LOOSE CHICKS Set for Emerald City Coffee, 5/24

"Loose Chicks" will be at Emerald City Coffee, 3938 N Sheridan Ave, in May! Roberta Miles and Erin Lane, the "Loose Chicks" will be starring in and presenting an hour long performance based on their experiences through life. Guest Chicks Dana Norris and Tamale will be featured this month. This juicy, gutsy, ballsy, cutting edge look at life through the eyes of three femme fatales will be presented at Emerald City Coffee. The performance is Friday, May 24th at 8pm. There is a suggested donation.

Roberta Miles, ...best known to Chicago audiences as a jazz singer and painter, has rapidly gained a reputation for her irreverent autobiographical monologues that make up a tell-all expose of her quirky, edgy life. These monologues are the basis for her one-woman show, which debuted summer, 2009 at the StrawDog Theatre. Roberta has appeared with Jason Paul Smith at the Skokie Theatre Foundation in Skokie, Illinois in a two person show called "Hot Dish: The Monologues." She is also the co-producer of "Café Cabaret" which runs monthly at "Café Ballou" in Chicago. Roberta is an award winning monologuist and a published poet, soon to be a published author.

Erin Lane moved to Chicago five years ago from Northern California, where she performed with black box theatre companies and a professional improviser.She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in Theatre Arts. She graduated from the Second City Conservatory, IO and Annoyance Productions. Erin has worked for several Chicago companies including: Balliwick, Ludicrous Theatre, Polarity Ensemble Theatre, Beast Women and 20th Century Players. Ms Lane was the former Artistic Director for 4 Days Late Productions and currently the Artistic Director and producer of Dark Humour Productions. She has been preforming professionally for over ten years and writing and directing for five.

Born and breed in the mid-west, Virginia Marie is out to transform consciousness at will. With a B.F.A in Musical Theater from UW-SP, and Pure Yoga Instructor Certification through Equinox Fitness Club, she founded Strange Root Productions. Her mission: to unveil truth through fearless authenticity. Having worked with fierce companies such as Beast Women Productions (all original work), Chicago Fusion Theatre Company (JB), and Teatro Luna (Lullaby, a reading), among others, Virginia Marie has made Chicago her home-base. Focused on artistic entertainment, Virginia Marie whole-heartedly looks forward to the future of Chicago Performing Arts. Namaste.

Stephanie is an educator, spoken word artist, and a lover of cupcakes and pizza. Her work in the world focuses on body politics and identity, and making connections with others. Presently, she is a single lady--so if your interested, say "Hello" to her.

Thanks to Emerald City Coffee for hosting this night. Right off the Sheridan red line, stop in for anything on the menu and tasty things "off the menu." In addition, a lovely facelift continues in house, new paint on the ceiling, new lighting fixtures, new chairs, new menus so it only makes sense for our logo and online presence to also receive a new look.