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Applied Words: It Gets Better
03/11/2014 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Free
“It Gets Better” is curated and hosted by the fabulous Tamale and features great comic voices responding to the themes of history, mythology, gender, and high school. This reading is co-sponsored by About Face Theatre and is presented in connection to their spring production of Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand-Up Comedy Show by Aditi Brennan Kapil—co-produced with Silk Road Rising.
It Gets Better is supported in part by a generous donation from Bridgeport Mind and Body.
There will be door prizes, including tickets to Brahman/i, courtesy of About Face Theatre, and a sexy gift basket worth $50, kindly donated by Early To Bed.
Please note: This is a 21+ program and is free to attendees.
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:
There is nothing a bio can tell you that will truly introduce you to this wise Mexican badass Lily Be from Humboldt Park. She’s a WNEP Maelstrom winner, first Latina Moth GrandSLAM champion, and producer/host of Stoop-Style Stories Live at Rosa’s Blues Lounge.
Jill Howe spends most of her time on stories… her own and others. She organizes fellow writers in sharing their latest work at her monthly workshop, Friends with Words, while also co-producing Story Sessions (www.storysessionschicago.com)
Greg Ledger was born in Ohio, did some time in Canada, and settled in Chicago, which is where he as spent most of his life, so consider him a “native.” He cohosts the podcast, “A Dear School,” performs with the live lit ensemble “Is This a Thing,” and occasionally with the improv group, “Tiny Nugget.” He has told true-life stories at Story Lab, Write Club, You’re Being Ridiculous, WNEP Theater, and Seven Deadly Sins. A web front end developer by day, he lives in Rogers Park with his partner and an extremely annoying parrot.
Precious is Youth Outreach Coordinator at Center on Halsted and coordinates Youth programming surrounding HIV prevention, Transgender advocacy, and cultural awareness. Precious is a native Nebraskan, a 2013 graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelors of Arts in Musical Theatre, and was recently awarded the prestigious “30 under 30” award from Windy City Times. Precious stays busy as an artistic associate with About Face Theatre and a facilitator with the National Conference for Community and Justice STL’s Anytown program.
ABOUT THE CURATOR/EMCEE
Tamale was born in Arizona, homeschooled, and mercilessly teased in public high school. An avid member of the 4-H and the Future Farmers of America, she discovered a love for all things agriculture that led her to earn a BS in both Agricultural Education and Agricultural Technology Management at the University of Arizona. After college, she chose to pursue her love of comedy in Chicago, which had the added benefit of keeping her from being killed with fire and sticks when she came out as a queer lady. She now drives a big black motorcycle with an eyelash, performs comedy, and travels the world collaborating with other performers to create amazing multidisciplinary shows. In March, she will be returning to Europe with the Windy City Blenders for their ten year reunion show in Dublin. The week before, she has booked her own European tour. You can see examples of her work at BrassChucklesComedy.com and TamaleRocks.com. She loves tiny hats more than most people think is healthy.
OUR PARTNERS
About Face Theatre creates exceptional, innovative, and adventurous plays to advance the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, and to challenge and entertain audiences in Chicago, across the country, and around the world.
Silk Road Rising (formerly known as Silk Road Theatre Project) creates live theatre and online videos that tell stories through primarily Asian American and Middle Eastern American lenses. In representing communities that intersect and overlap, we advance a polycultural worldview.
A diverse line-up of live music seven nights a week. Indie Rock, Folk, Country, Rap, Jazz– it’s all here at Schubas. And food, too. Schubas is located at 3159 N Southport.
A sex positive, woman-oriented shop where people of all genders can feel comfortable taking control of their sexual selves. Since opening in 2001, Early to Bed has not only provided sex toys and information to countless people, but also has worked hard to spread a sex-positive message everywhere they can, giving workshops and talks throughout the community.