The Subtext Podcast LIVE

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CLICK HERE to Reserve Your Seat From AMERICAN THEATRE magazine, a podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid. In a conversation that dives into life’s […]

THE SPORTING LIFE by Marjorie Muller

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CLICK HERE to Reserve your Seat 16-year-old Dot still hasn’t gotten her period. Lucky for her, there’s a Witch in the woods who can get it started. However, in exchange, […]

Play Reading Club: FAT HAM

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Join us for our first-ever PLAY READING CLUB, a new monthly series hosted by the Understudy staff! This month's pick is the Pulitzer Prize winning FAT HAM by James Ijames. […]

MERCURY STARDUST Book Signing

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About the Event: Join us starting at 7 PM on August 30th to meet Mercury Stardust, The Trans Handy Ma'am. The book, Safe and Sound: A Renter Friendly Guide to […]

THANK YOU FIVE: LIVE with Strawdog Theatre

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CLICK HERE to Reserve From Strawdog Theatre, a weekly show bringing theatre artists from around the globe into a conversation about live theatre and digital storytelling with a spirit of gratitude […]

Crafting the TV Drama

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We’re hosting an evening with Screenwriter, Former TV Exec, and Aspiring Showrunner Grant Stuart ahead of his course Crafting the TV Drama. RSVP With Grant Here

I Can’t… I Have Trivia

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📚 TRIVIA 📚 Theatre nerds, your time has come! Join us at 7:30 on September 11th to flex your theatre knowledge. We recommend playing with a team of four. Hosted […]

YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE by Alex Lubischer

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CLICK HERE to Reserve Meet the “Tragedy Cohort”: Memo’s a veteran. Oona lost her sister. And Chase? Well, he must have tragedy somewhere. Only one can win their grad school’s […]

Demystifying the Actor / Agent Relationship with DDO Artists Agency

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Click Here to Reserve Your Spot Demystifying The Actor / Agent Relationship: Illuminating Information about Chicago's Talent Industry Join agents Bailey Hayman, KaCee Hudson, and Jillian Skale of DDO Artists Agency in […]

A Critical Moment: The UChicago Critics Table in Conversation

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Chicago critic and dramaturg Regina Victor is curating a conversation on the state of criticism across disciplines at The Understudy! Victor has invited Martine Kei Green Rogers, head of theatre at DePaul University, […]

The Thing in the Bathroom by Cal Walker

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A Comedy Horror Play about Capitalism Click Here to RSVP

Event Series Cafe Royalty

Cafe Royalty – Drag @ The Understudy

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Join hosts Lezbian Minelli and Oversharon, alongside guests Betty Theft, Georgia Rising, Kerosene, Stephanie, and Tiki Vonté. The Understudy is proud to launch our new drag series, CAFE ROYALTY, a […]