Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Photo Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation).
Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company is once again at the center of national acclaim. Playwright...
Tanya Bennett, founder of the Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation (Photo Provided).
The Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation, PUSH 365 Event Group LLC,...
Christina Anthony (Photo Courtesy of Broadway In Chicago)
When actress, comedian and writer Christina Anthony hits the CIBC Theatre stage, it will truly be one...
Policy: A Family Business, a powerful stage production at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, explores the largely untold history of Black entrepreneurship through Chicago’s...
Richard Gallion overcame challenges to build a thriving career in acting, writing, and directing. His latest production, "A Fall from Royalty," explores history, community,...
The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC), the country’s oldest, independently run, and continuously operating Black arts institution, recently announced its planned rehabilitation and...
Harry Lennix as August Wilson in "How I Learned What I Learned" for the Congo Square Theatre Company (Photo Courtesy of Congo Square Theatre/Facebook).
The...
Dwayne Betts (Photo Credit: macfound.org).
As the story goes, Dwayne Betts didn't discover poetry in the usual way.
After getting arrested at 16 years old for...
"East Texas Hot Links" actors Alfred H. Wilson, Kelvin Roston Jr., and Willie B. (Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow).
The play "East Texas Hot Links" crackles...
