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J. Adams Oaks

Story Development Team, Special Events Coordinator // J. Adams Oaks has an MFA from Columbia College Chicago. He has been published in River Oak Review, 2D, No Touching and The Madison Review. His work won Chicago Public Radio's "Stories On Stage" competition. And his first novel, Why I Fight (April 2009, Simon and Schuster), won both the National Society of Arts and Letters regional competition and an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award. Check him out at www.jadamsoaks.com.

Megan O'Donoghue

On her better days, Megan O'Donoghue fancies herself a director and jane-of-many-trades. Today must be one of those days because she gets to direct a show with 2nd Story! Megan recently directed Brett Neveu's "Picnic Meeting Sack Lunch Reunion" as part of LiveWire's VisionFest3. Other Chicago credits include Paul Whitehouse's one-man show Half Caf Chronicles (CIC, Redmoon's J.O.E), assistant directing Sean Graney's No Exit (The Hypocrites), her own piece Playing House (with her company 3eyed Monster) and a brief stint as dramaturg intern with Goodman Theatre. Megan thanks 2nd Story and their incredible tellers for this experience. Lovelovelove and support the arts!

Gerrit O'Neill

Most recently Gerrit performed in the Opera The New Moon in Williams Bay Wisconson. Last summer his one man show Vegas Baby! was produced at Live Bait Theatre’s Filet Of Solo Festival. Vegas Baby! was also the 2006 recipient of the Brad Nelson Winters Memorial Playwriting Award. Chicago credits include Blue Remembered Hills (After dark award-Best Production), Brimstone and Treacle and Brett Nevue’s The Go (Jeff Nomination-New Work). Other Chicago credits include Hauptmann (Jeff Nomination-Ensemble) and The Cradle Will Rock with Timeline Theatre, Escape with Live Bait Theatre, and Accidental Rapture with Visions & Voices Theatre. All the best!