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Martyrs'
3855 N. Lincoln Ave. 6.10.26 ★ $12 advance / $15 door ★ 7:30 p.m.

First Wish

Brant Rosen

Rabbi Brant Rosen (he/him) is the Founding Rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist synagogue with hundreds of global members. A longtime… Read More
Deanna Ortiz

Voted Best Standup in The Chicago Reader’s 3 years in a row, and named one of Time Out’s Comics… Read More

Jenn Sodini

Jenn Sodini grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated from college in Amherst, MA, though she has lived in the heart of Wicker Park for many years since. She made her Chicago stage debut at Martyrs' with a Moth StorySLAM win, and is proud to host and co-produce The First Time there. She splits her time between consulting work, pinball, CHIRP Radio and telling tales around town, sometimes in public.

First Attempt (3.11.26)
First Shift (12.17.25)
First Watch (9.10.25)
First Night (6.25.25)
First Course (3.19.25)
First Day (12.11.24)
First Stop (9.4.24)
First Ask (6.12.24)
First Wave (3.13.24)
First Step (11.29.23)
First Pass (8.23.23)
First Break (3.29.23)
First Family (11.16.22)
First Comeback (6.15.22)
First Class (2.12.20)
First City (10.16.19)
First Choice (7.17.19)
First Fling (4.17.19)
First Burn (1.16.19)
First Fall (10.17.18)
First Game (7.11.18)
First Try (4.11.18)
First Strike (1.10.18)
First Dream (10.11.17)
First Catch (7.12.17)
Printer’s Row Lit Fest (6.10.17)
First Test (4.12.17)
First Issue (1.11.17)
First Gig (10.11.16)
First Taste (7.21.16)
First Deal (4.28.16)
First Blood (1.14.16)
First Sign (10.14.15)
First Trip (7.15.15)
First Lie (4.15.15)
First Chance (1.14.15)
First Fight (10.15.14)
First Impression (7.9.14)
First Move (4.16.14)
First Lesson (1.15.14)
First Scare (10.9.13)