A pandemic hasn’t stopped Chicago theater artists from starting new companies and producing shows. Last year, Perceptions Theatre on the south side began producing digital work by BIPOC writers as well as offering online readings and training programs. Possibilities Theatre produced their inaugural offering (Noah Haidle’s Smokefall) outside in summer of 2020, moved to online […]
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Sydney Chatman and Congo Square want to move past trauma porn
A Joyce Foundation grant paves the way for a community playmaking project at Congo Square focused on Black women and girls.
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Changes in faces, closing up spaces, and an abolitionist playwright gets more recognition
A departure at PrideArts, an arrival at Second City, and the closing of the Frontier and Understudy; Kristiana Rae Colón wins a new prize.
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Obama CBA demands housing ordinance amid multiple crises
Activists with the Obama Community Benefits Agreement urge action from Lightfoot and the City Council.
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Beyond the Canon highlights BIPOC playwrights
If you want to decolonize theater, start with the script.
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ThoughtPoet is on a mission to capture the beauty in black Chicago
“I write, I act, and I try to do more with my photos than just capture moments.”
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Why does a sea mammal evoke more sympathy than a Black man?, asks Tilikum
Kristiana Rae Colón’s new play, inspired by the documentary Blackfish, tells the tragic story of an orca whale imprisoned at Sea World.
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Mykele Deville unpacks blackness for the basement-show set
Rapper, poet, and actor Mykele Deville has helped bridge cultural and racial divides in Chicago’s DIY scene on his way to bigger stages.
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Resolution, The Trump Card, and nine more new theater reviews
A drama from Pride Films and Plays and Mike Daisey’s election monologue are among this week’s best bets.
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Ten best bets for fall theater
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of Cheers, and a Twelfth Night in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
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Oracle Theatre’s Good Friday gives campus violence a twist
In Kristiana Rae Colón’s drama an abused soul does the unconscionable.