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Kat Evans

@katevans.bsky.social
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Actor, writer, vocalist. I teach college students about theatre and business people how to communicate. Chicagoan. Lover of D&D, acro, yoga. Amateur mixologist. She/her

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Prep for #kittycocktails with fancy bottles my brother in law gave me for Xmas.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you told middle school me that middle aged me would be excited about a dining room table, I might’ve quoted The Breakfast Club: “When you grow up, your heart dies.” But teenage me didn’t know the joy of hosting #dnd #ttrpgs. I was a DM #dmlife but we played in secret; nice to be in charge now.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Underground black pudding, ochre jelly, & gelatinous cube farm beneath the weapons warehouse #ttrpgs #dmlife #dnd #D&D
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ground floor of a warehouse packed with useful loot, gelatinous cubes, ochre jellies, black puddings and WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. #dnd #D&D #ttrpgs #dmlife
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Upper two layers of a warehouse packed with useful loot, gelatinous cubes, ochre jellies, black puddings and WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE. #dnd #D&D #ttrpgs #dmlife
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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Loved Terry Guest's "Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play" at Jackalope Theatre. Here's my @chicagoreader.com review! chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
chicagoreader.com
Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play offers a dark, fictionalized look at art, fame, and friendship - Chicago Reader
Terry Guest's newest work provides a sardonic and sorrowful alt-history of Warhol and the psychic price of seeking celebrity and fortune.
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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
New tenant rights and protections coming to Chicago renters. This affects a majority of our congregation #chicago #rentersrights
wbez.org
Mayor Johnson to introduce measure to protect Chicago renters
The proposal would ban hidden fees, create a registry to track rental units and establish an agency to be a hub for tenants and landlords.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17/05/2026
“I don't understand what it's supposed to do. Every time I see a video on Instagram that's like, 'Hollywood is cooked,' what follows is, like, the most stupid dog shit I've ever seen in my life…”
hollywoodreporter.com
Seth Rogen Says If “Your Instinct Is to Use AI” to Write Scripts, “You Shouldn’t Be a Writer”
'The Studio' creator said people who are thinking about using the technology to aid their writing skills should try another occupation: "Go do something else."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/05/2026
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Ope, forgot to post the link to my review of "The Pilon." chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
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It's in the cards - Chicago Reader
Red Theater's The Pilon is a heartfelt and engaging portrait of fandom and friendship set in a memorabilia shop.
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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A great showing overall from Chicago theaters, but of course as someone who has been covering Chicago theater for decades, I'm not surprised that terrific new plays can be found at all sizes of theaters here, from storefront to midsize to Tony Award-winning regional theaters.
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Kerry Reid (she/her) @kerryreid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I saw this play last fall and absolutely loved it, so am delighted with the news. Not least because it marks the first time a non-Equity Chicago storefront has been recognized for new work by ATCA/Steinberg. www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/arti...
broadwayworld.com
Zach Barr Wins 2026 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award For THE PILON
Playwright Zach Barr received the 2026 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for THE PILON, which had its world premiere at Chicago's Red Theater. The award carries a $25,000 honorarium.
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 04/05/2026
The movie landed the second-highest global opening of 2026 so far. www.avclub.com/devil-wears-...
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns the weekend box office into a runway
The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns the weekend box office into a runway
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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Gun homicides in the US tend to get more attention than gun suicides. But 62% of all gun-related deaths in 2024 were suicides, with a record 27,593 such fatalities that year. The US has far more gun suicides than any other country. New analysis: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Pie chart showing that gun suicides accounted for 62% of all gun deaths in the United States in 2024. Gun homicides accounted for 35%. The chart is based on a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Line chart showing how the annual number of gun suicides and gun homicides in the United States has changed since 1968. The chart is based on a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We asked the American public what they know about poverty, inequality, and social policy. My new Substack post reports the results. substack.com/@davebrady72...
substack.com
What Americans (Don't) Know About Poverty, Inequality & Social Policy
We Asked the Public 12 Questions, They Got Less Than a Third Correct
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
My players made it all the way up the graveyard hill to go down into a crypt and fight some vampires. #dnd #D&D #ttrpgs #dmlife
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
One of the smartest people I've ever seen in government
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Anyone else hear the Ellie Rowsell influence in the new Olivia Roderigo? There’s a LOT of Don’t Delete the Kisses there. 💜💜💜💜
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Paul J. Dauenhauer @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
One more reason not to buy the SpaceX IPO finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
finance.yahoo.com
SpaceX Was Buying Cybertrucks in Bulk. Tesla Didn’t Tell Anyone.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders are about to start asking a pointed question: why did they have to find out from outside reporting that SpaceX was purchasing Cybertrucks in bulk, as Bloomberg is repo...
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Jenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Meanwhile, in Houston, gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is talking about Greg Abbott trafficking people into Texas’s private prisons and detention centers so that his donors will profit, and I really appreciate her for it.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina hinojosa speaks to a full house
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 14/04/2026
You know shit is bad when financial reporters are like "Actually the stock market is full of irrational dipshits"
finance.yahoo.com
3 charts reveal how delusional Wall Street is being about the Middle East conflict
Wall Street is often an optimistic bunch when it comes to estimating future sales and profits from corporate America. But what's on display right now from the Street borders on absurdity.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Movies, taxes, livestreams, and more! We’ve got a busy schedule this week at KAPOW HQ, and we hope you join us:
Monday 4/13: Office clean-up, 7–9PM at KAPOW HQ, bring shampoo or conditioner if you can. Stream at 7PM CT.

