2ND STORY

by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2023

Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series keeps the party going this summer with a packed slate of eclectic and daring performances from Chicago artists of all stripes....

by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2023

Campsongs Productions returns with the world premiere of House Musical - Coming of Age in the Age of House, with book by Marcus Waller, music by Scott Free (with Michael Foley) and lyrics by Scott Free and Marcus Waller. House Musical is directed by Dion Walton, and will run April 20th - April 30th,...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 18, 2022

The music... the mem’ries... the magic... the dog cloning! This Halloween season, Hell in a Handbag Productions kicks off its 2022-23 season with the world premiere of FRANKENSTREISAND by Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed by Stephanie Shaw, playing September 29 – October 31, 2022 at Redline VR....

by Stephi Wild - July 11, 2022

2nd Story and Collaboraction are the first two organizations to gain certification from On Our Team's Pay Equity Standards. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 05, 2022

On the heels of his award-winning Broadway show, The New One, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia is coming to the Steppenwolf stage with a tale of life, death, and a highly chlorinated YMCA pool....

by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2022

Collaboraction's next episode of its live monthly talk show, Becoming, Pay Equity 101 - Case Studies in Fair Pay and Why is it Important, will feature three special guests currently leading the theater industry in implementing pay equity policies. ...

by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2021

The Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (the Foundation)—an organization that offers unrestricted grants to 175 small arts organizations in Chicago with budgets under $1 million—recently surveyed 91 of its performing arts grantees to garner insights on the obstacles preventing org...

by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2021

Launching the season is Off the Map, August 28, 2021 featuring stories that reveal how to navigate a world that is no longer familiar. All 2nd Story performances will be held via Zoom until further notice....

by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2021

Chicago's longest-running storytelling collective, 2nd Story, is expanding its groundbreaking CultureBuilds program with the announcement of two virtual “pay-what-you-feel” public programs....

by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2021

Chicago's longest-running storytelling collective, 2nd Story, is expanding its groundbreaking training program under the new brand CultureBuilds....