DARA CAMERON

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Oak Park, Illinois YEAR JOINED ENSEMBLE: 2013 POSITION: Actor AMERICAN BLUES THEATER CREDITS The Last Wide Open It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! (12 years) – Jeff Award nomination for Ensemble The Spitfire Grill – Jeff Award...

MICHAEL TRUDEAU

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Skokie, Illinois YEAR JOINED ENSEMBLE: 2022 AMERICAN BLUES THEATER CREDITS (UPCOMING) Always…Patsy Cline – Lighting Designer (UPCOMING) It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago (2025) – Assistant Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician Lighting...
Piano Man – June 21, 2025

Piano Man – June 21, 2025

Join us for our next Commons event! Ensemble member Ian Paul Custer’s concert on piano will be an unforgettable night in the intimate Studio theater. He’ll play hits of Billy Joel, Elton John, Ben Folds, and more. Saturday, June 21 @ 7:00 PM SIGN UP FOR...
Sounds of the Soul – June 17, 2025

Sounds of the Soul – June 17, 2025

Join us for our next Commons event! A powerful, intimate concert of gospel songs of resilience, hope, and triumph that celebrate freedom. Featuring the vocalist Marquetta Jackson in our intimate Studio with backing keyboard. Tuesday, June 17 @ 7:30 PM The show runs...
2025 Blue Ink Award Winner Announced

2025 Blue Ink Award Winner Announced

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...
Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl

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...