Alba Machado

by ranorby | Sep 14, 2022

ALBA MACHADO is a former Chicago Public School teacher who is currently writing a novel about the harrowing experience as her thesis project for the Creative Writing MFA Program at Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Curbside Splendor, Knee-Jerk...

Calle Hack

by | Dec 26, 2019

Calle Hack is a graduate from Purdue University with a BA in Philosophy. She has taken courses in writing and improv at Second City and previously worked with comedy theaters in the city, booking and promoting comedic talent. She’s a prolific writer, writing...

Emily Witt

by ranorby | Dec 14, 2022

Emily Witt is a storyteller at heart. She works as a writer in Texas politics and progressive advocacy in Austin, TX. Previously, Emily resided in Chicago, where she earned her BFA in Playwriting from The Theatre School at DePaul University in 2017. During her time at...

Janna Sobel

by | Nov 13, 2019

Janna Sobel is a writer and performer. She teaches Improvisation, Storytelling, Improv for Anxiety, Humor Doesn’t Retire, and Kids & Teen classes at The Second City Training Center. She also teaches or has taught at Stage 773, The University of Chicago Lab School,...

Jennifer Ellen Ould

by | Nov 13, 2019

Jennifer Ould (pronounced “old”) moved to Chicago from North Carolina 15 years ago and found home here. She has a Master of Divinity degree and, in addition to her day job at a progressive and inclusive seminary in Hyde Park, she occasionally preaches at...