Tuesday 4/14: Tax Filing Tuesday, 7–9PM, file taxes together, bring paper or plastic shopping bags if you can.

Wednesday 4/15: Park cleanup, 12–1PM at Winnemac Park. Art build, 7–9PM at KAPOW HQ, help make decor, bring diapers if you can.

Thursday 4/16: Movie night, 7–9PM at KAPOW HQ and virtual, bring water bottles if you can.

Friday 4/17: Park cleanup, 12–1PM at Warren Park, meet by east lot Divvy bikes, bring deodorant if you can. Game night, 7–9PM on Discord and in person.

Saturday 4/18: Mutual Aid Day, 11AM–1PM at KAPOW HQ, organize donations, bring paper towels or toilet paper if you can.

Sunday 4/19: Crafting and knitting circle, 11AM–1PM at KAPOW HQ, bring baby wipes if you can.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Closed CHANGING CHANNELS tonight and one of my favorite lines to say over the past 6 weeks was “being a member of the communist party is not and has never been illegal.” #chicagotheatre #theatresky
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AAUP @aaup.org · 12/04/2026
Faculty wages decreased and remain below pre-pandemic levels, AAUP's 2025-26 Faculty Compensation Survey confirms. "Two steps forward, one step back. That's been the story for full-time faculty. For part-timers, it's been no steps forward at all. The AAUP data makes that undeniable."
theeduledger.com
Faculty Purchasing Power Declines as Inflation Outpaces Salary Growth, AAUP Finds
Preliminary data from the nation's largest faculty compensation survey shows real wages fell for the first time since the pandemic.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Maine is poised to be the first state to ban new data centers. These 11 other states tried and failed. www.businessinsider.com/maine-pause-...
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Here’s the part where the skeletons rose up from their graves #dnd #D&D #ttrpgs #dmlife
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Battle map for Graveyard Hill tonight #dnd #d&d #ttrpgs #dmlife
A forest hill scene battle map with 4 tiers, plastic trees and bushes, and black marker graves drawn
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I mean...yay. But horse, barn door
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Jessica @jessica-rn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just wait until these eyesore monstrosities want to come to your neighborhood. Goodbye trees. Expect to hear a constant, electrical humming, warmer temperatures and higher energy bills. Fight like hell to keep data centers out of your area.
cnn.com
Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN
The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data c...
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Global renewable capacity surged in 2025, with 814 GW of new solar and wind installations (more than the entire electricity capacity of the EU), the fastest expansion on record. Ember buff.ly/Css3PHX #ShareGoodNewsToo
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World adds a record-breaking 814 GW of solar and wind in 2025 | Ember
Our core content has been translated to a number of languages.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I did some of my best collaboration with Humboldt archaeology, our Transformations of Antiquity project. Please sign the petition to save an invaluable program.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
One of my favorite reviews and photos from CHANGING CHANNELS at City Lit Theatre. We play til April 12. #chicagotheatre #theatresky

"Maggie is a red-



headed corker, not



afraid to take on



Eddie joke for



joke, or fill in



his lines when he



forgets them.



