@ RAUE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Friday, May 9, 2025 @ 8p

A clean(ish) standup comedy show with a lineup of hilarious women (2 are moms, 2 have moms and All 4 are slap-you-upside-the-head-pick-up-your-socks funny.)

They’ll explore everything from motherhood to midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating, and other irritating things. Men are welcome to the show, too!

Join us for this fun night out with your girlfriends, drinking club (um, we mean “book club”), neighborhood group, or your mom.

This event is sponsored by

Kristen Toomey

Kristen Toomey’s standup career began in 2008. Since then she has headlined comedy clubs all over North America and the UK.

Her recent Micro Special, produced by Zanies Chicago, was well received with over 400K views. Currently, with back-to-back viral reels amassing 20M+ views, her follower count continues to skyrocket. Kristen’s comedy style is unapologetically truthful and energetic, earning her the title of “Chicago Original” by The A.V. Club. Her debut album, “Mother. Fucker,” hit #1 on iTunes, cementing her status as a force to be reckoned with.
She can be seen regularly at the top clubs in New York and Chicago like The Stand, New York Comedy Club, Zanies and Laugh Factory.

Kristen has performed at numerous festivals such as the prestigious Just For Laughs in Montreal, Netflix Is A Joke Festival 2024, 312 Comedy Festival, Oddball Festival, Flyover in St. Louis, iO Fest in Chicago, High Plains Festival in Denver, Columbus Comedy Fest and more.

She has opened for Colin Quinn, Chris Redd, Janelle James, Kyle Kinane, Natasha Leggero, Kevin Nealon, April Macie.
You can currently see her standup on Kevin Hart’s LOL! Network and Comedy In Color streaming on Peacock, Laugh Tonight with Damon Williams and Creative Hustle season 2 on Tubi.

Chastity Washington

Chastity Washington’s career spans thirty years.. It has taken her to colleges and clubs across the country. She is an NBC Diversity Finalist and an HBO Comedy Wings winner. She has been seen on BET Comic View HBO Def Jam at Montreal Just for Laughs festival and the Martha’s Vineyard Comedy Fest. Recently Chastity is a regular at the Laugh Factory Chicago and Comedians You Should Know. Chastity has been featured at the New York Comedy Clubs and The Grisley Pear Village/Manhattan.

She has headlined at TeeHee’s, Sidesplitter’s Wesley Chapel, The Lincoln Lodge and Zanies Chicago/Rosemont, Comedy On State in Madison the Milwaukee Improv, and Chicago Improv. She has opened for Tommy Davidson, Sommore, David Mann, Vince Carone, Charlie Berens, Michael Che, and Roy Wood Jr. Her 1st stand-up special Live at Dandy was recently released on Amazon Prime, Tubi and YouTube movies.

Chastity has appeared on Season 2 of Nate Bargatze’s Nateland the Showcase and appeared at the Chicago What’s Funny Comedy Fest

Colleen Brennan

Colleen Brennan is a Chicago-based stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, podcaster (Defending Indiana), and Second City Conservatory graduate. Described as a polished performer, Colleen’s unique, observational angle as a married, visibly stable mother highlights the hilarious details about life as a human.

Colleen performs nationwide in theaters, clubs, festivals, and shows such as Snubfest 2016 (*Winner – Audience Favorite), Lady Laughs Festival (Madison, WI), Detroit Women in Comedy Festival, The Steppenwolf, Zanies, The Laugh Factory, Funny Bone, Theater on the Lake, The Comedy Bar and The Foundation Room at the House of Blues. She has been a guest on THE KELLY CLARKSON Show with the Bad Momz of Comedy, WGN Spotlight Chicago, Fox Chicago’s Good Day Chicago, and WCIU’s “The Jam”. Her proudest moment was when Jay Leno laughed at her joke.

Bridget McGuire

Bridget McGuire is a storyteller and stand-up comedian based in New York. Her self-deprecating and conversational humor revolves around her life: anxiety, family, and being a millennial- all said in her hot Chicago accent. In addition to being a co-producer of All That Good Stuff, a stand-up comedy show, she works in advertising for Hearst magazines and has written for Women’s Health and Prevention about her life with OCD.

RAUE CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim Paul, board president

John Jacobsen, vice president

Jerry Trachsler, treasurer

Luanne Flavin, secretary

John Green
Mike H. Johnson
Stacey McInerney
Jack Minsley
Rich Naponelli
Michelle Nowland

Sandra Pierce
William Schmiel
Regan Shepley
Steven Szalaj

RAUE CENTER STAFF

Richard Kuranda
Raue Center CEO & Founding Artistic Director of Williams Street Repertory

Justin Wellington
Managing Director

Jenna Klaproth
Operations Manager

Meredith Schaefer-Flowers
Director of Marketing &
Institutional Advancement

Michele V. Knight
Marketing Manager

James Knight
Economic Development Manager

Rob Scharlow
Raue Center School for the Arts
Director of Education

Maribeth Ling
Front of House Manager

Chris Tumblin
Raue Center Director of Production

Lisa Giebler
Technical Director

Ryan Meadow
Raue Center Production Manager

James Mablin
Resident Music Director

Box Office Associates
Naomi Unverzagt
Max Powers

About Raue Center For The Arts

Raue Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts. For 20 years, they have provided quality programming – striving to make it pertinent, available, and affordable to all. As a painstakingly restored, 1920s regional showcase theatre named for its benefactor—Lucile Raue—Raue Center has attracted the finest stars, Broadway shows, musicians and artists. Named on the League of Historic American Theatres, Raue Center is one of the finest examples of restored art and decor in the nation. The 750-seat theatre, located in historic downtown Crystal Lake, Illinois, is a gathering place for our region’s citizens and has become a true destination. 

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