2nd Story is for everyone.

2nd Story is committed to making our programming inclusive to everyone. We believe there is no endpoint to inclusion, and we take our responsibility for accessible programming seriously. We are actively engaged in the process of expanding the services below, and we look forward to building upon them in the next season and beyond.

To arrange any of the services below, or if you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at info@2ndstory.com. There are several staff members monitoring that inbox. To ensure the best experience, please contact us at your soonest convenience. 

Venue Information

Haymarket Pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661)

As you’re planning your trip, please consider the following: 

  • There is street parking around Haymarket. There is no designated parking lot.

  • For those who take public transit, Haymarket is near the 8 Halsted bus at the Halsted & Randolph stop.The Morgan green/pink line stops are a short walk away.

  • The main entrance is a revolving door. There is also an accessible, ground-level door on the north side of the venue. This door also has an automatic door opener.

  • We will be performing in Haymarket’s back room. As you enter the restaurant, please proceed straight back through the restaurant. The restaurant staff at the host stand can direct you.

  • There is a slope with a railing that leads from the main restaurant space to the event space.

  • There are multi-user, gender specific restrooms and one single-user, gender non-specific restroom.

  • Most of the seating is high-top tables and chairs. There are also a few lower tables and chairs available. If you’d prefer to be seated at one of the lower tables, please let us know by emailing boxoffice@2ndstory.com as soon as you purchase tickets.

This event will be available virtually through a live-streamed Zoom performance, and through our View Later option. The virtual performance will use Zoom’s automatic transcription feature. 

If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact Manager of Operations Ali Drumm at info@2ndstory.com. To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

2nd Story’s Studio (3001 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625)

As you’re planning your trip, please consider the following: 

  • Drop off points

    • There is not parking associated with the office space, and therefore no accessible parking spots. Free street parking is sometimes available along the residential streets, and paid parking is available along Lawrence Ave.

    • The first access point is northwest of the front door, and is used by the 81 public bus. The bus access point can be used by vehicles dropping off individuals when not occupied by the bus. This area is not reserved - it is a lane of street traffic

    • Another access point is on the southwest of the front door along Sacramento Avenue. A vehicle can pull out of traffic to the left-hand side to drop off an individual. Sacramento Avenue is a north-bound one-way street.

    • The area outside the front door is concrete sidewalk and may not be slip-resistant in inclement weather.

  • Public transportation

    • The 81 bus stops directly outside the studio on the southwest (eastbound) and northwest (westbound) corners of Sacramento and Lawrence.

    • The brown line has an accessible stop (Francisco) approximately two blocks south of the location. An accessible train entrance is available on the east side of the train platform at the primary entrance. From there, individuals can travel diagonally up N. Manor Ave and turn left on Lawrence Ave. The entrance requires crossing Sacramento Ave, and both sidewalk curbs are sloped.

    • There is another train exit on the west side of the station that opens directly onto Sacramento Ave. From there an individual may proceed directly to the corner of Lawrence Ave. This train exit, however, has five steps required to descend the platform onto street level. This entrance also requires crossing the train tracks, which could be difficult or impossible for folks using certain mobility devices.

    • The sidewalk corner of Sacramento and Lawrence has a short (approximately 2 feet) slope from the sidewalk to the door. There is no hand railing.

  • Entrance

    • The entrance to 2nd Story’s office is on the southwest corner of Sacramento Ave and Lawrence Ave. There is a short (approximately 2 feet) gentle slope from the sidewalk to the door. There is no hand railing.

    • The door hand is an offset single door pull. There is no automatic door opener.

  • Inside the space

    • The work tables are accessible for a wheelchair user with a 27” knee clearance under the tables. The table has approximately 4 spaces that are easily rolled into.

    • It’s worth noting that the space is intended to be flexible and change configurations easily.

    • There is one single-user bathroom. There is a 1” difference between the hallway floor and the bathroom floor.

    • The bathroom has two grab bars - one horizontal on the wall parallel to the toilet and one vertical along the wall behind the toilet.

    • 2nd Story is also equipped with a full kitchen - stove, oven, microwave, coffee maker, sink, etc.

The Davis Theater (4614 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625)

As you’re planning your trip, please consider the following: 

  • There is street parking around The Davis Theater. There is no designated parking lot.

  • There is a loading zone in front of the main theater doors with a curb.

  • For those who take public transit, The Davis is a short walk south of the Western brown line stop. The 81 bus also stops nearby at Lawrence & Western.

  • The main entrance has three sets of double-door entrances with c-shaped pull door handles. The set of doors furthest to the left has an automatic door opener.

  • Once inside, the floor slopes upwards very gradually as you move towards the theater entrance.

  • We recommend looking at the walk-through available through Google Maps for a better sense of the lobby space. The walk-through also goes into Theater 2 where our performance will take place.

  • The theater itself has a long sloping hallway down to the entrance. There are railings on both sides of the hallway.

  • The seats inside the theater are plush movie theater seats. Accessible seating, including at least 6 spaces for wheelchair-users, is available. The floorplan is available here. Please email info@2ndstory.com as soon as you purchase your tickets if you would like to reserve accessible seats.

  • There are multi-user, gender specific restrooms in the lobby and one single-user, gender non-specific restroom.

  • There are two water fountains in the lobby, including one less than 36” tall. Both water fountains jut out directly from the wall which means there are no knee or toe barriers.

This event will be available virtually through a live-streamed Zoom performance, and through our View Later option. The virtual performance will use Zoom’s automatic transcription feature. 

Additional Services

Services For Folks With Mobility Disabilities

  • 2nd Story spaces, including our performance venues and our studio space in Albany Park, are fully ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible. This includes restrooms. 

  • With advance notice, space can be specifically reserved for folks with wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids.

Services For Folks Who Are Deaf or Hard-Of-Hearing

  • 2nd Story provides captioning for all virtual performances. 

  • With advance notice, we can provide a text copy of the stories for patrons to follow during the storytelling.

  • With advance notice, we will do our best to provide an ASL Interpreter.

Services For Folks on the Vision-Loss Spectrum

  • For in-person and virtual performances, a large print program is available on 2nd Story website. These programs are provided in a format that is compatible with screen readers.

  • Braille programs can be made available with a one-month notice.

Gender Inclusive Restrooms

  • 2nd Story’s studio space in Albany Park has one single-user restroom.

  • 2nd Story intentionally chooses in-person performance spaces with gender-inclusive restrooms. Venues may change from show-to-show, so please review the information for your specific performance.

Financial Accessibility

In the spirit of our core value of Inclusion and to eliminate financial barriers to our programming, we have built the 2nd Story Public Access program. 

  • All tickets are free for virtual performances. For in-person shows, ticket reservations, free or paid, must be made no later than 24-hours in advance of the performance.

  • For in-person performances, we also offer Pay What You Feel tickets. These are only available at the door, and may be limited based on venue capacity. To take advantage of these, we recommend showing up 1 hour in advance of the performance. 

  • 2nd Story offers full and partial scholarships for all of our classes and workshops.