Evans is great at



portraying both



Maggie's sharp,



vaudeville -



seasoned humor and


her


sturdy

intelligence when



she protests

the

unfairness of "Red



Channels." -Mary



Wisniewski, New


City Stage
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Christine Malcom, Talkin' Broadway review : Evans skillfully captures the reality that Maggie not only excels at the game of comedy and the business of it, but she enjoys both. She is eminently lovable in all her sharp edges, thanks to the charm of Evans' performance. #theatresky #chicagotheatre
Photo by Steve
Townsend
Christine Malcom, Talkin' Broadway review of
Changing Channels at City Lit

Evans skillfully


captures the reality


that Maggie not only


excels at the game of

comedy
and
the

business of it, but


she enjoys both. She


is eminently lovable


in all her sharp


edges, thanks to the


charm of Evans'


performance. As good


as Reeger's script is,


though, it's easy to

see
that Maggie's


intelligence and savvy


might read as too good


to be true in the

wrong

hands.

Fortunately, Maggie is


certainly in the right

hands here.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"It s an engaging (and sometimes enraging) story, thanks in no small part to Evans's layered and convincing turn as Maggie, a journeywoman actor who seems to be carrying the brunt of breadwinning for her family. 66 -Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader #chicagotheatre #theatresky
"It s an engaging (and sometimes enraging) story, thanks in no small part to Evans's layered and
convincing turn as
Maggie, a
journeywoman actor who seems to be carrying the brunt of breadwinning for her family.
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-Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"Kat Evans as Maggie Carlin and Orion Lay-Sleeper as her comedic partner Eddie Gilroy are both absolutely terrific" - Sarz Maxwel1, Buzz Center Stage Photo by Steve Townshend #chicagotheatre #theatresky
"Kat Evans as
Maggie Carlin and Orion Lay-Sleeper as her comedic partner Eddie
Gilroy are both absolutely terrific"
- Sarz Maxwel1, Buzz Center Stage Photo by Steve Townshend
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Critics love CHANGING CHANNELS at City Lit Theatre #theatresky #chicagotheatre
Reno Lovison,
Chicago Theatre & Arts . Photo by Steven Townshend
Feeling the need for an actress who could stand up to him, Gleason liked
to spar with Kelton who played a more aggressive and caustic Alice that was different from the later, stern but warm, preson portrayal by Meadows. Evans gives us a more outspoken Carlin with a bit more Brooklyn attitude
and fiery independence.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Has anyone done a Sandra Dee O’connor cosplay? If so, please post photos. If not, I give this to the world. I’m not really a cosplayer so… you’re welcome.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
‘Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, not one of them through the Strait of Hormuz,” #Scotland www.thenational.scot/business/259...
thenational.scot
Alyn Smith: Dependency on oil is ludicrous when Scotland won the green energy jackpot
An independent Scotland simply won’t run our energy market like this.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Representative Tlaib’s endorsement means so much to me personally. She’s set a true example for what it means to be deeply rooted in transformative progressive values that never compromise. I hope to join her in 2027 as the only other currently elected Palestinian in Congress!
CONGRESSWOMAN
RASHIDA TLAIB
ENDORSES
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
AOC: The Pentagon has not passed an audit, and they are out here trying to kick people with disabilities off of Medicaid. It is corruption that is stealing from the public coffers — and that is the actual waste, fraud, and abuse.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
news.wttw.com/2026/03/05/p...
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From Play Premieres to a New Exhibit at DePaul Art Museum, Here Are 4 Picks for Your Weekend
Every Thursday, WTTW News newsletter producer Josh Terry highlights his picks for the week’s must-see cultural events.
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This morning my feeds began to be flooded with ads for opera and ballet and I am perfectly happy about this. Boost away!!
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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I have always enjoyed ballet and opera but I REALLY wanna go see them now.
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Bart Harley Jarvis @williamzabka424.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it).
The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable. Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice. The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.
reuters.com
US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties
Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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