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...
by Blues | Jan 26, 2025 | News
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, The Color...
by Blues | Dec 4, 2024 | News
We aspire to foster a sense on belonging and inclusion on and off stage. Our lifelong commitment requires each of us to do our part. . Programming – Our commitment to belonging & inclusion is visible in our play selection, arts education in Chicago Public Schools,...
by Blues | Nov 27, 2024 | News, The Commons
Join us for our next Commons event! See The Oh Boys: “Back to Blues”, featuring Ensemble member Zachary Stevenson. Saturday, January 4, 2025 @ 7:00 PM BUY TICKETS (IN PERSON ONLY) The show runs approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. Following the concert, feel...
