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MilkMilk Lemonade
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Augusta & NobleCarlos Murillo/4 to 9m, 3 to 6wDrama/Dramatic PublishingIn Augusta and Noble, we meet Gabi, a 12-year-old girl who has lived her whole life amid a vibrant Latino community in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago. Gabi is starting high school across the city at Northside College Prep, where she is quickly exposed to new people and possibilities. As Gabi begins asking questions about her heritage, including the truth about her parents' harrowing journey across the border to the United States, she struggles to discover exactly where in this world she belongs. Told in English peppered with Spanish, this play for young audiences celebrates the rich history and resilience of the many immigrants who call Chicago home.
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The Yellow Boat David Saar 4m, 3wDrama/Dramatic PublishingBased on true story. David and Sonja's son Benjiman was born with congenital hemophilia. He died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. The AIDS epidemic. Illness. A beautiful ensemble play. Told though poetic dialogue and movement.
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Mother Hicks Suzan Zeder 4 to 5m, 4wDrama/Dramatic PublishingSet in 1925 during Great Depression. Story of three outsiders: foundling girl, a deaf boy, and a recluse woman who is suspected of being a witch. Deaf character. Sign language is used. Play told with poetry and sign language. Very moving play.
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LuchadoraAlvaro Saar RiosDrama/Dramatic PublishingImagine the Chinese legend Hua Mulan set in the world of lucha libre—Mexican wrestling. The discovery of a worn pink wrestling mask prompts Nana Lupita, a Wisconsin grandmother, to share her tale about growing up in 1960s Texas.
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BoconLisa Loomer6 actors with doubling; flexibleDrama/Dramatic Publishing¡Bocón!, a fable filled with humor and mysticism and song, tells the story of 12-year-old Miguel who flees a repressive military regime in Central America for Los Angeles. A natural storyteller and irrepressible "big mouth" or bocón, Miguel loses his voice when his parents are taken and begins a metaphorical journey north to the City of Angels.
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Las SoldaderasNelly Cuellar-Garcia9 f; 15 + ensembleDrama/Eldridge
Set in the Sierra Madre Mountains, this historic drama follows the lives of an intrepid band of female guerilla fighters who choose to pick up rifles to defend the poor and disenfranchised from the clutches of the corrupt Mexican government and their soldiers.
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MojadaLuis Alfaro4f 2mDrama/Bloomsbury PublishingMedea, a Mexican seamstress with extraordinary skill, is running from a past filled with betrayals. On an epic, bordercrossing journey with her husband, Jason, and their son, this reenvisioned Medea faces the complexities of family,
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Oedipus El ReyLuis Alfaro6m 1fDrama/Dramatic PublishingAs he approaches the end of a lengthy prison sentence, Oedipus is ready to taste his long-awaited freedom. But liberation comes at a price, and life on the outside proves its own kind of prison ruled by a cruel and violent fate
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The Wild Bunch WomenNelly Cuellar-Garcia15f 2m or 11-15f 2-10mDrama/PlayscriptsThe Wild Bunch Women were known throughout the Old West as cattle rustlers, stagecoach bandits, and bank robbers... but to Pearl Hart, they were family. Years later, Pearl revisits her time leading the fiery band of female outlaws, and the fateful day they travel to a small Texas town to cross the border and start fresh.
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Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeSimon Stephens5f 5 m with doublingDrama/Dramatists15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork.
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Water by the SpoonfulQuiara Alegria Hudes4m 3fDrama/DramatistsSomewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts keep each other alive, hour by hour, day by day.
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In the BloodSuzan-Lori Parks3m 3f w/ doublingDrama/Dramatists
In this modern day riff on The Scarlet Letter, Hester La Negrita, a homeless mother of five, lives with her kids on the tough streets of the inner city. Her eldest child is teaching her how to read and write, but the letter "A" is, so far, the only letter she knows.
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We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia,Jackie Sibblies Drury4m 2fDrama/Dramatic PublishingA group of actors gather to tell the little known story of the first genocide of the 20th century.
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She Kills MonstersQui Nguyen6f 3mDramedy/ConcordA comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games! In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
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The Red SuitcaseJim Burgess5m 4f or 11m 7 fdramed/self-published email jiggsb1@gmail.comPogue Evans is a child proclaimed "tetched" even before his birth. While he has the love and support of his grandmother, the rest of the family does not seem to know what to do with him. The Red Suitcase follows his journey from "We are the sins of our ancestors," to "We are the hope of our Ancestors"
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Marisol Jose Rivera4m 4 fMarisol explores the world of a woman facing the posibility of her own death in a world of chaos
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Last summer at bluefish coveJane Chambers8 femotional love story between a recently divorced woman and her new discovery of self
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Living outLisa Loomer2 m 6fstory of the comolicated relationsip betwwn a salvadora nanny and her anglo lawyer she works for
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RoostersMicha Sanchez3m 3fexploration of the problems of an Hispanic american family living in the rural Southwest
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Indecent Paula Vogel
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The Balkan WomenJules Tasca
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The Children's Hour
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Never the sinner
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Ruined Lynn Nottage
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Alabama StoryKenneth Jones 4m / 2f DPS
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Anon(ymous)Naomi Ilzuka 5m . 6f Playscripts
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The Boys Next DoorTom Griffin7m 2fDPS
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FencesAugust WilsonConcord
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Flowers for AlgernonDavid Rogers
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Ghetto Joshua Sobol
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The Miracle WorkerWilliam GibsonConcord Theatricals
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The Diviners
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Things I know to be trueAndrew Bovell
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Lorca's Rural TrilogyFederico Garcia Lorca
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The Blue HouseJose Cruz Gonzales 2m,4w, ensembleDPC The Blue House is the story of 13-year-old Maricela, who lives in a vibrant Chicago neighborhood with a rich and sad history. Haunting dreams of strangers from another time lead Maricela to an abandoned lot where the mysterious Blue House once stood and where Maricela encounters the spirit of a mysterious African-American woman. Told in English and Spanish, this thrilling story, set during the 1919 Race Riot and present day, celebrates the power of courage, love and forgiveness. Commissioned by Adventure Stage Chicago and the Chicago Children's Humanities Festival.
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Twilight of the GoldsJonathan Tolins3m, 2 w
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Buyer and Cellar jonathan TolinsSolo Performance
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Blood at the RootDominique MorisseauDrama
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