LINKS!
LIVE LIT SHOWS AND EVENTS
Below are some links to truly great live lit shows in Chicago and elsewhere
WRITE CLUB - pitting writers against each other, matching wits for charity. WC has chapters across North America, maybe one near you?
The Paper Machete - the weekly live magazine show, hosted by Christopher Piatt at the Green Mill every Saturday, 3pm.
Story Club/Story Club South Side - where storytellers get their tell on.
Collector's Edition - a periodic live lit and sketch love letter to pop music.
Below are some links to truly great live lit shows in Chicago and elsewhere
WRITE CLUB - pitting writers against each other, matching wits for charity. WC has chapters across North America, maybe one near you?
The Paper Machete - the weekly live magazine show, hosted by Christopher Piatt at the Green Mill every Saturday, 3pm.
Story Club/Story Club South Side - where storytellers get their tell on.
Collector's Edition - a periodic live lit and sketch love letter to pop music.
iARTISTS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE WORTH YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
22 Shots - A collection of short films colliding art, filmmaking, and disease. Brave work by filmmaker and artist Eve Rounds.
B*tches Gotta Eat, a blog, and MEATY, by the same phenomenal author: Samantha Irby. You need this woman in your life immediately.
Reading Out Loud, an audo lit mag podcast that casts, produces and engineers audio performances of new literary works. Are you a writer? You should submit.
PleasureTown, a sprawling audio fiction about a hedonistic town in early 20th century Oklahoma.
22 Shots - A collection of short films colliding art, filmmaking, and disease. Brave work by filmmaker and artist Eve Rounds.
B*tches Gotta Eat, a blog, and MEATY, by the same phenomenal author: Samantha Irby. You need this woman in your life immediately.
Reading Out Loud, an audo lit mag podcast that casts, produces and engineers audio performances of new literary works. Are you a writer? You should submit.
PleasureTown, a sprawling audio fiction about a hedonistic town in early 20th century Oklahoma.
THEATRES AND ARTISTIC COLLECTIVES THAT ARE KILLER
The Neo-Futurists - an ensemble of writers/performers/artists who create astounding works on a weekly basis. Their workshops are worth every penny.
Otherworld Theatre - A newer company in Chicago, working to bring science fiction to the stage. They're also behind the excellent fantasy/sci-fi short film festival: Juggernaut.
Chicago Literati - An incredible literary resource for Chicagoans and beyond. Anyone who loves the written (and spoken) word will appreciate this site.
Happenstance Theatre - A collective of brilliant performers who are versed in clown, movement and group devised work. If you haven't seen their ever-changing annual show Cabaret Macabre, you are missing out.
Knife & Fork - Founded by Dani Bryant, a theatre company that explores the human relationship with food, and our relationships with our bodies.
The Neo-Futurists - an ensemble of writers/performers/artists who create astounding works on a weekly basis. Their workshops are worth every penny.
Otherworld Theatre - A newer company in Chicago, working to bring science fiction to the stage. They're also behind the excellent fantasy/sci-fi short film festival: Juggernaut.
Chicago Literati - An incredible literary resource for Chicagoans and beyond. Anyone who loves the written (and spoken) word will appreciate this site.
Happenstance Theatre - A collective of brilliant performers who are versed in clown, movement and group devised work. If you haven't seen their ever-changing annual show Cabaret Macabre, you are missing out.
Knife & Fork - Founded by Dani Bryant, a theatre company that explores the human relationship with food, and our relationships with our bodies.