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Jonathan Capehart: Yet Here I Am

First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple 77 W Washington St, Chicago

Journalist Jonathan Capehart is one of the most recognizable faces in cable news. Join us as the award-winning writer, editor, and TV host takes us on his journey from learning to embrace his identity as a gay, Black man; to his decision to come out to his family; and finally his move to New York […]

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  • Audio Description
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A Tale of Two Cities at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

A Tale of Two Cities By Charles Dickens Adapted by Brendan Pelsue Directed by Mikael Burke It’s still the best of times and the worst of times. In a society where the gap between the rich and poor widens, and the cries for revolution grow louder, one can relate. This bold reimagining of Charles Dickens’s […]

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  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Antiquities – Open-Captioned Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone. At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what […]

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  • Spanish captioning

The Antiquities – Audio-Described Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone. At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what […]

  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Touch Tour

The Antiquities – ASL Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone. At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what […]

  • ASL Interpreted

A Tale of Two Cities at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

A Tale of Two Cities By Charles Dickens Adapted by Brendan Pelsue Directed by Mikael Burke It’s still the best of times and the worst of times. In a society where the gap between the rich and poor widens, and the cries for revolution grow louder, one can relate. This bold reimagining of Charles Dickens’s […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on Malcolm Lives!

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, Chicago

The #1 New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi joins us to discuss his groundbreaking narrative biography of Malcom X for young readers. In Malcolm Lives!, Kendi expertly crafts a telling of Malcolm X’s life, providing context for both Malcolm’s choices — and those around him — not just painting […]

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Jeffrey Seller: Theater Kid at Francis W. Parker School

Francis W. Parker School 330 W Webster Ave, IL

Jeffrey Seller is one of the most successful Broadway producers of our time — and the only one to have mounted two Pulitzer Prize-winning musicals: Hamilton and Rent. From his early days as an office assistant, to meeting Jonathan Larson and experiencing the triumph and tragedy of Rent, to working with Lin-Manuel Miranda on In […]

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Amanda Nguyen: Saving Five

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, Chicago

One of the most influential activists (and now astronauts) of her time, Amanda Nguyen is a force for resilience. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee and TIME’s 2022 Woman of the Year joins us to detail her healing journey and groundbreaking activism in the aftermath of her rape at Harvard. She discusses her memoir Saving Five, […]

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The Purposeful Warrior: A Conversation with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, Chicago

As Michigan’s Secretary of State and chief election official, Secretary Jocelyn Benson has overseen several of the highest turnout, most secure elections in the state’s history. But her life changed in December 2020 when armed protesters descended onto her doorstep, threatening her family. Her only crime: certifying a fair and accurate Presidential election in which […]

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Catherine Coleman Flowers: On Activism and Finding Hope

DePaul University The Theatre School 2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago

Catherine Coleman Flowers, one of the leading environmental justice activists of our times, has dedicated her life to fighting for the most vulnerable communities who have been deprived of the basic civil right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment. Drawing inspiration from her newest book, Holy Ground, Flowers illuminates the most pressing issues of […]

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Berlin at Court Theatre

Court Theatre 5535 South Ellis Ave, Chicago

A New Adaptation by Mickle Maher Based on the graphic novel by Jason Lutes Directed by Charles Newell Development and Dramaturgy by David J. Levin Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel to life. Fascism is […]

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