The SYA Tour will play at five Park District Cultural Centers on Nov. 1-5.
This production is adapted by J. Nicole Brooks from Eve L. Ewing’s collection of luminous and searing poems about the killing of Black teenager Eugene Williams in 1919 off the segregated Chicago lakeshore—and how this tragedy reverberates today. Directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Tasia A. Jones, the production features Sheldon D. Brown, DeMorris Burrows, LaQuis Harkins, Max Thomas, Sola Thompson and Alexis Ward.
The tour schedule (with all shows at 6 p.m.) is as follows:
—Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Mandrake Park Cultural Center, 3858 S. Cottage Grove Ave.,
—Wed., Nov. 2, at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.
—Thursday, Nov. 3, at Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G
—Friday, Nov. 4, at Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St.
—Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
The production 1919 is presented as part of the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, supported by the Mayor’s Office and Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.
For additional information, visit http://steppenwolf.org/tickets—events/seasons/2022-23/1919 or e-mail rtaylor@steppenwolf.org.