Hot diggity dog! Your favorite theater artists have partnered with 826 Chicago to ring in new decade with a series of FREE workshops for kids. That's right, we said FREE. This means moms and dads get a few hours a week to recharge while their precocious young performance artists get an age appropriate taste of Neo-Futurism. Join us for our first class at the end of January, created and taught by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, co-taught by Megan Mercier.

Slots are limited, so hurry over to the 826CHI website to register , or call the good people of 826 at 773.772.8108. Email Megan for more information.

Neo-Futurists: Life Out Loud: Turning Your Inner Thoughts Into Powerful Performance


Four Sessions: Wednesdays, January 27, February 3, 10 and 17th

Time: 6:15–8PM

Taught by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates and other Neo-Futurists
Limited to 12 students in grades 7–12

We all have thoughts running through our heads nonstop. Good, bad, angry, funny, hateful, loving – and everything in between. The Neo-Futurists will show you how to take those inner monologues, dialogues, and critiques and turn them into powerful performance – just like they do every week in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Respond to the world around you in a way that persuades people to listen.

About 826 CHI:

826 CHI is part of the 826 network founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari, 826 is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skils, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Year-round services both at their Wicker Park location and in schools around the Chicago which include drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications.