2014 Ripped: the Living Newspaper Festival
Since 2009, we’ve produced twelve editions utilizing over 320 artists! Ripped: the Living Newspaper Festival is based on the 1930’s WPA era program that brought Orson Welles, Arthur Miller and Clifford Odets into public attention. We incorporate scripts from the...Read moreCongratulations to Douglas Post for winning American Blues Theater’s 2014 Blue Ink Playwriting Award.
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Video for “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!”
Watch a quick snippet of the performance “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in...Read moreThis story is a staple of our mission: American Blues Theater illuminates the American ideas of freedom, equality, and opportunity in the plays we produce and communities we serve.