Ramallah by Kayla Karnesky

CALLING ALL D*KES IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA! HANG WITH LEZBIAN MINNELLI + JETT PARR TO COMPETE TO SEE WHO’S THE STRONGEST LEZ IN ALL THE LAND BUTCHES! FEMMES! STUDS! GAYS! your fav lesbionic baristas are hosting a LESBIAN ARM WRESTLING COMPETITION at the understudy!✨ join us saturday, 11/14 to show off your arm wrestling chops and meet other sexy lesbians doing the same:) sign ups and doors open at 7:30p, competition starts at 8p — so plsss be there on…

Two plays along with process essays on the cacophonous world of pop culture, politics, and personal testimony that we call the internet. Join the artists of FAKE FRIENDS to dive into the cacophonous world of pop culture, politics, and personal testimony that we call the internet. We’re discussing their newly published plays CIRCLE JERK and THIS AMERICAN WIFE, and the process leading to their creation. ABOUT THE BOOK “Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley’s combined exceptional eye and ear makes something…

Come join the Chicago Audiomakers Collective and The Understudy for a special listening party. Together we’ll listen to Silence Speaks: Writing Visuals, a story about a famous mime in 1960’s Russia. At a time when words were dangerous, he found a way to speak up by using silence. Snap Judgment’s John Fecile wanted to tell his story but he faced a challenge: how to translate a visual medium into audio. John will be on hand to discuss the making of…

A monthly reading series highlighting plays that have not yet been produced in Chicago The Understudy Dares You to Produce This Play is a monthly reading series highlighting plays that have not received a Chicago production. Produced by The Understudy’s bookstore team, this series works to expand the variety of playwrights and titles in our vibrant community. This month, we’re reading The Green Line by Makram Ayache, translated by Hiba Sleiman. Cast Jo Tannous – Naseeb/RamiFantasy Banks – Zidan/FifiMarielle Issa…

A teenage girl confronts her sexual identity, and the conservative adults in her life, while being targeted by an online scandal. Please join us for a staged reading of scenes from Sentiments by Carla Zúñiga M., in a new English-language translation by Susan E. Bowen and Yael Prizant. Set in 2013 Santiago, Chile, Zúñiga’s play considers a teenage girl as she confronts her sexual identity, and the conservative adults in her life, while being targeted by an online scandal. The…

A play reading of YOGA PLAY by Dipika Guha produced by Exit, Pursued by a Play Reading. Joan has been hired to stabilize Jojomon, a yoga apparel giant, after its CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal. But just as she finds her stride, more trouble surfaces and sales plummet. Joan comes up with a plan so risky that it could make or break the company and her career—and what it requires from her CFO, Raj, is far beyond…

Join us for a night of poetry and live music with Cloud Community College feat. Ikaros Ensemble Ikaros Ensemble presents: Book One – Darkness “Through the darkness, there is stillness and breath in the moonlight, a vessel of possibility just before the sun rises over the horizon.” Join Chicago-based Ikaros Ensemble with a group of celebrated, local poets at the Understudy (5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640) on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:30pm (doors at 7pm) for an evening…

A cabaret that pays tribute to the backbone of musical theatre. Join us for a cabaret tribute to the twink ensembles of the past and bravely pave the way for the twink ensembles of the future (featuring songs from Newsies, West Side Story, The Outsiders and more!) For far too long twinks have been relegated to the sidelines of the theatre world, but for one night only, on December 4th, six twinks (and one sickening drag queen) will take center…