I was going to try to get student rush tickets for "Kafka on the Shore" at the famed Steppenwolf Theater as well as tickets to a Second City show, but sadly both theaters were sold out. We had pizza plans a little earlier in the evening with the people that we were staying with, which fell in the middle of show times at Annoyance and Improv Olympic - perhaps poor planning on my part.
However, the day wasn't a total bust. Along with taking in some seriously breathtaking scenery of the Chicago skyline along Lake Michigan at sunset...
and we took a tour of the Lincoln Park Zoo, which is completely free, btw. We took our time moving through each exhibit, admiring each animal and studying its habits and behavior, oftentimes lending our own voices to narrate its innermost thoughts. (How embarrassing for them!)
Some of our favorites were:
A happy Hippo who likes it a little rough...
A mighty and majestic Lion lording over his lair...
an ambitious Aardvark arranging its apartment...
and a playful Puma that possibly wanted to pounce on a small passerby...
Once we returned home from pizza at Pequod's, I suggested a late night run to the The Playground Theater, (another little improv theater in town), but we were advised against it. [Sigh]
Ah well, I tried. Here's hoping tomorrow will yield more proactive activities!
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