by Blues | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Join us for our next Commons event! A powerful, intimate concert of gospel songs of resilience, hope, and triumph that celebrate freedom. Featuring the vocalist Marquetta Jackson in our intimate Studio with backing keyboard. Tuesday, June 17 @ 7:30 PM The show runs...
by Blues | Mar 21, 2025 | Blue Ink Playwriting Award, News
Congratulations to Alyssa Haddad-Chin, winner of the 2025 Blue Ink Award for You Should Be So Lucky. As part of the award, Haddad-Chin receives a $3,000 cash prize, a staged reading directed by Helen Young at American Blues Theater on August 9, and the opportunity to...
by Blues | Mar 14, 2025 | News
Join us for our next book in the Rubber Banned Book Club! HOW DOES THE CLUB WORK? Admission is free. Registration required. There are 2 sessions per book. Professional artists read sections of the book and members discuss. Apr 22, 2025 (6:30-8:00pm) – in person @ 5627...
by Blues | Mar 12, 2025 | News
Are you doing the work of anti-racism? Would you like to gain more skills and build on what you’ve started? Join us for a workshop on Inclusion and Allyship, taught by Artistic Affiliate and Belonging Specialist Tania Richard (award-winning author, actor, and...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues
We’re thrilled to present the Chicago premiere of Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues by Artistic Affiliate Charles Smith, directed by Ensemble member Chuck Smith. Their 2024 Chicago premiere of The Reclamation of Madison Hemings earned critical acclaim and three (3) Joseph...
