Together with Whitehair, CAC is commissioning an original work that dramatizes the universal lessons of the Great Chicago Fire. Through meticulous research and spirited performance, Whitehair will relate tales of Chicagoans who lived through the inferno in a way that illustrates how Chicago’s can-do spirit was forged and continues to thrive today. This event is part of the CAC’s Great Chicago Fire program suite that is made possible by Underwriters Laboratories. Presenter: Scott Whitehair.

Scott Whitehair is a performer, teacher and producer from Chicago. He is the host of This Much is True, one of the city's longest running personal narrative series, creator of Story Lab Chicago, which has put 700+ new tellers on stage, and founder of Do Not Submit, a citywide network of ten pressure-free open mics every month. He has told stories anywhere somebody will listen, including at Steppenwolf Theatre, Second City, The Green Mill and The Woodstock Opera House, and for NPR, the Risk! podcast and Sirius XM. Scott’s festival appearances include The KC Storytelling Celebration, The San Diego Storytelling Festival and Exchange Place at The National Storytelling Festival. He was the featured instructor at Hong Kong Story Worthy Week, headlined by David Sedaris, and is a two-time Moth Slam winner. Scott has taught sold-out monthly classes since 2012, and has done training for organizations, companies and individuals around the country. He has been a frequent guest instructor at universities and colleges in Chicago and beyond and formerly served on the Board of Directors for the National Storytelling Network.

Public: $25 in person; $17 Virtual
Members: $17 in person; $7 virtual
Students: $10 in person; FREE virtual

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