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March 2027

March 14, 2027
Doors @ 5:30 pm || Stories @ 6 pm

2nd Story's 28th season, On Purpose, is an exploration of what it means to live with intention — the communities we build, the choices we make, the moments we choose to stand up. Through live personal storytelling performances in Chicago, we invite you to examine your own life in a threshold time like this one. Check back closer to the date to learn more about the stories on tap for this evening, but while you’re here, go ahead and check out the artists working on this show and reserve your seat!

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Curators are 2nd Story pros who use their experience and craft to help guide the storytellers through the experience of writing and revising their stories. Check back for words from this performance’s curator about what you’ll hear and see at the show.

White person with curly brown hair and white skin, wearing hoops and an orange turtleneck.

Lexi Saunders

Returning Collaborator

Man standing in front of a mosaic background, wearing a t-shirt with a monarch butterfly, arms folded, looking to camera.

Nestor
Gomez

Returning Collaborator

Woman smiling to camera, with short dark hair wearing a pink plaid shirt.

Lynnette
Li

Returning Collaborator

Nancy
Solomon

First Time Collaborator!

White person with curly brown hair and white skin, wearing hoops and an orange turtleneck.

Curator

Lexi
Saunders

Returning Collaborator

Woman with bright pink lips and dark hair, wearing glasses and a dark shirt looking to camera.

Director

Karla
Estela Rivera

Company Member

White man slightly obscured by pink flowers, wearing a black tank top.

Sound Engineer

Jeff
Schaller

Returning Collaborator

Brown man wearing a pink t-shirt looks at the camera. His hair is long on top and dyed blonde while the sides are short and dark. Behind him are framed paintings of flowers on stands.

Zoom Tech

Shain Papalotl
Longbehn

Returning Collaborator

Black woman with short hair is wearing gold hoops and a yellow v-neck sweater. She is looking at the camera and the background is dark with blurry lights.

Producer

Stacey
Saunders

Returning Collaborator

 

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