Amy Eaton

by ranorby | Feb 9, 2024

Amy Eaton is a Live Lit performer, writer, director, arts educator, coach and a bunch of other stuff too. She is the co-host of MissSpoken, a Live Lady Lit series in Bucktown and can also be seen reading at other shows including Write Club Chicago, Louder Than A Mom,...

Myrna Petlicki

by ranorby | Feb 9, 2024

Myrna Petlickiis an arts writer and feature writer for the Chicago Tribune’s suburban chains. She is also a musical theater bookwriter and lyricist whose works include “Black, White and Gray” (produced by Theatre Building Chicago) and two prize-winning 10-minute...

Francesca Sobrer

by ranorby | Feb 9, 2024

Francesca Sobrer discovered the power of storytelling when she was teaching high school. She found that stories are a great way to annotate lessons. Whe and her students connected because of the stories they shared. She is a big fan of the personal narrative; every...

Maria Kostas

by ranorby | Sep 12, 2023

Maria Kostas Maria has told stories on various stages around Chicagoland including; Louder Than A Mom, Voice Box Serenade, Back Yard Stories, Homewood Stories, Story lab, Outspoken- stories for LGBTQ…. And several others. Her various work experiences along with some...

Jillian Erickson

by | Nov 13, 2019

  Jillian Erickson is a producer, director, writer, performer and pain in the ass… and not necessarily in that order… Jillian explores the themes of identity, compassion and mental health with an intensity and humor that is uniquely her own. Erickson...