For Carolyn, storytelling is more than simply sharing a story. It is a way of bringing people together, exploring creativity, and creating moments that stay with us long after the curtain closes. With a career spanning theatre, directing, teaching, and storytelling, Carolyn has spent years helping stories come to life both on stage and within …
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Oct 05 2026
Words, Wit & the Wonderfully Weird: Meet Bee Ricketts
Some stories make you laugh. Some make you pause. And then there are the stories that somehow manage to do both. This November, Story Luck welcomes a storyteller who has a knack for finding the funny, the strange, and the deeply human in the everyday. Meet Bee Ricketts, a poet and comic whose unique perspective …
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Sep 22 2026
RAJEN: Sometimes You Just Need to be Sneaky
I first played Journey to the End of the Night back in 2012. I was fresh out of college, in probably the best shape of my life, and feeling pretty confident about my chances. I was a distance runner. I could cover ground. I figured that if the robots came after me, I would simply …
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Sep 22 2026
A Round of Applause from Around the Globe
It always warms our hearts when we know we are connecting with people from all over the world. That has been our goal since the beginning. So you can imagine how delighted we were when we learnt that 37 new people signed up on our email list, last month, most of them from Africa! We …
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Jul 19 2026
The Storytelling Cowboy
Ever since I started watching Yellowstone, I’ve developed a completely unexpected appreciation for cowboys. (Can’t wait to watch more of Taylor Sheridan’s work). So when I read Justin Radtke’s bio and saw the words Dallas Cowboys, I got disproportionately excited… only to discover this wasn’t going where I thought it was. Turns out, Justin isn’t …
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Sep 28 2025
The Story Luck Show Returns Oct 12 with Special Guest Sean Wellington
At Story Luck, we have met hundreds of storytellers, both on our stage, and elsewhere. And let me tell you… Some subjects are more difficult than others. But if there’s one thing we never do, it’s shy away from difficult conversations. The Story Luck show endeavors to use art to bring difficult topics to life. …
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Aug 31 2025
Storytelling and Why Try It
Storytelling serves as one of the most powerful tools for human connection and learning, forging bonds between people and ideas while making complex information more memorable and engaging than traditional fact-based communication. Research shows that stories activate multiple areas of the brain and trigger the release of hormones like cortisol and oxytocin, making them 20 …
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Aug 16 2025
Tag, Run, Survive: Join the Robot Apocalypse in Chicago
Let me let you into my life for a hot minute. One thing I do at Story Luck is reach out to our storytelling features ahead of a show to kinda touch base. And after corresponding back and forth, they almost always say to me, “See you at the show.” And every time like clock-work, …
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Aug 02 2025
Comedy Meets Storytelling: This Sunday with Ashley Lusk
Ashley Lusk is a bold voice in comedy. And we are honored to have her featuring at The Story Luck Show. 4 Features, 4 open Mic Slots for anyone in Chicago to share a story. Stories are mature, funny & thought provoking. Free if you bring food! But you might be saying to yourself, the …
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Aug 02 2025
Welcoming Kory May: Toastmaster, Storyteller, and Newest Feedback Loop Producer
This show’s line up is full of friends! Those of you who’ve been following Story Luck, have seen Kory May before, as he’s gotten to feature, come hang out as a friend to watch, AND he’s helped co-host. As such, we’re proud to announce, he’s the newest member of the Feedback Loop. As such he’s …
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