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...

RC Riley

by ranorby | Sep 12, 2023

R.C. Riley (they/them, she/her) is a recent empty nester, writer, performer, activist, and warrior who began writing as a means of healing after a sexual assault. Their work examines the intersection of race, gender (sex), sexuality and faith and seeks to find justice...

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...