Written and Directed by Quenna Barrett
What happens when a class of young Black women and non-binary folx of color take a trip to 1776?
A collage of time and space, a blend of character and self — the ensemble of Re-Writing the Declaration exists in both today and yesterday in order to change tomorrow. Believing that the founding fathers and documents never intended to include us, we consider the impacts of that founding on our lives today & realize it’s time to re-write the Declaration of Independence. On this journey, we visit some troubling moments in our collective past, while celebrating Blackness on the path towards freedom.
Catalyzed by the Movement for Black Lives, Re-Writing the Declaration is a devised, participatory play inviting audiences to center Black women, and femmes, non-binary, and trans folx of color, in order to free us all.
Queens of Rock and Soul (10/6/24-10/6/24)
Sweeney Todd In Concert (10/19/24-10/19/24)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (10/25/24-10/25/24)
The Beat Goes On (11/2/24-11/2/24)
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker (11/23/24-11/24/24)
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (12/6/24-12/8/24)
HARANA (1/26/25-1/26/25)
LOVE Happens (2/8/25-2/8/25)
DRUMLine Live! (2/15/25-2/15/25)
DREAM (2/28/25-3/1/25)
UPTOWN (3/8/25-3/8/25)
ARTRAGEOUS! (3/15/25-3/15/25)
Rosie and The Rivets (3/23/25-3/23/25)
DOG SEES GOD (4/3/25-4/6/25)
Mimosas and Melodies: A Mother's Day Brunch (5/11/25-5/11/25)
The Center for Performing Arts is at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL.
BOOM X: The Music, Politics, and Culture of Generation X (9/13/24-9/13/24)
Teen Performance Intensive (8/5/24-8/9/24)
Annie KIDS (6/17/24-6/28/24)
Shrek (6/10/24-6/14/24)
SOUL MIGRATION (4/13/24-4/13/24)
The Exonerated (4/4/24-4/7/24)
BODY LANGUAGE: Cultural Storytelling Through Dance (3/28/24-3/30/24)
She the People (3/2/24-3/2/24)
123 Andrés (2/7/24-2/7/24)
Muntu + Deeply Rooted (2/3/24-2/3/24)
Videos
An Evening With Matthew Morrison
Paramount Theatre (10/12 - 10/12) | ||
The Full Monty
Paramount Theatre (8/21 - 10/6)
VIDEOS
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The Outsiders
Athenaeum Center (9/13 - 10/13) | ||
Million Dollar Quartet
Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) | ||
Noises Off
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (9/12 - 10/27) | ||
The Outsiders
Athenaeum Theatre (9/13 - 10/13) | ||
Noises Off
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (9/12 - 10/27) | ||
The Tempest
Idle Muse Theatre Company (9/19 - 10/20) | ||
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (2/8 - 3/8) | ||
The Ship and The Sea
Curious Theatre Branch (9/6 - 9/29) | ||
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