SINGLE DAY INTENSIVE
Saturday, October 11, 2025
10:00am-4:00pm
2nd STORY (3001 W LAWRENCE AVE)
2nd Story’s Single Day Intensive is our most popular workshop! Led by 2nd Story Collective Members, you’ll work with a small group of story lovers and move from brainstorming and story ideation all the way through skill building and writing. Participants will leave the workshop with multiple story ideas, a few story starts, and a bunch of new friends.
We will be taking a prolonged break halfway through the workshop. For our in-person workshop, we invite you to bring a brown bag lunch. 2nd Story Studio is equipped with a full kitchen, including a stove, microwave, and refrigerator.
A note about registration
Classes have three ticket levels in order to increase financial accessibility and transparency around what it actually costs to produce a 2nd Story show. All ticket tiers receive the same show experience.
$300 - This registration level reflects Transparency. It covers the real cost of creating a 2nd Story experience.
$75 - This registration level reflects Balance. Less than full cost, it helps us grow and share more stories.
$15 - This registration level reflects Care. It’s here for ease–so everyone can be a part of the story without financial strain.
SHOW 2
Sunday, October 19, 2025
DOORS @ 5:30PM CT, STORIES @ 6:00PM CT
Haymarket pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661)
This show is presented as part of 2nd Story's "Point of View'' programming. Given the nature of 2nd Story's work and the diversity of artists with whom we collaborate, we have the unique opportunity to build community among and share the stories of specific communities by building teams for our shows that share a particular point of view. It is our honor to be a conduit for these collaborations. This show is created and produced entirely by all those involved in raising children, whether as parents, guardians, or chosen family.
A MESSAGE FROM CURATOR JULIE GANEY
I've loved being a parent. And I'm passionate about creating a world where the decisions folks make around whether and when and how to be a parent are truly supported - honoring those who choose not to parent, and providing actual, practical support for those who do. We're creating a show that explores how we're changed by deeply investing in others, however we choose to do that, and the joy in making the choices that are uniquely right for us.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Curated by Julie Ganey*
Directed by Khanisha Foster*
Produced by Kasey Trouba
Music by Lynnette Li
Featuring Stories by:
Stef Coleman, Geneva Norman, Vince Pagán-Hill*
*denotes 2nd Story company member.
A note about ticket sales
In person shows have three ticket levels in order to increase financial accessibility and transparency around what it actually costs to produce a 2nd Story show. All ticket tiers receive the same show experience.
$125 - This ticket level reflects Transparency. It covers the real cost of creating a 2nd Story experience.
$25 - This ticket level reflects Balance. Less than full cost, it helps us grow and share more stories.
$7 - This ticket level reflects Care. It’s here for ease–so everyone can be a part of the story without financial strain.
Livestream
2nd Story streams all of its regular season shows on zoom. The livestream is free, but you do need to register to receive the link. Registration is open until the livestream ends.
Stream Later
Stream later tickets sales now close 24 hours AFTER the event. Example: If a show begins at 6:00pm on Sunday, tickets will remain open until 6:00pm on Monday.
The stream later link is sent out via system email around 12:00pm CT on the day after ticket sales close.
SHOW 3
Sunday, November 16, 2025
DOORS @ 5:30PM CT, STORIES @ 6:00PM CT
Haymarket pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Curated by Lexi Saunders
Directed by Devin Christor
Produced by Stacey Saunders
Sound designed by Linnaea Groh
Featuring Stories by:
Tiffany Moten, RJ Silva, Scott Woldman*
*denotes 2nd Story company member.
A note about ticket sales
In person shows have three ticket levels in order to increase financial accessibility and transparency around what it actually costs to produce a 2nd Story show. All ticket tiers receive the same show experience.
$125 - This ticket level reflects Transparency. It covers the real cost of creating a 2nd Story experience.
$25 - This ticket level reflects Balance. Less than full cost, it helps us grow and share more stories.
$7 - This ticket level reflects Care. It’s here for ease–so everyone can be a part of the story without financial strain.
Livestream
2nd Story streams all of its regular season shows on zoom. The livestream is free, but you do need to register to receive the link. Registration is open until the livestream ends.
Stream Later
Stream later tickets sales now close 24 hours AFTER the event. Example: If a show begins at 6:00pm on Sunday, tickets will remain open until 6:00pm on Monday.
The stream later link is sent out via system email around 12:00pm CT on the day after ticket sales close.
““There is just something so humane about a 2nd Story show. The emotions from story to story run the gamut—fear, joy, grief, celebration, surprise, insight, irony, humor. But running through all of them is this endearing and enduring sense of humanity, unshaded by a commercial angle or necessity, just civil, thoughtful, and always memorable.””
““We know that 2nd Story events are always going to be good.””
“I don’t know the last time I didn’t look at my phone for two hours.”