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A Strange Loop
About the event
Usher is a Black, queer playwright who spends his days working as an usher on Broadway. He spends his nights struggling to write an original musical about a Black, queer playwright. This Pulitzer Prize winning musical explores identity, race and sexuality through the lens of a young artist at war with his own demons.
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About the venue
About Face Theatre is a Chicago theatre company founded in 1995 that focuses on new plays about gender and sexual identity. It has staged the first productions of more than 30 new works, and writers and directors who worked with it have gone on to win major awards including the Pulitzer and Tony…
“Love this space compared to their old offices on Broadway-- it's much more accessible and a charming place to create art. It's close to several coffee shops both indie and mainstream, easily accessible from the brown line, and staffed by delightful theatre makers dedicated to queer, intersectional storytelling.” — Theo Wampuszyc, Google
“attended here many years ago ...was in Dance Troupe” — Pensa Summerset, Google
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