LOOSE CHICKS to Play Uncharted Books, 8/9

"Loose Chicks" will be at Uncharted Books, 2630 N Milwaukee Ave, in August! Roberta Miles, the original "Loose Chick" will be starring in and presenting an hour long performance based on her experiences through life. Guest Chicks Rachel Smith, Beth Urech, Jill Howe, & Sheri Reda will be featured this month. This juicy, gutsy, balsy, cutting edge look at life through the eyes of three femme fatales will be presented at Uncharted Books, 2630 N. Milwaukee. The performance is Friday, August 9th @ 7:15pm. 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.
A Chicago native, Rachael Smith spends her days writing copy for the National Safety Council and her nights, writing stories on the existentialism of dating, hot dogs and Costco. Rachael has performed at Story Lab, That's All She Wrote, Lady Tales and at various open mics around the city. She is also currently writing her first novel, Forever Maybe and co-producing Story Sessions, a monthly live lit show in Lakeview at The Dogs Bollox. Find upcoming show information atstorysessionschicago.com.

Decades ago, Beth Urech produced the European premiere of A...My Name is Alice. Then she closed the stage door and created Speak for Yourself, Inc. to help speakers present themselves and their messages with confidence. Upon returning to Chicago, Beth wanted to rekindle her love of theatre. The lack of juicy roles for women her age emboldened her to write for herself. The result is ActYourAge! Since premiering at Chicago Dramatists to standing ovations, Beth has performed at the Intuit Art Center, Chicago Solo Festival, Cape Clear in Ireland and Beaver Island in northern Michigan. October 24 she will perform at Spectrum in NYC.

Jill Howe lives to tell and loves to listen. She has studied gloriously depressing classic literature at University of Illinois, taught CPS high schoolers Shakespeare against their will, reads a lot of "Are You My Mother?" to kids at 826 Chicago as a volunteer tutor, and facilitates fellow word-lovers monthly in sharing their latest and bravest. She has had story panic attacks before reading at Story Lab, Lady Tales, Vocalo radio for Stories + Music, Arlene Malinowski's Speak Easy-Speak Hard, That's All She Wrote, Reading Under the Influence, Mortified, Chicago Solo Theatre, Ignite Chicago at the 1871 tech lab, Essay Fiesta, and Story Club Bridgeport.

Sheri Reda is a professional writer, editor and celebrant who creates custom wedding, funeral, and baby welcoming ceremonies. She's told stories at Essay Fiesta twice before and has also appeared at Story Sessions, Here's the Story, The Funny Story Show, That's All She Wrote, This Much is True . . . and other places around town. She loves that we're all here face to face.

Thanks to Uncharted Books for hosting this event! Uncharted Books sells used literature and nonfiction, from vintage to almost new. They encourage browsing, loitering, chit-chatting, socializing, drinking, eating, writing, working, hanging out, and staying in.