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INCLUSION & ALLYSHIP

MAY 7, 2025 @ 6:30 PM CT (via Zoom)

Doing the work of anti-racism? Want more skills to build on what you’ve started? Join us for a workshop taught by Artistic Affiliate & Belonging Specialist Tania Richard on Zoom through our @Home series. LEARN MORE.

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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

MAY 25, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

Join us for the next Commons event! Only 40 seats – this will sell out! Catch an intimate concert in our Studio Theater with Ensemble member Ian Custer on piano, playing hits of Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds, and more. BUY TICKETS.

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ANNE FRANK - THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

MAY 27 (via Zoom)

Next up in Rubber Banned Book Club is *the definitive edition* of Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl which is one of the most disseminated accounts of Nazi occupation. LEARN MORE.

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SOUNDS OF SOUL

JUNE 16, 2025 @ 7:00 PM

Coming soon!

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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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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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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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