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Special Offer: DEBATE: BALDWIN VS. BUCKLEY at Cortelyou Commons at DePaul University

"A must see for 2025." Save on TimeLine's DEBATE: BALDWIN VS. BUCKLEY

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Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City and London, TimeLine Theatre will present a site-specific, immersive Chicago premiere of the american vicarious’ imagining of the historic debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr., on the occasion of the event’s 60th anniversary.

On February 18, 1965, an overflow crowd packed the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, England, to bear witness to a historic televised debate between Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and Buckley, a fierce critic of the movement and America’s most influential conservative intellectual. This historic clash reveals the deep roots and lasting legacy of racial conflict that continues to haunt America.

“TimeLine has tapped into the zeitgeist” (Chicago Stage and Screen) with Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley. “Under [Christopher] McElroen’s masterful direction, Teagle F. Bougere (James Baldwin) and Eric T. Miller (William F. Buckley Jr.) are superb” (The Fourth Walsh). It's “a must see for 2025—or for any year” (MaraTapp.org).

Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley is now playing in a limited run at , 2324 N. Fremont
St. in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, only through March 2.

Limited time offer! Save 20% OFF with code BWW20

* Tickets subject to availability. Not valid on previously purchased tickets or in combination with other offers. Limit 4 discounted tickets per order. Offer expires 2/20/25 at 11:59pm.

Riveting stories that link our past, present, and future TimeLine Theatre Company • 5539 N. Broadway, Ste. B, Chicago, IL 60640 773.281.8463 • timelinetheatre.com







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