Review: ECLIPSED at Pegasus Theatre Chicago

Review: ECLIPSED at Pegasus Theatre Chicago

Women are frequently treated as invisible humans. Their voices are censured by centuries of patriarchy.

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Ilesa Duncan Is Lifeline Theatre’s New Artistic Director

Ilesa Duncan Is Lifeline Theatre’s New Artistic Director

Lifeline Theatre has announced the appointment of  Ilesa Duncan as its new artistic director, taking over for Dorothy Milne in January 2019. Milne is retiring after 19 years in the position, and will continue as a member of the artistic ensemble. Duncan is a producer, director, writer, educator and theatermaker...

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Review: THE GREEN BOOK at Pegasus Theatre Chicago, in association with ShPIeL Performing Identity

Review: THE GREEN BOOK at Pegasus Theatre Chicago, in association with ShPIeL Performing Identity

During the height of segregation, a Harlem postal worker by the name of Victor Hugo Green created a booklet called the Negro Motorist Green Book. The Green Book was designed to help traveling Black people find doctors, entertainment, restaurants, and homes for lodging in an effort to avoid areas where they were not welcomed.

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Pegasus Theatre Chicago Receives Matching Grant for RUTHERFORD’S TRAVELS

Pegasus Theatre Chicago Receives Matching Grant for RUTHERFORD’S TRAVELS

l-r: Chicago Dramatists Artistic Director Meghan Beals, Pegasus Theatre Chicago Artistic Director and Rutherford’s Travels co-adapter Ilesa Duncan, author Charles Johnson, and co-adapter David Barr, III. Photo from Pegasus Theatre Chicago Archive Pegasus Theatre Chicago recently became the recipient of The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation grant for the production of Pegasus’s...

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