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Cast Set for HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS Tour


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2024

From the same creative team as JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM, HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, book by Nambi E. Kelley with lyrics, composition, and music direction by Joe Plummer, directed by Daniel Carlton, will tour. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Cast Set for UNTIL THE FLOOD at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre revealed the cast for UNTIL THE FLOOD this fall. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

Cast Announced For Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF


by A.A. Cristi - June 07, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre announces the cast for FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, running from July 20 to August 4....

1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE to Open Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 season of four productions will open with the original musical 1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets....

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Announces Launch Of THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre introduces THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT’S FESTIVAL, a new platform for public staged readings of fresh plays from May 31 to June 2....

Cast Set for Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's THIS BITTER EARTH


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 02, 2023

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre announces casting for THIS BITTER EARTH. An interracial gay male couple navigates differences amidst events of the BLM movement....

Artemisia Theatre Premieres A HIT DOG WILL HOLLER In Chicago


by A.A. Cristi - August 17, 2023

Artemisia Theatre, Chicago's feminist theatre dedicated to empowerment of women and female-identifying people through outstanding performances, is excited to announce its Fall production, 'A Hit Dog Will Holler.'  ...

Cast and Artistic Team Revealed for THE BALDWIN | GIOVANNI EXPERIENCE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2023

Explore the exciting world of THE BALDWIN | GIOVANNI EXPERIENCE as we unveil the talented cast and artistic team behind this must-see production. Don't miss out on discovering the magic behind THE BALDWIN | GIOVANNI EXPERIENCE!...

Cast Set for Loy A. Webb's THE LIGHT at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 05, 2023

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Artistic Director Tim Rhoze has revealed his cast for the company’s upcoming production of THE LIGHT, by Chicago-based playwright Loy A. Webb....

Cast Set for OBAMA-OLOGY Chicago Premiere at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2023

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre has announced the cast for the company’s season-opening Chicago premiere of OBAMA-OLOGY by Aurin Squire....

Past Shows

Until the Flood
Until the Flood
10/26 - 11/10/2024


This powerful and thought-provoking theatre is adapted from interviews the author conducted with St. Louis area residents who lived through the civil unrest resulting from ...

UNTIL THE FLOOD
10/26 - 11/10/2024


UNTIL THE FLOOD, directed by Tim Rhoze, examines the social upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, following the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. Jazzma Pryor and ...

A Moody Experience - Music Beyond Margins


  The end of summer musical event will feature MC4, Grammy Award winning singer/composer Pastor Carlis Moody Jr., Renee Black, and Dudley Fair. Experience a ...

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf


Filled with passion, humor, and raw honesty, legendary playwright/poet Ntozake Shange’s form-changing choreopoem tells the stories of seven women of color using poetry, song, and ...

1619: The Journey of a People


From the beginning of American slavery to Reconstruction, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Era, and modern movements for justice, 1619 packs generations of history ...

The Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright's Festival


Public staged readings of three new plays by Chicago-based African American playwrights: Jessica Posey, Michael Jones, and Nehanda Loiseau Julot; directed by Melissa Golden, Jamal Howard, ...

This Bitter Earth
This Bitter Earth
10/28 - 11/5/2023


A deep love is challenged by divisive political realities. Jesse, an introspective Black playwright, finds his choices called into question when his boyfriend, Neil, a ...

The Baldwin-Giovanni Experience


In 1971, James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni sat down for a thought-provoking conversation about racism, manhood, writing, and teaching. Their words are still as relevant ...

The Light
The Light
8/5 - 8/20/2023


Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. Loy A. Webb's  THE LIGHT  introduces us to Rashad and Genesis on what should be one of the ...

Obama-ology
Obama-ology
6/10 - 6/25/2023


When African-American college graduate Warren takes a job with the 2008 Obama campaign, he’s fired up and ready to go – until he lands in ...

American Son
American Son
10/29 - 11/13/2022


An estranged bi-racial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop ...

Exceptional Black Muses: A Musical Journey


This exceptional musical journey celebrates the amazing artistic accomplishments and contributions of Black female jazz musicians, composers, and bandleaders from the early 20th century to ...

The Mamalogues
The Mamalogues
7/23 - 8/7/2022


THE MAMALOGUES portrays what it's like to parent while Black, unmarried, and middle class. During a retreat, three single mothers share their angst about racial ...

The Mamalogues
The Mamalogues
7/23 - 8/7/2022


THE MAMALOGUES portrays what it's like to parent while Black, unmarried, and middle class. During a retreat, three single mothers share their angst about racial ...

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
9/11 - 10/3/2021


Anna Deavere Smith's performance piece TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, directed by Tim Rhoze and featuring Jazzma Pryor, tells the story of the Los Angeles riots ...

Sunset Baby
7/13 - 7/28/2019


Dominique Morrisseau; dir: Jeffrey Hayden....

ANNIE KIDS
3/27 - 3/29/2015


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

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