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In 1966, Sue witnesses an African American community association hold a protest in front of City Hall to call attention to the inequitable distribution of city services in Chicago. What Sue
hears from the protestors puts her at odds with what she heard growing up in her all-white neighborhood.

Sue shares stories of what is working: a town rises to keep a man from being re-captured into slavery, a Vietnamese refugee finds his home, and Chicago allies come together to protect their
Muslim neighbors after the September 11th tragedy.

In 1964, Sue competed with her grammar school band in a Chicagoland marching band competition. Despite their feeling that being a musician is a dangerous proposition, Sue’s family and neighbors support the band in the most unexpected ways.

With the themes of friendship and anti-bullying, this program includes fingerplay, folktales, and a personal experience where a man who is chased by a bear learns that even he has a story.

In 1965, Sue leaves her southside Chicago home and meets students from around the city. The girls share secrets and the hope that family and racial pain can be healed.

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From inspiring stories of searching for connection in the “old country” to the comical Irish way of "taking on the opposition"...you don’t have to be Irish to enjoy this one-woman performance of stories and songs that look at what is universal for us all: family, sacrifice and,
always, joy and laughter in the face of conflict!

Sue tells a hundred-year history of segregated housing in Chicago that rings true for major cities across the country. The KKK, teenage exuberance, Martin Luther King, Jr., loving yet "racist"
grandparents, and the Friday Night Fights all make an appearance in this show that helps make sense of racial tension today.

A rollicking journey through life’s comedies for men who love women and women who applaud men. Whether Sue is “dishing” about wayward sons or chain-smoking grandmas, you’ll find this one-woman show to be an uplifting celebration of the many roles women play and the friendships that sustain them.