LOOSE CHICKS to Play at Emerald City Coffee July 26

"Loose Chicks" will be at Emerald City Coffee, 3938 N Sheridan Ave, in July! Roberta Miles and Jillian Erickson, the "Loose Chicks" will be starring in and presenting an hour long performance based on their experiences through life. Guest Chicks Melissa Du'Prey, Janna Sobel, and Tamale will be featured this month. This juicy, gutsy, ballsy, cutting edge look at life through the eyes of three femme fatales will be presented at Emerald City Coffee. The performance is Friday, July 26th @ 8pm. There is a suggested donation.

Roberta Miles, ...best known to Chicago audiences as a jazz singer and painter, has rapidly gained a reputation for her irreverent autobiographical monologues that make up a tell-all expose of her quirky, edgy life. These monologues are the basis for her one-woman show, which debuted summer, 2009 at the StrawDog Theatre. Roberta has appeared with Jason Paul Smith at the Skokie Theatre Foundation in Skokie, Illinois in a two person show called "Hot Dish: The Monologues." She is also the co-producer of "Café Cabaret" which runs monthly at "Café Ballou" in Chicago. Roberta is an award winning monologuist and a published poet, soon to be a published author.

Jillian Erickson is a performance artist, monologist, poet, writer, pain in the ass...She moved to Chicago to do exactly what she is doing and couldn't be giddier. She is the successful co-producer, co-director, and performer for the all female cabaret BEAST WOMEN 2013. Beast Women recently celebrated its 107th performance at The GreenHouse Theater in Chicago. She is also part of the film company, JAkT Films, and a series called "Myths" which is a combination of paint, sculpture, and spoken word.

Melissa DuPrey, ensemble member of Teatro Luna ("TL"), is a Chicago native with roots in Humboldt Park. After earning her degrees from the University of Houston, she returned to Chicago to join TL's touring ensemble where she performed in Crossed (Rita), PUTAS! (Daniela), Not Your Generic Latina (multiple roles), and Generation Sex(self). Her one-woman show, SEXomedy, was developed during TL's series of One Night Stands that showcases women of color in the arts. It is now Chicago Reader Recommended and part of MPAACT's series of Extended Solo Jams. Ms. DuPrey is also a comedian that has performed in various venues throughout Chicago, and is very proud to have her start with Mikey O Productions. As a musician and active member of her community, she is dedicated to the preservation of Puerto Rican culture by way of the folkloric music, Bomba y Plena. She is blessed to have the continuous support of her family and friends, and hopes to continue creating and producing projects that fuse elements of theatrical story-telling with stand-up comedy.

As a solo performer and storyteller, Janna views theater as an opportunity to address material that is central to human experience but usually goes unspoken. She enjoys making people laugh, and sense possibility, and remember things they already knew but had forgotten. She has been honored as a "Best of 2012" performer by The Encyclopedia Show and Real Talk Live, and as a repeat-performer with Essay Fiesta,Write Club, This Much is True, Stories at the Store, and Chicago Slam Works. She has featured with Story Club, The Shit Show, Young Chicago Authors, Words that Kill, Story Sessions, Two Cookie Minimum, Let's Talk Turkey, P. Fanatics, Small Fish Radio Theater, Broad Shoulders Podcast and Write Bloody Publishingevents. She was the opening act for Jen Bosworth's acclaimed one woman show,Why Not Me? and for Amanda Rountree's solo show 185 Buddhas Walk Into a Bar. Janna is currently working on a full length solo piece called Wonderful, about birds who come to the front door during high fevers, and strangers with messages on cross-country trains.

Tamale moved to Chicago and went through I.O. Chicago, Second City's Conservatory Program, and Annoyance Theater. She was up to her neck in comedy and was loving every minute. Trouble was, there were all these other fun things to do and explore that kept catching her eye. After exploring many different forms of the arts, Tamale decided that it was time for a show... a comedy show that showcased all these interests and the amazing people she loves to play with, so she began producing Brass Chuckles.

Thanks to Emerald City Coffee for hosting this night. Right off the Sheridan red line, stop in for anything on our menu and tasty things "off the menu." In addition, our lovely facelift continues in house, new paint on the ceiling, new lighting fixtures, new chairs, new menus so it only makes sense for our logo and online presence to also receive a new look.