Her next revue, Paradigm Lost, was Second City’s 82nd Mainstage production. Directed by Mick Napier, Gates was Second City’s first gender-equal cast, also featuring Rachel Dratch, Jenna Jolovitz, Scott Allman, Scott Adsit, and Kevin Dorff. She then went on to co-write and perform in two revues, the first of which was Citizen Gates. In 1996, Fey joined the Mainstage company as an understudy for Jon Glaser in the format-shattering Piñata Full of Bees. She auditioned for The Second City Touring Company in August of 1994, just hours apart from Amy Poehler. She began taking classes at Second City, folding towels and working the front desk at a suburban YMCA in the mornings to pay her bills. Tina Fey studied playwriting and acting, graduating from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in drama before moving to Chicago in 1992.
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