The company was first started by Northwestern University students who've kept performing together over the years.& Dana's Post-Pandemic Revue" was supposed to do a run of shows this time last year but the troupe got COVID just before. Now Paul Barrosse, his wife Victoria Zielinski and Dana Olzsen will be performing at Studio 5 in Evanston along with musical director Steve Rashid.
Paul was among the founding members who were playing at their new space in Piper's Alley when SNL came calling. A young Julia-Louis Dreyfus was part of the group then, but big time TV could cramp their free-wheeling style. "A Chicago audience feels to me to be more present in the moment and are just up for looking for a great time," said Olsen. "Having the people right there and that mutual exchange of energy between the cast and the audience is everything."