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...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues
It has been said that Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Many of those neighborhoods are the result of self-selection; pockets where like-minded people who share the same cultural backgrounds and/or values and beliefs choose to live, work, and raise families. I grew...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues
DOWNLOAD PDF | OPEN IN BROWSER ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NAMI Chicago – promote community wellness, break down barriers to mental health care and provide support and expertise for families, professionals and individuals in Chicago and beyond. THE FAMILY INSTITUTE AT...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | News
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...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | News, Ripped: Living Newspaper Festival
2025 Ripped Festival (via Zoom) Monday, Apr 14 @ 7:00 PM Central Zoom reading directors – Manny Buckley* & Elyse Dolan* Zoom reading actors – Venice Averyheart, Liz Chidester*, Bryanna Ciera Colón*, Elisabeth Del Toro, Camille Robinson*, Jamia Taylor,...
by Blues | Mar 11, 2025 | News
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...
by Blues | Feb 10, 2025 | News
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...
