2009-10 Season
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On the heels of the government's apology to Afircan-Americans for slavery, the Reparations Movement was born. The Movement was successful, checks were written to the descendants of slaves and the seeds of a new America were born. Ten Square is one of the cities that emerged in "New America," and the life of the African-American community has been forever altered. We watch Roosevelt, a soldier duty-bound to protect the new world order and a resident of Ten Square, negotiate his obligations to his lover, his family, and his government.
An annual Chicago tradition and the oldest of its kind in the country, The Chicago Young Playwrights Festival receives 800+ submitted plays, each year, by teenagers throughout the city. Three winnning teen playwrights have been selected and their one-act works will be performed at Pegasus. YPF showcases the next generation of playwrights, allowing audiences a glimpse into the minds of today's youth. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets Click here for the list of winners for the 24th Chicago Young Playwrights Festival
Pulitzer Prize nominee and Obie Award-winning playwright Dael Orlandersmith's THE GIMMICK is a journey through the childhood of Alexis and Jimmy, two outsiders from broken families who forge a friendship after discovering their shared passion for the arts. theirs is a love more powerful than the ghetto gimmicks that devastate much of the Harlem of their youth. When one falls, the bond that has kept them whole threatens to destroy them both. Alexis' love of literature and writing provides a literal escape from a future of abuse, neglect, drugs, and prostitution. |
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