Events

If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva! Hosted by Preeti Thaker and Jordan LevenePreeti & Jordan present: A Comedy Open Mic for Women + Non-Binary Comics! If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva!   WHAT’S THE PLAN? • 7:30 PM — arrive responsibly early, wonder […]

explore shades of tenderness, relationship, and community through music and spoken wordLove serves as a needle pulling thread, fastening the connection between our souls. It takes on many forms, but is sewn into the fabric of our lives allowing for us to live in harmony.Chicago-based string collective Ikaros Ensemble partners with local poets inside and […]

Join us for a night of beautiful latte art, good food, bevvys and drag as we celebrate our 3rd birthday~🎂 The Understudy is turning 3 and what better way to celebrate our birthday than to host another latte art throwdown? And y'all know, we looove to dress up at The Understudy, so the theme is […]

A monthly book club collab between Pizza Lobo x The Understudy. Hosted by Magdalena and Chloe✨A monthly book club collab between Pizza Lobo Andersonville and The Understudy~Grab a copy of The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes at The Understudy and join us for a discussion over some pizza and drinks at Pizza Lobo Andersonville! […]

A play reading written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon and produced by Exit, Pursued by a Play ReadingExit, Pursued by a Play Reading is a new reading series where Chicago’s best and most beloved actors find themselves chased by rabid, unrehearsed, theatrical comedies - desperately trying to stay ahead, as they strive to tickle […]

do you have a fridge that's in need of art? come through and make your own collage magnets with our friend, Elle!✨Decorate your own square collage to put into a frame that has been repurposed from the thrift store into a magnet for your fridge! (Or wherever) or choose to decorate a smaller collage to […]

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community by creating a mini floral arrangement in a teacup!Ticket includes flowers, a teacup and saucer, tools, live instruction, and a box to safely bring your arrangement home with you.These workshops are pay-what-you-can according to three different ticketing tiers: $15, $25, $35Hope to see you there~Meet VernVern […]

A musical cabaret inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet produced by your friends at Kokandy Productions!In honour of the Bard's birthday month and Jessie Buckley's Oscar win, we're taking William Shakespeare's HAMLET to the (Book) Club! Inspired by what is widely considered the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language," we'll use music and […]

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community by creating your own greeting cards while exploring different art mediums!Ticket includes 2 blank greeting cards and envelopes, and the shared use of watercolor and gouache paint and tools, pastels, markers, colored pencils, and pens.This will be a mostly self-guided floral study session. There will be […]

If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva! Hosted by Preeti Thaker and Jordan LevenePreeti & Jordan present: A Comedy Open Mic for Women + Non-Binary Comics! If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva!   WHAT’S THE PLAN? • 7:30 PM — arrive responsibly early, wonder […]

Celebrate spring, the beauty of flowers, and creative community while learning to embroider!🧵Ticket includes an embroidery hoop and fabric, needle, thread, and live instruction. 🪡We will be using floral arrangements as our inspiration to learn embroidery stitches including the woven rose, french knot, and fishbone. No experience necessary - we will go over how to […]

Are you a Chicago theatre/stage designer looking to make new designer friends? Boooyyy do we have an event for you!Are you a Chicago designer looking to make new designer friends? Want to show off the cool thing you made to people who are just as obsessed with corset boning or orchestral VSTs as you?Whether you're […]