Welcome, Story-Lovers.

Raw. Real. Rewritten.


Fillet of Solo (FoS) is a showcase of Chicago’s rich and broad-ranging storytelling community. FoS presents bold, entertaining, revelatory performances from a wide range of perspectives. It hosts both solo artists and collectives. It features established artists as well as offering support and opportunity to new voices.


After 30 years as an annual storytelling festival, Fillet of Solo has transitioned to a weekly showcase at Bughouse Theater. We welcome the opportunity to gather more frequently, to process the times in which we live and to enjoy hot-off-the-presses stories.

Shows

Next Performance

Roots, Routes and Revelations

Stories of Yesterday for Today.   Featuring a collective of well-seasoned storytellers from across the Chicagoland area, directed by Willa Jonelle Taylor.

Sunday, July 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door.

Tickets

Upcoming Performances

Roots, Routes and Revelations

Stories of Yesterday for Today.   Featuring a collective of well-seasoned storytellers from across the Chicagoland area, directed by Willa Jonelle Taylor.

Sweat Girls: Submerged

Sweat Girls are back with hot-off-the presses stories! For 33 years, Sweat Girls have been telling true-life tales with "fearless authenticity" and "contagious gusto" (Chicago Reader).

Tellin' Tales Theater presents: Workaholics Anonymous

Tekki Lomnicki is the founder and Artistic Director of Tellin’ Tales Theatre, a 30+ year-old company dedicated to shattering the barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the power of personal story. Tekki is joined by fellow-storytellers Stephen Donart and Judith Harding as they share tales of work and obsession!