Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl

Join us for our next book in the Rubber Banned Book Club!   WHO IS ANNE FRANK?  source: annefrank.org Anne Frank was born in the German city of Frankfurt am Main in 1929. Anne’s sister Margot was three years her senior. Unemployment was high and poverty was...
Inclusion & Allyship

Inclusion & Allyship

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...
The Real Time – April 5, 2025

The Real Time – April 5, 2025

Join us for our next Commons event! Back for an encore is Ensemble member Ian Paul Custer’s band The Real Time. Saturday, April 5 @ 7:00 PM The show runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. Following the concert, feel free to stay in the lobby and...
2025-2026 Season General Auditions

2025-2026 Season General Auditions

In-person appointments for AEA and non-union performers are available. We also accept all video submissions. LOCATION American Blues Theater 5627 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60659 AUDITION DATES / TIMES By appointment only: Thursday, April 24 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM General...
2025 BLUE BASH

2025 BLUE BASH

Join us for our annual party on Saturday, March 22! Includes performances by our award-winning Ensemble members & Artistic Affiliates, live auction + raffle, delicious food, fully-stocked bar, after party DJ & dancing. Featuring performances from our Ensemble...

The Color Purple

Join us for our next book in the Rubber Banned Book Club!   The Color Purple won a Pulitzer Prize in 1983, making Walker the first Black woman to win a Pulitzer for fiction. A feminist work about an abused and uneducated Black woman’s struggle for empowerment,...
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