The Innocence of Seduction at CITY LIT THEATER

Dates: (8/25/2023 - 10/8/2023 )

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CITY LIT THEATER

URBAN BROADWAY THEATRE GROUP

1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago,IL 60660

Phone: 8723624407

Tickets: $34.00, Seniors $29, Students and Miitary $12.00

The second play in Mark Pracht’s projected “Four-Color Trilogy” of plays set during the early years of the comic book industry, The Innocence of Seduction examines the 1950s Congressional investigation into the supposed link between comic books and juvenile delinquency, and the effect of the investigation on the careers of three persons: William Gaines, the originator of the horror genre of comic books; Matt Baker, a Black closeted gay artist of romance comics; and Janice Valleau, creator of a pioneering comics feature starring a woman detective.

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