Flyin West at American Blues Theater

Dates: (10/5/2018 - 11/3/2018 )

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American Blues Theater

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Chicago,IL 60657

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Following the end of the Civil War, many former slaves took advantage of The Homestead Act and went West to build new lives for themselves and their families. Many of these homesteaders were black women who overcame tremendous odds to work their own land and make a place for themselves in an often harsh and forbidding environment. Set in 1898, FLYIN' WEST is the story of some of these African-American female pioneers who settled, together, in the all-black town of Nicodemus, Kansas.
“A gripping play...a paean to women...and a plea for all women with vibrant lives to tell their oral stories.” - The New York Times

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