THE INNER COMPASS
Sunday, January 26, 2025
DOORS @ 5:30PM CT, STORIES @ 6:00PM CT
Haymarket pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661)
Identity can be both innate and shaped by context and environment. It can both inform our choices and cause our identity to evolve moment by moment, choice by choice. But what happens when something happens to challenge our sense of self? When our circumstances drive us to grow—or unravel—in unexpected ways? What version of ourselves do we owe to others?
Join us for three compelling stories that delve into the complexities of identity: as a source of stability, as fluid and atmospheric, and as an ongoing process of discovery and becoming. Perhaps the journey to understanding ourselves is as much about navigating the maps we inherit as it is about forging new paths.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Curated by Deb Lewis*
Directed by Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke*
Produced by Stephen Patrick Bell
Music by Nathan Kistler
FEATURING STORIES BY:
Audry Farber, Maegan Gwaltney, Geneva Norman
*denotes 2nd Story company member.
YEAR 26: VI
Sunday, February 23, 2025
DOORS @ 5:30PM CT, STORIES @ 6:00PM CT
Haymarket pub & Brewery (737 W Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60661)
About 2nd Story’s "Point of View'' Programming
Given the nature of 2nd Story's work and the diversity of artists we collaborate with, we have the unique opportunity to build community among and share the stories of folks who share a particular identity or circumstance 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 presented as part of 2nd Story's "Point of View" programming. Given the nature of 2nd Story's work and the diversity of artists we collaborate with, we have the unique opportunity to build community among and share the stories of marginalized groups 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 led, produced, and performed by Black artists and will be focused around themes of Black love.
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Curated by Earliana “Earl” McLaurin*
Directed by Devin Christor
Produced by Stacey Saunders
Music by Dionne Addai and Tracie Kunzika
FEATURING STORIES BY:
McKenzie Chinn + Mykele Deville, Kim Hunt, Darren Meyers.
*denotes 2nd Story company member.
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