by Blues | Feb 6, 2023 | News
Join host Cupid Ed Kross, Ensemble members, Artistic Affiliates, and staff raise a glass to love. All proceeds go towards “Our First Home”. Featuring cocktails, prizes, and live music. . GOAL – Raise $50,000 for our new theater. DATE –...
by Blues | Feb 1, 2023 | News
We are thrilled to announce the launch of “Our First Home” campaign and purchase of a 17,965 square foot property in Chicago’s Lincoln Avenue North Arts District (LANA). This will establish the first permanent home in our history! “This historic...
by Blues | Dec 7, 2022 | 2022 It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago
Welcome to American Blues Theater! We are so honored to share our home with you. You’re watching this production from within a redeveloped building. Last year, this brick box was a Dollar Store; before that, it stood as a Walgreens; and in the 1950s – a Mobile...
by Blues | Oct 16, 2022 | News
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by Blues | Oct 7, 2022 | Fundraising, News
You’re invited to our costume party with musical hosts “Batsy Cline” and “John Deadver” (Ensemble members Dara Cameron and Michael Mahler)! Featuring cocktails, prizes, and live music from beyond the graves. Guests encouraged to wear...
by Blues | Aug 31, 2022 | Alma, News
DOWNLOAD PDF | OPEN IN BROWSER Additional Resources NAMI CHICAGO – Since 1979, NAMI Chicago has fought for families and individuals impacted by mental health conditions. They promote community wellness, break down barriers to mental health care and provide...
by Blues | Aug 31, 2022 | Alma, News
Benjamin Benne submitted his unproduced play in the summer of 2018. It arrived quietly and unassumingly—as so many of our contest’s entries. You only needed to read a few pages to feel the power of this story. His script rolled down the submission pile in an avalanche...
by Blues | Aug 14, 2022 | News
Policies as of October 13, 2022 The health and safety of our audience, artists, staff, and community are of utmost importance. We hope these protocols, developed in consultation with public health guidance and Chicago’s performing arts sector, offer additional...
by Blues | Jul 22, 2022 | Blue Ink Playwriting Award, News
Winner of the 2022 Blue Ink Award for playwriting. Spanning decades, this heartrending play explores the complex relationship between three generations of women: Loretta Reaper, a middle-aged Black woman, her grown spitfire daughter, Nell, and her starry-eyed...
by Blues | Jun 13, 2022 | News, The Room
“Selected for The Room in February and long before last month’s tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde thrust America’s gun violence epidemic back into the national spotlight, Scott Organ’s 17 Minutes feels even more urgent than ever.” —...
