Join Hull-House for two variety showcases hosted by eccentric writer, actress and Chicago comedian, Adrienne Brandyburg. Adrienne Brandyburg is one-third of B.A.P.S.: A Comedy Variety Showcase, a collaborative of three beautiful, melanated, all-curl-patterns representing women who believe in creating platforms and opportunities for all women of color. Get a behind-the-scenes look of what goes into hosting and producing B.A.P.S. variety shows, with everything from stand-up and solo sketches to music and storytelling. Adrienne will even feature some of her own material and works from past guest artists of the B.A.P.S. Comedy variety show just for Hull-House's audience! See you there!

Hull-House's Summer of Theater is a new series (June 20 - August 12, 2019) that will take place Sundays in the Hull-House courtyard. It will feature local Chicago-based improv and theater practitioners, learners and innovators including: Angela Oliver of Matt Damon Improv, PREACH!, Lily Be, Adrienne Brandyburg & B.A.P.S. Comedy, Ratas de Dos Patas, poet Mojdeh Stoakley and {shecrew}. Participate in these free theater workshops for an inside look into the process of comedy, improvisation, spoken word, poetry and storytelling behind-the-scenes. All workshops and performances are FREE and open to the public!