THIS HOUSE BELIEVES to Premiere at Oracle & Theater on the Lake

Oracle Productions is excited to announce the world-premiere run of an important new play as well as our first collaboration with Theater on the Lake. Zachary Baker-Salmon adapts and directs THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THE AMERICAN DREAM IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO, with performances at Oracle Theatre and multiple park locations this summer. This 70 minute play is important for all audiences. As this nation's battle with racism and inequality deepens, this prescient show demonstrates how our past is still relevant to our present. Under the artistic curation ofIke Holter, THIS HOUSE BELIEVES previews at Theater on the Lake beginning August 5, 2015, and runs for a total of 9 performances both at the Washington Park Refectory and Austin Town Hall (detailed performance schedule below). Oracle then opens the world premiere on Public Access Theatre mainstage August 21, 2015, through September 19, 2015, at 3809 N. Broadway. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Monday nights at 8PM, Sundays at 7PM. Press are invited to attend the Oracle opening on August 21, or any performance thereafter.

This important production is sponsored by The Reva and David Logan Foundation.

Admission is FREE to all performances. Get free tickets for Theater on the Lake by calling (312) 742-7994or at chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/theater-on-the-lake. For free tickets to the world-premiere run at Oracle, visit publicaccesstheatre.org. Reservations are strongly recommended.

Public Access Theatre is sponsored by The Forty 4, a growing population of individuals and local businesses committed to making free art for all. Major donors include: The Reva and David Logan Foundation, Alphawood Foundation, The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Broadway In Chicago, The Saints, Ronald A. Greene Memorial Fund at The Chicago Community Trust, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and The MacArthur Foundation.