THE LONG GAME - Season 27th kickoff celebration
Sunday, September 14, 2025
DOORS @ 5:30PM CT, STORIES @ 6:00PM CT
Haymarket pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661)

What do we mean when we say “I love you?” How do we show care to those who become the most important to us, even when - especially when - we may not agree with them or the choices they are making?

This season, 2nd Story examines what is “the shape of courage.” In our season opener, The Long Game, three storytellers grapple with their relationship to others - to the people they love the most, those they’ve known the longest, and even potential neighbors. When the world is telling you to leave, do you have the courage to stay, to play the long game?

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Curated by Liz Rice*
Directed by Brandi Jiminez Lee
Produced by Ema Kester
Music by Jake Sorgen

Featuring Stories by:

CP Chang*, Andrew Reilly*, Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke*

*denotes 2nd Story company member.