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  • Play Reading Club: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join us for the next iteration of Play Reading Club, happening every month at The Understudy. No need to RSVP, just show up ready to discuss the play! Our book club begins at 7 PM. This month, we’re reading The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse.   About the play: Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa […]

  • Thank You Five: LIVE with Strawdog Theatre

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join panelists from across Chicago for an engaging, wide-ranging discussion on the industry, the art, and the future! 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 and innovation. Usually convened digitally, Thank You Five is recording […]

    Free

  • Flock and Flower: Climate Change Theatre Action @ The Understudy

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Joe Schupbach and Alyssa Mohn are co-curating a reading as part of Climate Change Theatre Action. Launched in 2015, Climate Change Theatre Action is a worldwide festival of short plays about the climate crisis presented biennially to coincide with the United Nations COP meetings. Every other year, 50 professional playwrights, representing all inhabited continents as […]

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  • THE ALMOST EMPEROR OF THE UNOFFICIAL DEESTRICK OF LAKE MICHIGAN

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Winner of the 2020 Judith Barlow Award 2023 Broadway World Chicago Theatre Nominee for Best New Play CAST & COMPANY: Director - Kristin L. Schoenback Design & Production Manager - Rachael Nuckles -     -     - Ky Anderson - Poppy Kelsey Busboom - Ma Streeter Viv Delgadillo - Niles West Keenan Odenkirk […]

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  • Drag Bingo! Hosted by Drag n’ Drop and Cafe Royalty

    Cafe Royalty
    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    what has 5 letters and one big prize?🤔 🩷❤️🧡BINGO!🩵💙💜 Baby, double check that board because we are callin the shots (well… espresso shots…) Visit us Saturday, December 16th for DRAG BINGO!🤩 ✨free event! ✨all ages! ✨sober space! ✨insane prizes ✨drag! and more! Put some mascara on and let’s play ball!🫨 Doors at 8, balls drop at […]

  • Pharaoh Tarot

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Pharaoh Tarot is BACK on Wednesday, December 20th! THE GIFT: A Winter Solstice Reading is inspired by the winter solstice on Dec 21st, a time to review what we've learned, renew our intentions for the following year and get a peek at what the universe has in store! The Present - current state; what lessons […]

  • Austin’s Home by Jesse Robkin

    Freshly Brewed
    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    When Austin returns home after an extended absence, old wounds break open, and new tensions arise. A fresh drama from Chicago playwright Jesse Robkin, Austin's Home explores what it truly takes to see one another. Directed by Bryar Barborka and Adam Todd Crawford Cast To Be Announced About Freshly Brewed Freshly Brewed seeks to invest […]

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  • READING IS A DRAG Hosted by Kerosene

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Your favorite literary moments are brought to life in fabulous drag form at READING IS A DRAG hosted by Kerosene The Understudy is combining its passions for literature and performance alongside host Kerosene. READING IS A DRAG is a fun all-ages event where drag professionals read books and perform a few numbers in the name […]

  • The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime

    The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime
    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]

  • The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime

    The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime
    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]

  • PHARAOH TAROT

    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    Pharaoh Tarot is BACK on Monday, January 29th! Imbolc - The First Sabbat of 2024 Imbolc, A Celtic festival celebrating Brigid, the goddess of creativity, poetry, healing, and fertility. February 1st is a sabbat that recognizes new growth, and the first shoots of spring breaking through the thawing ice. FRESH START The Root - What is […]

  • The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime

    The Best Damn Thing by Hanna Kime
    The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

    It’s summer of 2011, and Ellie, an awkward 16-year-old, has written what she believes to be a groundbreaking new musical inspired by the early discography of Avril Lavigne. She has invited Rachel, her much cooler ex-best friend and their theatre teacher’s favorite, to her house to pitch the show in hopes that Rachel can convince […]