2020 GutterBall – No Time to Spare!

2020 GutterBall – No Time to Spare!

00Day00Hour00Minute00Second Join our VIRTUAL spin on the annual GutterBall fundraiser! ACHIEVEMENT: We raised $41,150 for the artists of American Blues! DATE: Sunday, October 25, 2020 TIME: 3:00-4:00pm costume contest; 4:00-6:00pm watch party of “The Big...
The Room – ALMA

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

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

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!

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

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...