CHARM

By Philip Dawkins

August 14 - 24 @ Yates Illuminates

 

When Mama Darleena Andrews – a mature, black, transgender woman—takes it upon herself to teach an etiquette class at Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community center, the idealistic teachings of Emily Post clash with the very real-life challenges of identity, poverty, and prejudice faced by her students. Inspired by the true story of Miss Gloria Allen and her work at Chicago’s Center on Halsted, CHARM asks—how do we lift each other up when the world wants to tear us down?

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MOTHERS AND SONS
by Terrence McNally

November 6 - 16 @ Shelterbelt Theatre

 

At times funny and powerful, MOTHERS AND SONS portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life her son might have led.

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