detectives of the 20th century. We hope it'll all spiral into a dreamy cotton candy cloud of joy and uncomfortable laughter for those with children, those without children and serve as a dire warning to those thinking about having children.

And as a special treat for our audiences (and to promote our upcoming national sketch comedy festival in August), we've invited some of the best comedy acts in the country to double bill with us during this run. Seattle's "All-American Push-Up Party," Bellingham's "The Cody Rivers Show" and New York's famed "Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company" have answered the call to entertain Portland all through March.

Please help us continue our momentum in putting Portland on the national comedy map. And if you'd like to come check out the show, just drop us a line and we'll save a seat for you.

PLUS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SPECIAL GUESTS
$10 SEPARATE ADMISSION OR $16 FOR BOTH SHOWS

MARCH 9TH & 10TH @ 10PM
from Seattle, Washington
ALL-AMERICAN PUSH-UP PARTY

MARCH 16TH @ 8PM & 10PM
MARCH 17TH @ 10PM
from New York, New York
THE UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TOURING COMPANY

MARCH 23RD & 24TH @ 10PM
from Bellingham, Washington
THE CODY RIVERS SHOW

March 2nd - 24th**
The Miracle Theater
525 SE Stark
$10 @ the door
Show starts at 8pm
Call 503-627-9847 For Reservations

http://www.myspace.com/the3rdfloor

Starring
Jordana Barnes
Andy Buzan
Spencer Conway
Ted Douglass
Jason Keller
Kevin-Michael Moore
Heather Nelson Robertson
Michael Teufel

Blue Door Productions is proud to present Portland's nationally acclaimed sketch comedy troupe, The 3rd Floor, in their newest sketch comedy show, Hot Buttered Butt! It's been a very busy year since our last original show waaaaay back in December of 2005. We started off by rocking the Chicago Sketchfest in January, earning accolades from some of the Windy City's finest publications (Time Out Chicago: Don't Miss! This Pacific NW troupe has been doing sketch for a long time and just keeps getting better. The 3rd Floor are masters of at combining sketch and theater. Plus they make us pee.) We followed that up with an original play we performed under our pseudonym, The Gunhappy Theatrical Ensemble, entitled After School Girlfight! Kill! Kill! to more critical acclaim (Portland Mercury: The 3rd Floor cast is one of the better acting ensembles to be found in Portland, and their technical crew recreates styles and eras with exceptional success across the board features great performances and stellar production values.) Then, in June, we were invited back to the east coast for Sketchfest:NYC, where nothing at all was written about us (however, the sold-out, standing-ovation crowd spoke volumes). In August, we held our 4th annual Best Of The Best Sketch Fest, inviting 11 of the best sketch comedy troupes in the country to perform over the course of two hilarious evenings. We capped it all off with a special 17-cast-member performance, celebrating our 10-year anniversary (The Oregonian: Kevin Chesley introduced our hometown company, noting how it had rapidly become one of the top sketch comedy groups to watch on the national scene. And The 3rd Floor's performance lived up to the introduction Goodness, how lucky we've got it here.)

And now we're back with a brand new sketch comedy show, just in time to get your visiting relatives out of your house. ‰ŰĎHot Buttered Butt! continues our tradition of holiday shows that have very little to do with the holidays. Audiences have enjoyed having the option to attend a live show during the holidays that DIDN'T involve yet another clever twist on Scrooge (This time it's from the point of view of Tiny Tim's crutch!) Our last holiday show, The Bi-Polar Express was a smash hit, nearly selling out every performance of our five-week run, becoming our most successful show ever! It was also possibly our darkest show ever. So this year we've decided to let the pendulum swing the other direction and are serving up one of our most ridiculous and giddy shows in our 10-year history, including sketches involving a bullfighter, a love-struck manatee, Cary Grant, a creepy luck dragon, reluctant group sex, Star Wars, Portland snow hysteria, a clown nun, an astronaut and a very angst-ridden, teenaged Supergirl. We hope it'll all spiral into a dreamy cotton candy cloud of joy and uncomfortable laughter.

Please help us continue our momentum in putting Portland on the national comedy map. And if you'd like to come check out the show, just drop us a line and we'll save a seat for you.

