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GOLDEN LEAF RAGTIME BLUES

MAY 23 – JUNE 29, 2025

Chicago Premiere! Pompey is an aging white vaudevillian (Ensemble member & TV vet Dennis Cockrum); Jet is a Black teenager. Thrown together beyond their control, see how basic needs transcend race, religion, and age. LEARN MORE.

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PIANO MAN

JUNE 21, 2025 @ 7:00 PM

Ensemble member Ian Custer’s concert on piano, playing hits of Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds, and more is sold out. SIGN UP FOR THE WAIT LIST.

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BLUES VIEWS

JUNE 24 @ 6:30 PM CT

Join the playwright, director, and cast of Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues for a Q&A on Zoom. Free to public. REGISTER HERE.

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SEASON 40

2025-2026

We’re thrilled to announce our 40th anniversary season – World premiere Things With Friends, 24th anniversary of It’s a Wonderful Life, reimagined classic Come Back, Little Sheba, and hit jukebox musical Always…Patsy Cline. LEARN MORE.

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1984

JULY 22 & AUG 26, 2025

Next up in Rubber Banned Book Club is George Orwell’s chilling warning of a dystopian society in 1984. Excerpts will be read by Ensemble members Ian Paul Custer & Editha Rosario-Moore. RSVP HERE.

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2025 BLUE INK AWARD

WINNER ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Alyssa Haddad-Chin, winner of our Blue Ink Award for her script, You Should Be So Lucky. LEARN MORE.

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THINGS WITH FRIENDS

AUG 22 – OCT 5, 2025

Do not miss this limited run World Premiere by Artistic Affiliate Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Artistic Affiliate Dexter Bullard. Tickets on sale July 1.

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