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3rd Thursday of Every Month Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro 3905 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago 7:30 PM (Doors at 7:00) FREE |
New Voices Telling Fresh Stories
Join us for an intimate evening of storytelling in the cozy back room of one of Chicago's best pubs. Each month, an entirely different lineup of up-and-coming storytellers will share their stories.
Over the last 15+ years, we have provided the space for 950+ people from every walk of life and experience level to share their true personal stories with packed houses of attentive listeners. Each show is an unpredictable mix of the hilarious and the heartbreaking featuring memorable tales from your friends, neighbors, and fellow Chicagoans. Hosted by Scott Whitehair.
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May 21st Cast
Lisa Brosnan
Lisa Brosnan is back in the Chicago area after a thirty-year absence. In that time, she lived in eleven states and had at least twice as many jobs. She swears she’s not running from the law. These days she works as a city planner, a profession she stumbled into after seeing one too many strip malls named after the thing they destroyed and thinking we can do better. She believes great places start with great stories, which is how she found her way to the stage, partly to make the world more human, and partly because it keeps her from cornering people at parties. She lives with two retired truffle-hunting dogs who are mostly good, and a shelf full of books she hasn’t read yet. She looks for the humor in the stories that are hardest to tell. Sometimes she finds it.
Logan Heard
Coming from Washington, Logan has lived in Chicago since 2025. A DePaul University student, majoring in Communications. Logan often spends his time going out to explore the city, reading comics, and playing games with friends. He loves to connect, learn, and expand his horizons. While this may be his first time on stage, he has plenty of stories to tell!
Kaarin Moore
Kaarin Moore is a journalist. She recently moved to Chicago from Washington, D.C.
Ria Patel
Ria is an up-and-coming creative artist with a deep love for expressing herself through music art. When she’s not working at her doggy daycare job, she’s spending time with her two dogs Molly and Meàbh and her amazing partner, Sam. You’ll also find her drawing, playing games, and doing fun crafts. She’s currently teaching herself guitar and loves nothing more than singing her heart out to her favorite songs whether it be in the shower or at open mics. A true nature enthusiast, Ria feels most at home outdoors—she even was gifted a squirrel caller for her most recent birthday.
Lauren Sanchez
Lauren was raised in Kentucky, but Chicago made her. She's spent the last 17 years becoming a Midwesterner, working in higher education, and taking in all the city has to offer. When she's not enjoying time with friends in one of the city's great bars or restaurants, she's enjoying her virtual book club, caring for her plants, or planning her next trip. An avid fan of Chicago's best 80's cover band, Sixteen Candles, you can catch her at one of many summer street festivals, with her battery-powered fan in tow.
George Szostkowski
This journey of life from Chicago's Polish/Italian neighborhoods includes stops at many world capitals. From an innovative international sales and marketing/communications professional with Fortune 500 and not for profit association experience, now ensconced in equally rewarding retirement revelations. Fortunate for this full, rich and rewarding life based upon family, dear friendships, education, work worth doing and travel experiences, can now be thoughtfully captured through creating flash fiction, short stories and memoir writing. May what unfolds next on this new journey of pen to paper and storytelling performances with audiences, provide them with enjoyment, pleasure and time well spent to muse.
Scott Whitehair (Host)
Scott Whitehair is a storyteller, teacher, and producer living in Chicago, IL. He is the producer of This Much Is True, Chicago's longest running monthly personal narrative series, creator of Story Lab Chicago, which has put 950+ new storytellers on stage since 2011, and director of Do Not Submit, a grassroots network of open mics across the city bringing people together to connect with each other. Scott tells anywhere someone will listen, including The National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place, Steppenwolf Theater, and the historic Green Mill. He is a frequent guest instructor at the city's top universities, and his personal narrative class has been selling out almost every month since 2012. Scott is in demand as a coach and trainer, spending his days helping individuals, companies, and non-profits develop their voices as storytellers. In 2014, he was the featured instructor at Hong Kong Story Worthy Week, headlined by David Sedaris, and in 2015 taught an intensive at All Hallows College in Dublin. He is honored to be a 2024 Meier Foundation Award winner.
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