December 1st-30th**
The Miracle Theater
525 SE Stark
$10 @ the door
Show starts at 8pm
Call 503-627-9847 For Reservations

www.myspace.com/the3rdfloor

STARRING
Jordana Barnes
Andy Buzan
Ted Douglass
Kevin-Michael Moore
Michael Teufel

Blue Door Productions is proud to present Portland's nationally acclaimed sketch comedy troupe, The 3rd Floor, in their newest sketch comedy show, "The Bi-Polar Express". Seriously, we're really good. Critics from Portland, Seattle, Chicago, & New York have all said things about us that are really good to hear. Like, seriously, if you went to Chicago and asked about The 3rd Floor, most people would tell you that we're their favorite comedy group. I'm not kidding you, there's a reason that we keep getting asked to national comedy festivals year after year. The main guy that runs the New York Sketchfest said that we performed one of his favorite nights of sketch comedy EVER…and he's from NEW YORK! The guy that runs the Chicago festival has said that we're one of the very best sketch groups in the country and he sees hundreds of groups every year! Second City (home to just about every major comic of the past 50 years) singled us out of 83 troupes in the Chicago Sketchfest just to pick our brains and figure out how we do what we do. Other sketch comics travel from out of town just to see our new shows. We're THAT respected.

And this is our new show. It's about loneliness, depression, boredom, & babies...oh, and the Yule log at Timberline Lodge. And it's really really funny…at least we hope so. God, we really hope so. We really hope you like us. I mean…people tell us we're good all the time, but, Jesus, what if they're lying to us? What if we're that guy that stinks a little but nobody will tell them, so we just go on stinking? Please like us. I don't know, maybe we should just quit. I feel like getting drunk. Oh god, maybe we should just cancel this. Nobody is going to come. This is going to suck. I just know it. Sorry for bothering you. I shouldn't have skipped my meds. I'll just double up tonight. My dad is going to be so ashamed…again. If we kill ourselves, don't feel bad…it's not your fault.

"THE BI-POLAR EXPRESS"

NOVEMBER 25th thru DECEMBER 23rd
FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS
8PM
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
$10 @ The Door
Call 503-258-1681 For Information & Reservations

STARRING
Jordana Barnes
Ted Douglass
Andrew Harris
Jason Keller
Kevin-Michael Moore

3 years have passed since our last set of Greatest Hits shows, so it's time for another pair (and this time with an extra bonus video show!). So here they come!

This weekend we will be presenting an evening of our best video material from the past 9 years at a discounted price...ONLY $6!! It'll be just like going to the movies, only we'll be starring in all of the films. The whole thing is called "THE 3RD FLOOR PICTURE SHOW" and it should be a really fun kicked-back night of ha-ha. Be careful how much you heckle though, cuz the cast will be sitting amongst you in the audience.

Then the following two weekends will bring THE 3RD FLOOR'S GREATEST HITS VOLUMES V & VI...2 entirely different shows on entirely different nights, featuring audience and cast favorites from the past 9 years of live shows.

THE 3RD FLOOR PICTURE SHOW
an evening of our best video sketches

ONE WEEK ONLY!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MAY 13TH & 14TH
$6 @ The Door
Screening Starts At 11pm
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
Call 503-258-1681 For Reservations

AND THEN, IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS

THE 3RD FLOOR'S GREATEST HITS VOLUMES V & VI
9 Years Of Sketch Spread Over 2 Entirely Different Volumes

TWO WEEKS ONLY!
MAY 20TH - MAY 28TH
VOLUME V - FRIDAY NIGHTS
VOLUME VI - SATURDAY NIGHTS
$10 Each Show
$16 For Both Shows
Show Starts At 8pm
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
Call 503-258-1681 For Reservations
www.the3rdfloor.com

starring
JORDANA BARNES
ANDY BUZAN
TED DOUGLASS
ANDREW HARRIS
LOREN HOSKINS
JASON KELLER
ANDY LINDBERG
KEVIN-MICHAEL MOORE
JASON ROUSE
DEANNA WELLS

Every 3 years, we collect two nights worth of our best sketches and put them up under our Greatest Hits banner. And while 2005 does indeed bring about our 9th anniversary, these Greatest Hits shows come with an additional purpose: Money. We need to raise some dough to help out with two upcoming ventures.

The first is a trip to New York City. We have been invited to perform at the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as part of the first annual SKETCHFEST: NYC, the first exclusively-sketch comedy festival on the east coast. The festival is a collection of 19 troupes performing over 3 nights (mostly NYC groups with a choice few from outside New England.)

While we are there, we have also been asked to audition for HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Yes, THAT HBO. Their Comedy Arts fest, held annually in Aspen, Colorado, is the largest comedy festival in the world. It is an honor just to get noticed by them (and we didn't even apply - THEY CALLED US, based on recommendations from festival producers and some big wigs at The Second City in Chicago). So, ya know, exciting!

