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Court Theatre Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress

Name: Court Theatre Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress
Start: 2026-08-07
End: 2026-08-22
Location: Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave

Aug 7, 2026 · Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave · Chicago, IL

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Court Theatre's 10th-anniversary Spotlight Reading Series — themed 'A Century of Black Progress' and coinciding with the centennial of Black History Month — brings two-plus weeks of free staged readings, film screenings, archival workshops, and book clubs centering Black playwrights, including August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned with Ron OJ Parson.

When

Aug 7, 2026

Where

Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis AveChicago, ILOpen in Maps →

Price

Free (reservations recommended)

Organizer

Court Theatre (University of Chicago)

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