A boy is having trouble getting into his canoe. His father is not helping as he paddles away. So, the son gives up and says he wants to be a dancer instead. This causes the father to turn around and come back to him. He gets out of his boat and encourages him. Cut to the son showing off his dancing skills, hilariously, to a new teacher. “I see promise!” says the instructor. This entire scene was improvised by the cast for the third act. 

The Chaos Theory of Everything is full of hilarious scenes likes this one. Also, there is very little mention of politics, which is a nice break. 

Javid Iqbal (Best Kept Secret, What the Elf?) is hilarious as the eighth grader getting picked up after a middle school dance by his mom, played by Meghan Babbe (Best Kept Secret, Oh, The Places You’ll Glow). She is shocked when he says his former crush is run-through.  Tim Metzler (Best Kept Secret, Oh, The Places You’ll Glow) is hilarious as Lorax shaming everyone for not contributing money to fight deforestation.  Jenelle Cheyne (Best Kept Secret, What the Elf?) is so funny as the woman who loves the surprise at a surprise birthday party so much that she insists they do it over and over again. Spencer Hodges and Max Thomas are great as the old couple commenting on all the people on their way into Lollapalooza. 

Cost of a ticket: $26 (Thursday)

PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Exceptional Value

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Quinn Delaney