5 All-True Stories That Will Stick with You

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five heartfelt stories that explore love late in life, drinking fountains in the South in the 1950’s, doctor’s house calls, writing addiction, and freedom songs on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road in Highland Park.Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets: Contact donna@shortstorytheatre.com or purchase on Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/five-stories-that-will-stick-with-you-tickets-2002348249516?aff=oddtdtcreator

“Marcus Welby MD” was the number one show on television the year David Kanarek of Highland Park graduated medical school. His story, “A Tale of Two House Calls” is about two encounters Welby never had.

Yvonne Kant, also of Highland Park, proves it’s never too late to fall in love in her story “Elderly Love Exists.”

Leslee Goldman of Lincolnwood reveals she has an out-of-control hobby – writing. She shares her travails in her story “In Need of a 12-Step Program.”

Former Libertyville resident, Holly Schaefer, flying in from Ocala, Florida, reminisces about afamily road trip fromthe southern suburbs of Chicago to Miami Beach in the 1950’s. Her story “Colored Water” taught her more than just about the color of water.

Chicago resident Keith Kelleher of Chicago will be telling a story – “Freedom Songs”-about how songs and chants have played a key role in his life, which led him to being a community organizer.

Short Story Theatre was founded in 2012 and is dedicated to promoting storytelling as a vibrant, contemporary art form.Co-founder and Producer/Emcee Donna Lubow says, “Stories are creative non-fiction, based on personal experiences.More than a hundred storytellers from Chicago and the northern suburbs have melded writing skills and performance skills to entertain and inspire our Short Story Theatre audiences.”

For more information and for guidelines for submission: donna@shortstorytheatre.com.