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 | 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...