The second reason we need to raise some money is to help fund our own fest here in Portland. This coming August 19th & 20th, we will be hosting the 3rd annual BEST OF THE BEST SKETCH FEST at A.R.T. The invitations have gone out to the 10 best sketch comedy troupes that we've seen on our festival journeys across the country. Last year's festival brought in over 1400 people to see 9 shows over 2 days. We had 7 sell-outs, 5 standing ovations, and even an encore. With your help and a lot of cash, we're hoping to make this year even bigger.

But, in addition to the money, we're also doing these shows because we just love doing it. We have stunningly large egos and we love to perform the sketches that make you laugh the most. Then we feel validated and can stop hating our parents. We've used high-tech newly-invented software to pour over video tapes of all of our past stage shows and determined exactly which sketches received the most laughter and applause (and maybe even a few tears). So please come check out the shows so we can go to New York in June, put up our festival in August, and most importantly, so we can stop hating our parents.

IT'S ALREADY TIME FOR A BRAND NEW 3RD FLOOR SHOW!!!!

Blue Door Productions is proud to present The 3rd Floor, Portland's longest running theatrical comedy troupe, in their 52nd production, "That's Entertainment?"

Join The 3rd Floor as they take a journey through the last 100 years of comedy, exploring the styles of the most popular and influential performers of the 20th century, including newly written material in the style of vaudeville, Abbot & Costello, Jack Benny, Your Show Of Shows, Laugh-In, Steve Allen, Donnie & Marie, Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, The Kids In The Hall & many more.

We decided to take on this challenging task as a way to search our comedic roots and explore the joys and the difficulties of making people laugh over the past 10 decades. It should prove to be an outrageous and nostalgic evening of comedy.

blue door productions presents
THE 3RD FLOOR
theatrical comedy troupe
in

"THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT?"
a hundred-year comedy revue

THREE WEEKS ONLY!
Late Night Fridays & Saturdays @ 11pm
Prime Time Thursdays @ 8pm
March 25th thru April 9th
$10 @ The Door
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
Call 503-258-1681 For Reservations

STARRING
JORDANA BARNES
ANDY BUZAN
SPENCER CONWAY
TED DOUGLASS
ANDREW HARRIS
JASON KELLER
KEVIN-MICHAEL MOORE
HEATHER NELSON ROBERTSON
TONY ST.CLAIR

IT'S ALREADY TIME FOR A BRAND NEW 3RD FLOOR SHOW!!!! AFTER 8 YEARS OF SUPPORT FROM PORTLAND, ISN'T TIME WE GAVE A LITTLE BACK?

Blue Door Productions is proud to present the 50th production in nearly 9 years from The 3rd Floor, Portland's longest running sketch troupe. We set out to follow up last year's very popular and critically acclaimed "The 3rd Floor Takes A Holiday" with an all-new holiday extravaganza. However, when the writing came in, we only ended up with about 15% holiday sketches and a ton of non-holiday related material. But won't it be refreshing to have a barely holiday-themed show in a time when theaters are overrun with 'clever' new takes on A Christmas Carol and retro holiday drag shows? (This is where you say, "Yes, it would be quite refreshing.")

The 3rd Floor has had a busy year. 2004 started with a standing ovation performance at the Chicago Sketchfest in January. We followed that up with an all-new hometown hit, "The 3rd Floor's DOLLAR DAYS!" In July we hosted Portland's second annual national sketch comedy festival, the smashingly successful weekend of comedy we called The Best Of The Best Sketch Festival featuring insanely funny troupes from Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York (and another standing ovation for The 3rd Floor). This fall we were invited back for our 4th appearance at Sketchfest:Seattle. Recently, we met with big wigs at Second City (The Mount Olympus of sketch comedy) to discuss possibly touring under their banner. We've also been asked to audition for HBO next summer in New York, with the potential of being invited to HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado (The largest comedy festival in the world!).

But now, we're back home for the holidays before heading east again for a return appearance at "The Chicago Sketchfest" in January.

blue door productions presents
THE 3RD FLOOR
maximum capacity sketch comedy
in

"THE 3RD FLOOR'S ALMOST A HOLIDAY SHOW"
If Only We'd Tried Just A Little Bit Harder

Fridays & Saturdays
November 26th - December 18th
$10 @ The Door
Show Starts At 8pm
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
Call 503-258-1681 For Reservations
www.the3rdfloor.com

STARRING
Jordana Barnes
Spencer Conway
Ted Douglass
Jason Keller
Andy Lindberg
Kevin-Michael Moore
Deanna Wells

FEATURING
Heather Nelson Robertson
Jason Rouse

IT'S ALREADY TIME FOR A BRAND NEW 3RD FLOOR SHOW!!!! AFTER 8 YEARS OF SUPPORT FROM PORTLAND, ISN'T TIME WE GAVE A LITTLE BACK?

