2nd Story
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Real stories by real people for real change. What We Do. We host story-sharing experiences in the form of both performances and workshops/classes.
Who We Are.
2nd Story is a collective of story-makers and story-lovers working together to build community through the power of storytelling. We host events (around Chicago and beyond) that fuse page, stage, and sound to deliver a unique, live, literary/theatrical experience. A typical show consists of four (or three or five) stories dispersed throughout the evening like courses in a meal. The stories range from the serious to the silly and can at once provoke and entertain. Each story is combined with expertly-performed musical accompaniment or well-placed audio accents to enhance the spoken story and the pregnant pause. Our venues are as varied as our stories, and run the gamut from intimate w**e bars to spacious performance halls. Ditto for our storytellers, who come from all walks of life. A pastor, a bartender, a child psychiatrist, and a lawyer…their individual stories help to bridge the gap between the personal and the universal to break down the walls between artist and audience. We also run classes and workshops, in order to empower individuals to be the storytellers of their own lives. Our training program is based in our core beliefs of the power of ensemble and sharing stories, and is geared both towards artists/writers/performers seeking to hone their technique and individuals with no experience at all who just love what we do and want to deepen their own creative practice. Collaborative to our core, 2nd Story believes in the power of storytelling to change the world.
10/02/2026
this is your curator speaking...
Come find The Courage to Be with us this Sunday, October 4!
Featuring New Stories by: Endira Ferrara, Nora Feely, Earliana McLaurin*
Curator: Jim Lupo
Director: RJ Silva
Producer: Sherri Tarrer
Musician: Jake Sorgen
09/23/2026
When the world tries to tell us who we are and how we must be, it takes courage and determination to insist on our unique identities.
This October, we’ll present three stories about the struggle for the self and the necessity
of discovering and fighting for the beauty and power of who we are.
Get to know the folks behind those stories (and then get your tickets at 2ndStory.com).
09/21/2026
When the world tries to tell us who we are and how we must be, it takes courage and determination to insist on our unique identities.
This October, we’ll present three stories about the struggle for the self and the necessity of discovering and fighting for the beauty and power of who we are.
Get to know the folks behind those stories (and then get your tickets at 2ndStory.com).
09/14/2026
Our first Single Day Intensive of the season is THIS SATURDAY, September 19 from 10am to 4pm, and there is just one spot left.
Head to our website to snag it (or to get a jump on signing up for other classes & workshops happening as part of Season 28). More at www.2ndstory.com.
2nd Story’s Single Day Intensive is our most popular workshop! Led this fall by 2nd Story Company Members Earliana McLaurin() and LaTanya Lane (), you’ll work with a small group of story lovers and move from brainstorming and story ideation all the way through skill building and writing. Participants will leave the workshop with multiple story ideas, a few story starts, and a bunch of new friends.
Help us kickoff Season 28 tonight!
Doors @ 5:30 | Stories @ 6pm
Tickets & More on our website: 2ndStory.com
Get the whole story at our Season Kickoff tomorrow!!
FINDING OUR WAY
Sunday, September 13
doors @ 5:30pm
tickets & more @ www.2ndstory.com
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3001 West Lawrence
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