The Society of Young Superheroes is an organization that exists to challenge the current superhero culture in Chicago. In a city where heroes are relegated to bureaucratic paper-pushing and crimes are solved by non-masked, non-super cops, the SYS is an order of crime-fighters who walk the streets instead of the office halls. Join us in our attempt to revive what it means to be a true "hero"!

As an indication of the SYS's commitment to its community, we hold events in which our non-super neighbors and friends can participate. This summer, in partnership with our friends at Chicago's Voice of the City, we will be putting our story on stage! Our production POWERLESS: Issues 1-3, a comic book play about superheroes in Chicago, will be produced at Voice of the City studio from July 28-August 20th. Check out our Goings On section for more information about POWERLESS and to find out about additional upcoming SYS events.

The Society of Young Superheroes is:

Hannah "The Commander" Fenlon, Producer
Mitch "Christchild" Salm, Playwright
David M. "Neon Cowboy" Brent, Playwright
Jack "Car Talk" Tamburri, Director

Rania "The Eye" Salem Manganaro, Production Manager
Amber "Pink Orchid" Wright, Stage Manager
Heather "Guacamole" Gilbert, Lighting Designer
Rebecca "The Fountain Pen" Loeser, Costume Designer
Steph "The Business End" Charaska, Scenic Designer
Harrison "The Third Eye" Adams, Sound Designer
Davonte "eMitter" Johnson, Projections Designer

Dav "Danger By Design (DBD)" Yendler, Visual Dramaturg
Drew "Dr. Synopsis" Dir, Dramaturg
Quinn "SPF 50" Fenlon, Artistic Consultant/Graphic Designer
Erica "Deadpan" Sartini, Casting Administrator

Erika "Black Widow" Grammel, Marketing Director
Nora "La Canela" Taylor, Marketing Sidekick
Allie "Sandstorm" Wigley, Marketing and Fundraising
Eric "King Midas" Phillips, Chief Technological Officer
Elana "The Wrecker" Boulos, Special Events Director
Jack "The Detached Retina" Mayer, Photographer
Henry "Stormy Weather" Riggs, Programming Director
Monty "The Magic Crusader" Cole, POWERLESS Art Gallery Curator
Michael "The Golden Bullet" Guido, Production Assistant
Markie "Power Chord" Gray, Assistant Stage Manager


Contributing Artists:
Sam "The Rook" Booker
Tyne "President of the Mid-Atlantic region of PowerlessArts"
Lowe
Daniel "Kilimanjaro" Killackey
Dan"The Iceberg" Glassberg

The Society of Young Superheroes is made possible with the assistance of our unbeatable allies. They've kindly lent their brains, their time and/or their dollars in order to foster the development of both the SYS and our production of POWERLESS: Issues 1-3. We would save these fine folks from a super villain any day.

If you're interested in becoming one of our allies, please send word to us via carrier pigeon, smoke signal, or telepathy. In addition, please visit our online fundraising campaign to become a financial sponsor of POWERLESS: Issues 1-3.

Our Generous Indiegogo Contributors

George Rothbart
Gigi Fenlon
Joan Jennewein
Allan L Brent
Nik Rokop
Michael Brent
John Lago
Elise Salem
Robert Lake
Rebecca Stevens
Wendy Whiteside
Jordan Shappell
Lindsay Thomas
Halcyon Roberts
Anonymous
Lucy Jackson
Jonathan Rapoport
Anonymous
Anonymous
Thomas Manganaro
Sami Boulos
Erin Shaw
Morgan Polotan
Andrew Cameron
Ada Gleich
Steven Brent
Erica Weiss
Alexander Brown
Samuel Quinn-Dinowitz
Phillip Biedron
Elana Boulos
Keith Neagle
Nicholas Combs
Sandor Brent
Raphael Sacks
Barbara Salm
Julia Lake
Inez Dziedzic
Eleni Zimiles
Stephen Taylor
Steve Daniels
Harriet Brent
William Bishop
John Tamburri
Christopher Quintos
Barbara Cleveland
Kate Cornelius-Schecter
Sarah Medndelsohn
Melanie Kassel
Paul L. Karner
Ceda Xiong
Martine Moore