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Congo Square Theatre proudly presents:
WELCOME TO MATTESON!
By Inda Craig-Galván. Directed by Congo Square Theatre Artistic Director Ericka Ratcliff.
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 7:00PM
Wirtz Theatre in Abbott Hall
Chicago Campus of Northwestern University 710 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago,
IL
60611
Located in the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts inside Abbott Hall on the downtown Chicago Campus of Northwestern University. Main entrance located on the southeast corner of Lake Shore Drive and Superior Street.
Approximate run-time is 90 minutes with no intermission.
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).
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