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BY MATTHEW LÓPEZ DIRECTED BY JEFFREY MEANZA Queens aren't born. They’re made. Casey is an Elvis impersonator with a dream of a life as big as Graceland. So what does he do when he loses his job, the rent is due, and a baby is on the way? Why, transform from “the king” into a... Read More →
THEY DO NOT KNOW HARLEM BY TRISTAN ANDRÉ DIRECTED BY KATHRYN HUNTER-WILLIAMS Nothing can be changed until it is faced. Bear witness to an extraordinary, immersive performance by artist, dancer and storyteller Tristan André, who summons the spirit of James Baldwin in an excavation of a Black and queer life lived in a not always... Read More →
HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY VIVIENNE BENESCH Madness in great ones must not unwatched go. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. A vivid reimagining of one of the world’s best psychological thrillers tells the tale of a courtly world turned upside down. The king is mysteriously killed. A brother has stolen his... Read More →
HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY VIVIENNE BENESCH Madness in great ones must not unwatched go. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. A vivid reimagining of one of the world’s best psychological thrillers tells the tale of a courtly world turned upside down. The king is mysteriously killed. A brother has stolen his... Read More →
Emma By Kate Hamill Based on the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Meredith McDonough Who needs to swipe right when you have Emma Woodhouse? Emma prides herself on being a matchmaker with an impeccable track record. But her best-laid plans are turned upside down by unpredictable displays of affection, unexpected rivals, and Emma’s sudden... Read More →
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY BY PEARL CLEAGE DIRECTED BY VALERIE CURTIS-NEWTON JOY. STRUGGLE. THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES. New York in the summer of 1930. The hopeful notes of the Harlem Renaissance haven’t rung true for Angel, a failed Cotton Club singer, and her group of friends. Could their fortunes change at... Read More →
BY NAMBI E. KELLEY BASED ON THE NOVEL BY RICHARD WRIGHT DIRECTED BY COLETTE ROBERT WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? On Chicago’s South Side in the 1930s, Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world where systemic oppression and poverty make fear and violence the everyday... Read More →
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