Blue Door Productions is proud to present the 22nd theatrical run of The 3rd Floor, Portland's longest running sketch troupe. After our most critical and financial success ever with "The 3rd Floor Takes A Holiday", we've decided to share the wealth and give a little back! With each paid admission, every audience member will receive an INSTANT $1 CASH BACK BONUS! For a measly $10 (after rebate), they'll get a chance to see what the rest of the nation is quickly discovering to be one of the most innovative and hilarious sketch comedy troupes in the country.

After the "Holiday" show, we've decided to abandon all themes and get back to what put us on the national map; straight-ahead well-written West Coast-style sketch comedy (Believe it or not, there is actually a "West Coast Style" of sketch, and we're helping define it). We'll be taking on the Atkins Diet, Superheroes, Gorilla Poaching, The Shanghai Tunnels, and much much more. It'll all come to a surprise-ending Season Finale. Don't miss the last five minutes!

We're also very proud to be welcoming two new cast members, Portland theater-community staple, Deanna Wells, & hysterically funny local radio and television personality, Daria O'Neill.

The 3rd Floor has had a busy 2003-2004 season. It all started with the bizarre "SPIDERHEADDOG" in June. Then, in July we hosted Portland's first national sketch comedy festival, the smashingly successful weekend of comedy we called "The Best Of The Best Sketch Fest", featuring insanely funny troupes from Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago (and a standing ovation for a rousing T3F reunion featuring a 25 member cast). We followed that up with a trip up north for our 3rd appearance at The Seattle Sketchfest. Then it was back home for the aforementioned smash hit, "The 3rd Floor Takes A Holiday." Finally, we kicked off 2004 with another standing ovation for our 2nd appearance at The 3rd Annual Chicago SketchFest (resulting in talks with big wigs at Second City about a possible national tour!)

But now, we're back home for another round of T3F's unique brand of theatrical sketch comedy.

blue door productions presents
THE 3RD FLOOR
maximum capacity sketch comedy
in

"THE 3RD FLOOR'S DOLLAR DAYS!"
SPRING SKETCH COMEDY BLOW-OUT! WITH INSTANT CASH BACK BONUS!*

Fridays & Saturdays
March 5th - March 27th
$11 @ The Door
Show Starts At 8pm
The Miracle Theatre
525 SE Stark (1/2 Block East Of Grand)
Call 503-258-1681 For Reservations
www.the3rdfloor.com
*$1 Cash Given With Each Paid Admission At The Door

THE CAST
Jordana Barnes
Andy Buzan
Ted Douglass
Daria O'Neill
Jason Rouse
Tony St.Clair
Deanna Wells

Hey Kids!

The coffee is poured, the eyes are bleary, the props are packed and the shuttle is on the way. We are headed out the door and heading to Chicago for the 3rd annual Chicago SketchFest. If you're in Chi-town this weekend or you know someone who is, we're performing at The Theater Building friday and saturday night at 9pm. We'll be gracing the same stage with our good friends in Troop! and The Cupid Players. And saturday night is a rare occasion to see both the Los Angeles and Portland chapters of The 3rd Floor playing back to back.

For full details check out www.chicagosketchfest.com.

Wish us broken legs as we perform in the world capital of sketch comedy!

See ya soon! T3F

Blue Door Productions is proud to present the 21st theatrical run of The 3rd Floor, Portland's longest running sketch troupe. This is the first time T3F has performed a run during that coveted time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Straddling the two holidays inspired us to not just take on the holy holidays, but any holiday from the whole year. We'll be taking on Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Birthdays, Grandparents Day, Father's Day, Easter, Presidents Day, and many many more, including everyone's favorite holiday, Armistice Day! We've assembled what very well may be the best cast we've ever put together, including recent Drammy Award-winner, Tony St.Clair.

The 3rd Floor has had a busy year. 2003 started with a standing ovation performance at the Chicago Sketchfest in January. We followed that up with two all-new hometown hits, "Illegal Cock Fight" and "SPIDERHEADDOG". In July we hosted Portland's first national sketch comedy festival, the smashingly successful weekend of comedy we called "The Best Of The Best Sketch Fest", featuring insanely funny troupes from Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago (and another standing ovation for The 3rd Floor). This fall we were invited back for our 3rd appearance at The Seattle Sketchfest.

But now, we're back home for the holidays before heading east again for a return appearance at The Chicago Sketchfest in January.

