Past Featured Tellers

To see current features for upcoming shows, click on the HOME tab! Below are the distinguished people who’ve featured with us in the past. In addition to featuring writers and performers, our storytellers are teachers, doctors, artists, ministers, cab drivers, CEOs, students, art curators, farmers, political strategists, musicians, hackers, activists, scientists, community builders, and more…

.

Abigail Vic
Abraham Mellish

The Album
Alize Jireh Yaccino

Alyson Lyon

Amanda Rountree
Andi Nelson
Andrew Marikis

Angela Benander
Angela (Angie-O) Oliver
Angela Vela

Angelina PIzzi
Angelique Nelson

Anthony Oberbeck

Arlene Malinowski
Ashley Victoria
Ashwin Chugh

Audrey Flegel

Barrie Cole
Bill Hillman

Bill Larkin
Bobby Biedrzycki
Bonnie McDonald

Brian Posen

Bryan Bowden

Byron Roussin

Cameron Esposito
Carly Oishi

Carol Jungman

Rev. Dr. Clare Butterfield
Clarence Browley
Clay Neigher

Cody Cranch

Corey OBrien

Dana Norris
Danny Black

Darren Stephens

Dave Jennings

Dave Stinton

David J Boyd
David Boyle

David W. Berner
Dean Evans

Deanna Moffit
Debbi Welch

Don Hall

Emanuel Vinson (Plus Sign)

Eric Bjorlin

Eric May
Erin Diamond
Erin Johnson

Erin Kahoa
Esperanza Gama

Ever Mainard
EZ (Emilla Parr & Zack Violet)

Faraz Hussain

Frank Bergh

Frank R Sjodin
Harry Gottlieb

Ian Belknap
Irv Levinson
Jack Thurston Farrell

Jamilla Woods

Janet Burroway

Jason Economus

Jeff Gandy

JEFFREY JEFFRIES (Jeff Rukes and Jared Jeffries)

Jen Bosworth

Jennifer Burns

Jen Ellison

Jen Spyra
Jenny Maguire

Jesse Bob
Jessica Smith Soto

Jet Eveleth
JH Palmer
Joe Fishburn

Joe Janes
John Thibodeaux

Josh Berling

Joshua Safford

Julia McDonald
Julie Dennison
Julie Meckler

J.W. Basilo
Karli Johnson
Kat Barker
Katheryn Dutenhaver
Katie Liesener
Kay Joe Unscripted
Keith Ecker

Kelli Honeysweet

Kelsie Huff
Kevin D’Ambrosio

Kim Morris
Ladan Osman

Laura Elayne Miller
Lawrence “Binkey” Tolefree
Lena Anani

Lily BE

Lisa Scott
Lissette Hall
Marivi Ortiz-Shoda
Mark Toland

Mary Fons

Mary Zemaitis
Marty McConnell

Mathew Stella
Matt Fleming
Matthew Williamson
Melissa Duprey
Melvin Davis
Megan Stielstra
MiAngel Cody
Michael Herzovi
Fr. Michael Shanahan
Michael Powell
Michele Weldon
Mike Holman
Monte LaMonte
Morgan Lord
MT Cozzola
Natasha Tsoutsouris
Nate Olison
Nate Parkes
Nick Johne
Nick Tramdack
Nico Lang
Nnamdi Ngwe
Norm Holly
Owen Kalt
Paul Teodo
Paulette McDaniels
Peter Kim
Polly Yukevich
Puppet Bike
Rachael Mason
Rahmaan Statik Barnes
Ranjit Souri
Ray Teresi
Rebecca Kling
Reggie Eldridge
Ric Walker
River Rising (Megan Deiger & Tim Hazen)
Robbie Q. Telfer
Robert Brown
Roger Bonair-Agard
Rohina Malik
Ron Sattar
Ruth Kaufman
Sam Maranto
Samantha Irby
Sarah Michael Hollenbeck
Sarah Scoles
Sarah Shockey
Sarah Weidmann
Saya Hillman
Scott Whitehair
Shannon Cason
Sondra Wortham
Stephanie Anderson
Stephanie Douglass
Stephanie McCullough
Susan Haarman
Susan Messing
Tamale Sepp
Tara Defrancisco
Ted C. Fishman
Tim Stafford
Tim Witting
Tom Wolferman
Tyler Greene
Valentine Soposky
Vernon Mina
Wolfgang Stein
Xavier Jordan

If you would like to feature with Here, Chicago, please contact admin@herechicago.org with information about your life and work, and any relevant links. We generally only feature people we have met or spoken with, but this can be arranged!