North Center Resident Co-Organizes Storytelling Fest

North Center resident and former Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director, Dorothy Milne, Co-Organizes & Performs in Lifeline Theatre’s 25th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running virtually January 21- February 13.

For Milne, the festival has been a consistent highlight in her career with Lifeline Theatre, over the span of her 30 years of involvement. She joined the theater’s ensemble in 1992 and was selected as its artistic director in 1999. This North Center resident also holds various nominations for Jeff awards and at least one non-equity award for directing. Milne will be performing with the Sweat Girls.

Having been part of Chicago’s Live Lit community for 29 years, the Sweat Girls represent the greying edge of the solo performance scene. Known for their “contagious gusto” the Sweat Girls have been called “the undisputed tribal elders” of the solo performance scene (Chicago Reader, 2014).

Lifeline’s 25th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival celebrates the breadth of Chicago’s enduring storytelling and live-lit scene, while supporting the legacy of organizers like Dorothy Milne. In its new virtual format, Lifeline unites 10 storytelling collectives and 28 solo performers together from all over the country, in a three-week online gallery of powerful, personal stories.

The 2022 Fillet of Solo Festival will stream online via a password-protected website where ticket holders will have access to the full lineup of stories until the Festival concludes. Ticket prices are “Name Your Price” (suggested $45) for access to the gallery for the full three weeks PLUS live virtual extras including panel discussions and storytelling workshops with Festival artists. Tickets are now available for purchase by calling the Lifeline Box Office, 773.761.4477, or by visiting www.lifelinetheatre.com.

Now in its 39th season, Lifeline Theatre continues to explore, interpret, and reimagine books and other literary works to create stories that move us beyond the margins of our own lives. Lifeline Theatre – Big Stories, Up Close.