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WE SENT HER TO THE SEA by Maddie Powell

The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago

In eighteenth-century Europe - well, eighteenth-centuryish “Europe” - difficult women are sent to the seaside, where they are kept out of sight and out of mind. Five such women find […]

EVERYTHING, DEVOURED by Katherine Gwynn

The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago

Ronald Reagan is a demon. Ronald Reagan is a drag queen. Ronald Reagan is here, queer, and ready to swallow you alive. Or: when 3 Chicago queers, a ghost who […]

Monologue Writing Workshop

The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago

Come with a pen and be ready to create! This month for Freshly Brewed we are hosting a Monologue Workshop, Open to all — Playwrights, actors, and multidisciplinary artists. Join […]