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Adal Rifai
Theatre

Adjunct Lecturer

Adal Rifai

adal@uic.edu

312-996-2977

Courses Taught

  • THTR 240: Improvisation for the Actor

Education

Bachelor of Science in Theatre, Illinois State University

About

Adal Rifai is an iO Chicago Harold team performer, coach, and teacher. He has been improvising in Chicago since 2007 and performs at iO with the house team Revolver, in the weekly show Whirled News Tonight (iO) and around the U.S. with Pudding-Thank-You and BagCat. Past iO credits include Swim Buddies, Our Feature Presentation: The Improvised Movie, Radical Concept and Hunter Family Crest. He has performed at Second City as a member of Twisty, HouseCo. and SketchCo. Along with performing Adal also coaches and teaches at iO, The Improv Den and around Chicago, runs the coaching program at iO, directed the Incubator and coaching program at the Playground Theater and has taught and performed improv all over the U.S. He is also the voice of Chunt the shapeshifter on the podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern.