Identity and truth hold court and spar with the souls of individuals in the reality brewing production of Immediate Family, written by Chicagoan Paul Oakley Stovall with direction from two-time Emmy Award nominee and Tony Award winner, Phylicia Rashad. Staged in Chicago’s historic Hyde Park community, through comedy and loads of dramatic, the Bryant family, [...]

By Deanna Burrell With so many people trying to find and pursue their passion, it’s always wonderful to meet someone who’s succeeding on both fronts of their progressive path to extend inspiration to those still stomping the pavement and knocking down doors. As a world-renowned award-winning playwright, actor, and Artistic Associate at the Goodman Theatre, [...]

Title: Lindblom Technical High School Class of 1972 Invites You To “Amen Corner” A Gospel Musical PlayLocation: eta Creative Arts Foundation 7558 S. South Chicago Ave.Description: Call for ticket information: Beverly @ 773-392-7375 Horace @ 708-955-9005 Jackie @ 773-870-1079 Email: jamaicabev@sbcglobal.net jhoski2@uic.edu All proceeds from your $35 ticket purchase will go towards a scholarship fund. [...]

By Nicole Rhoden Chicago Dramatists Theater’s current production, Southbridge, is inspired by a true, tragic tale set in 1881 in Athens, Ohio, when a young African-American man named Christopher C. Davis was accused of the brutal murder of a White woman. The most recent endeavor of Dramatists resident playwright and author Reginald Edmund, Southbridge, directed [...]