Mark Sutton
A founding member of the Annoyance Theatre who served as its managing director for nine years and performed in over 75 productions. Sutton was recruited from Indiana University by Mick Napier and later co-created BASSPROV with Joe Bill. He has performed, directed, and taught at The Second City.
Companies and Organizations
Associated venues and institutional relationships currently documented in the archive.
Recommended Reading
Books are ordered from the strongest direct connection outward to broader relevance.
Whose Improv Is It Anyway?
Beyond Second City
Amy E. Seham
The Art of Chicago Improv
Short Cuts to Long-Form Improvisation
Rob Kozlowski
Chicago Comedy
A Fairly Serious History
Margaret Hicks; Mick Napier
Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy
The Harold
Matt Fotis
Putting Improv to Work
Spontaneous Performance for Leadership, Learning, and Life
Greg Hohn
Improvise
Scene from the Inside Out
Mick Napier
References
How to Reference This Page
The Improv Archive. (2026). Mark Sutton. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/people/mark-sutton
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The Improv Archive. "Mark Sutton." The Improv Archive, 2026, https://improvarchive.org/people/mark-sutton. Accessed March 17, 2026.
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