Congo Square’s 2015 production of TWISTED  MELODIES. 

Congo Square Theatre Company has announced its  2016/2017 season, with a focus 
on the Great Migration and the historic movement of African-Americans from the South to the North.

 The 16/17 season will highlight several areas of concern in the African-American community such as: homelessness, youth violence, single parenting, and the resilience of African-Americans in their efforts to survive and thrive in the mist of adversity. 

“With all of the issues currently being faced by the African-American community, it’s clear that these topics are still considered controversial here Chicago. It is vital that Congo Square delve into the conversation and connect with our community around these issues.”, says Executive Director TaRon Patton. 

Congo Square 16/17 Season. 

December 16-17 2016 is the return of A JOYFUL NOISE: A NATIVITY TRIBUTE at the DuSable Museum.

 A JOYFUL NOISE brings some of your favorite Nativity melodies, directed by TaRon Patton with musical direction by acclaimed composer/arranger Jaret Landon, to get you ready for the holidays!

2017 begins with the World Premiere of HOBO KING by Ensemble member Javon Johnson, running January 27 – March 5, 2017, directed by Ensemble member Anthony Irons. 

 In HOBO KING, inspired by true events, a homeless man is unjustly slain by city police. Enraged, 
the homeless community attempts to govern themselves in order to protect themselves from the existing government.

The OWNING OUR WORTH series will return in spring 2017. This conversation series iS Congo Square’s way of connecting and building with our community, via 3-5 conversations held throughout the season. This year’s theme for the series is: Resistance and Resilience, and will feature staged readings of Black Protest plays from the era of the Great Migration. Conversations are free to the public and will discuss the transformation of art and duty as the community works to make the world a better place.

This year’s AUGUST WILSON NEW PLAY INITIATIVE (AWNPI) workshop will feature THE MASTER COMIC, by Ensemble member Aaron Todd Douglas, winner of the Henrik Ibsen Scholarship. 

 The finale production for 2017 will be the Chicago premiere of Janine Naber’s award-winning SERIAL BLACK FACE, directed by Sam Roberson, running May 26 – July 2 2017. 

 In SERIAL BLACK FACE, the 1979 Atlanta Child Murders grip the entire city. A single mother copes with the disappearance of her young son while working tirelessly to give a fresh start to her troubled teenage daughter. 
When a handsome stranger enters her life with promises of new love, she soon learns that nothing is as it seems. 

Tickets for the stage readings are free to the public on a first-come, first served basics, and will be made available at a future date.

Tickets for special presentations of A Joyful Noise: A Nativity Tribute go on sale October 1, 2016. Individual tickets for Congo Square’s 2016/2017 
shows will be announced soon.
As part of Congo Square’s commitment to patrons and thanks to continued support by Target and the Chicago Community Trust, 
all tickets to full-run shows are $25.  More information is available at www.congosquaretheatre.org.