SPECIAL EVENT - CONGO SQUARE THEATRE'S "WELCOME TO MATTESON"

If you are a member of the public, we look forward to seeing you at our next event, but this opportunity is only available to Red Line Service community members.

We are so pleased to partner with Congo Square Theatre to bring this opportunity to Red Line Service artists and thinkers.

  • Date: 9/21/2023 07:00 PM
  • Location Abbott Hall, Wirtz Theatre, Northwestern University, 710 N. Du Sable Lake Shore Drive (Map)

Description

A dark comedy by Inda Craig-Galván, WELCOME TO MATTESON! follows two Black couples over the course of a dinner party; one couple has lived in the Chicago suburb of Matteson for years, the other has just moved in after being forcibly relocated from the Cabrini-Green housing projects. A uniquely Chicago story, the play explores universal themes of gentrification, housing justice, and inter-class relationships. 


Directed by Congo Square Theatre Artistic Director Ericka Ratcliff, the play features Congo Square Ensemble Members Ronald L. Conner,  Anthony L. Irons, and  Alexis J. Roston. Congo Square’s production of WELCOME TO MATTESON! is part of the National New Play Network’s Rolling World Premiere program in which a new play will be premiered by multiple companies over an 18-month period allowing the playwright to collaborate and make adjustments while working with unique perspectives from each company. WELCOME TO MATTESON! will receive its World Premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company, Long Branch, New Jersey (SuzAnne Barabas, Artistic Director; Gabor Barabas, Executive Producer).