Blue Door Productions is proud to present a milestone in the career of Portland's longest running sketch comedy troupe. "SPIDERHEADDOG"(sic) is the troupe's 20th theatrical run and marks their 7-year anniversary.

After a string of themed comedy shows, The 3rd Floor is returning to their roots and abandoning all themes. The troupe has been toiling for three months, writing, developing, and honing each sketch to its comic best. The result is one of the best and most elaborate theatrical sketch shows in years.

The all-star cast includes 3rd Floor regulars, Jordana Barnes, Andy Buzan, Ted Douglass, Jason Keller and Kevin-Michael Moore. We're also proud to welcome back T3F co-founder, Loren Hoskins (Hoskins & Breen) and troupe newbie, Deanna Moffitt (All Jane No Dick). There's also special video appearances by John Breen (Hoskins & Breen), Mike Chase (KWJJ's Mike & Amy) and Deanna Wells (Gunhappy Theatrical Ensemble).

After "Full Metal Pantsuit" and "The 3rd Floor:The Musical!", The 3rd Floor hopes to continue their popular and critically acclaimed series of prime time summer sketch comedy shows with "SPIDERHEADDOG"!!

But wait! there's more!

COMING SOON!

In the past several years, we've traveled to many a sketch comedy festival and seen many a hilarious sketch comedy troupe. We've also seen some really really REALLY BAD sketch comedy troupes. It occurred to us to have a sketch comedy festival without the risk of seeing a crappy show. Sooooo, we've decided to have one here in Portland and invite only the groups we've actually seen in person (from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago) and KNOW are fantastically funny. So here's the skinny…(An official press-pack will come in a couple weeks.)

blue door productions presents

THE BEST OF THE BEST SKETCH FEST
Hosted By 94.7 NRK's Daria O'Neil

FRIDAY & SATURDAY
JULY 25th & 26th
ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATER map/directions

Featuring Live Performances By:
THE 3RD FLOOR (From Portland)
BALD FACED LIE (From Seattle)
CUPID PLAYERS (From Chicago)
FLAMING BOX OF STUFF (From Seattle)
HOSKINS & BREEN (From Portland)
KASPER HAUSER (From San Francisco)
SOME KIND OF CULT (From Seattle)
TROOP! (From Los Angeles)

Blue Door Productions is proud to present the 19th theatrical run of The 3rd Floor sketch comedy troupe. Portland's longest running sketch group, The 3rd floor, has just returned from an extremely successful tour of Chicago. They performed to standing ovations at The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the largest fest of it's kind in the U.S. In addition to audience and critical praise in Chi-Town, they also received positive attention from the senior staff of The Second City (The Mt. Olympus of sketch comedy.)

Along with fellow Portlanders, Hoskins & Breen, The 3rd Floor is busy putting Stumptown on the national comedy map. But now it's time to get back to business. Illegal Cock Fight is a strange and hilarious collection of theatrical vignettes that seem to have to have no discernable theme or do they? No. They don't. But they are funny. T3F is also proud to welcome back Jana Lee Hamblin, one of their founding members, after a 5 year absence from the troupe. So hide your roosters and join us for a weird evening of camping trips, barbecues, Spanish television, booby traps, angry bus drivers, goats, the perils of diabetes, and, of course, The Sassy Snake.

THE CAST
Jordana Barnes
Andy Buzan
Ted Douglass
Jana Lee Hamblin
Andrew Harris
Jason Keller
Kevin-Michael Moore
Rance Rizzutto

The 3rd Floor just got back from Chicago this week and what a time we had. The people who run the Chicago Sketch Fest are among the nicest and most accomodating we've run into during our sketch comedy journeys. Our shows went very well and were very well received. We were lucky enough to ride the wave of support for Hoskins & Breen (The only other Portland representative in the festival - they performed the previous weekend). Along with the buzz we heard about The Class Project (From L.A. featuring Bryan Coffee, founding member of T3F), it sounds as though the west coast is staging an unplanned coup of U.S. sketch comedy.

We were honored to recieve a standing ovation on Saturday night and raves from some of the higher-ups from The Second City (Considered the Mt. Olympus of sketch comedy) who saw our show. We were invited to view one of their shows and were given comp tickets (An honor that apparently is very very rare.)

There was also a reporter on hand from The Northwestern University newspaper who saw the show and interviewed us. To view the article go to:

http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/01/16/3e272e9e5889c
[If it is gone, click here to read the text]

All in all, the trip was a total success. Thanks again to everyone who supported us in our quest to kick ass in Chicago.