Mission: Underground Discovery

In 1994, a mysterious spacecraft crash-landed in the heart of Logan Square. What could have been the find of the century went undiscovered, the spaceship buried by rubble. The ship’s inhabitants, a performing trio of aliens traveling the cosmos, were trapped underground. They had no other recourse but to survive off the remnants of Caprisun and Fruit By The Foot. The aliens’ SOS signaled across the cosmos, going unanswered.

Until one recent day, two courageously odd explorers, Kayla Drescher and Harrison Lampert, picked up the SOS onboard their Jeep. The remnants were found to be built for an intergalactic theater with comedic chaos, cosmic mind curiosities, and audience adventures. With nostalgic hints and futuristic fun, Harrison and Kayla set their phasers to WOW every Saturday night.

Where have the aliens gone? Their log entries allude to being warped away to another dimension. Some say they’ve seen flashes of the aliens in the darkness of the portal, waiting to watch a show and drink a Capri Sun. Is the future the past? The past the future? Or is it the…Cosmic Underground.

Cosmic Delights

Our goal at the Cosmic Underground Theater is to provide a memorable way to spend an evening. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or just looking for a fun night out, we strive to give you something that you can’t witness anywhere else in Chicago. Our theater is really about you-without you, there is no show! Step into our futuristic world and join the fun!

Meet The Owners

Kayla and Harrison met when they were 14 years old at a convention in Boston, MA. As young magicians, they often performed together throughout the year and would see each other at the summer gatherings. After living in Los Angeles for nearly a decade, they decided to make the move to Chicago and pursue their career goals in this fantastic city.

Harrison Lampert

Improvisor / Magician / Co-Owner

Harrison Lampert is an actor, comedian, and magician originally from Philadelphia. He spent 10 years living in Los Angeles, where he studied improv and sketch comedy at The Groundlings and performed weekly in their Sunday Company. He has been featured in shows and movies like Ghosted starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson, Fresh Off The Boat, American Housewife, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone starring Steve Carell and Jim Carey. He has also been featured in the mega-viral video Magician Sells Weed to a Cop. In Chicago, he has performed at the Edge Theater in live theatrical productions of Indoor Cats (Jeff Nominated) and Hamlet and at Factory Theater in the original play, Wise Guys (Jeff Recommended). His full-length magic and comedy show, Mixtape, ran for three months at the Chicago Magic Lounge and was hailed by Chris Jones (Chicago Tribune) as “…a most welcome mess”. Outside of performing, Harrison loves to cook and is always on the hunt for a good lunch special. He plays Warhammer (ORKS!) and loves to rewatch episodes of Monk or Frasier.

Kayla Drescher

Mind-Reader / Magician / Co-Owner

Kayla Drescher, originally from Connecticut, has performed all over the world and for clients like Microsoft, IBM, and Wells Fargo. You may have seen her in the world touring show Champions of Magic, which played Chicago’s Harris Theater. She’s appeared on your TV on shows like Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, WGN’s Daytime Chicago, Access Hollywood, Ventaneado (Mexico’s #1 Talk Show), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and NBC’s Today Show, where she was crowned “the Next Great Magician” by David Copperfield. She has performed residencies at Chicago venues like the Chicago Magic Lounge and the Rhapsody Theater. Kayla also works as a magic consultant and has worked on movies like Marvelous and the Black Hole starring Miya Cech and Rhea Perlman, Ion TV’s You Cast A Spell On Me, and live theater productions like Aladdin at the Wheelock Family Theater and for The Goodman Theater’s New Stages Residency. Outside of magic, she loves all-things Star Trek, WNBA, and Warhammer (go Dark Angeles).