The Room – ALMA
SYNOPSIS: Working mom Alma has single-handedly raised her daughter, Angel, on tough love, home-cooked comida, and lots of prayers. But on the eve of the all-important SAT, Alma discovers her daughter isn’t at home studying. A sacrifice from Alma’s past...
Our Home, Our Vote
YOUR vote matters! Find information about online and in-person registration, voting rights, polling place locations, and important issues. Proudly buy and wear our VOTER MERCHANDISE with a portion of the proceeds going to Chicago Votes. Open the VOTER GUIDE RESOURCE...
Civic Merchandise
It’s a little over a month until our nation’s next election which means it’s time to make a plan to vote, and encourage all of your friends and family to fulfill their civic duty as well. I’m sure you’ve already made your calls, sent your...
Yes…My Name Is LUCY!
SYNOPSIS: To earn extra cash, Sarah James, a young, struggling Black filmmaker, decorates the set for an upcoming documentary on the life of deceased Chicagoan and Civil Rights activist, Lucy Hassell Montgomery. While busily making last minute changes, Sarah has an...
Land Acknowledgment
YOU’RE ON INDIGENOUS LAND. The offices of American Blues Theater are located in Chicago, the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi Nations. City of Chicago was founded by the son of an enslaved African woman who was...
2020 Blue Bash – September 4 (7:00-8:30pm)
Featuring live performances by Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates Dawn Bach, Matthew Brumlow, Manny Buckley, Dara Cameron, Dennis Cockrum, Ian Paul Custer, Philip Earl Johnson, Steve Key, Ed Kross, Warren Levon, Michael Mahler, Camille Robinson, Editha Rosario,...
A SHOT: #A Love Story Inspired by Black Lives Matter
SYNOPSIS: When Mrs. Nettie Morris (Wandachristine) goes to the storefront campaign office of congressional hopeful Jeffrey Talbott (Ian Paul Custer) determined to save her grandson from Chicago’s violent streets and incarceration with an ingenious plan – a...Read moreEnjoy classes taught by Ensemble & Artistic Affiliates!
