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The St. Louis Actors' Studio will be presenting a free Zoom Play by Chicago playwright Hanna Kime. The play is called 'Now More Than Ever' and will be screened for three nights only March 18-20 at 8pm. It is free to watch, but donations are encouraged.

The event will take place from 12-1 p.m. on March 9 and is titled, Black Man Teach, moderated by Xavier Ramey, the CEO of Justice Informed. F. Christopher Goins, Chief Diversity Officer of Thrive Chicago; Shawn L. Jackson, President of CCC's Truman College; and Michael Strautmanis, Chief Engagement Officer of the Obama Foundation join the event.

Artist Sadie Barnette will deliver a free virtual lecture and Q&A on March 30, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Zimmerli Art Museum and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, this program is open to the public.

Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, announces the streaming release of An Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, based on Homer's The Iliad. The production, filmed in the Oriental Institute at The University of Chicago, will be available for digital access from March 3 through March 31, 2021.

This spring, the University of Chicago Presents shares eight new virtual programs featuring artists from around the world. The concert series on Chicago's South Side has long been a premiere venue for internationally touring musicians of classical, jazz, early, and world music.

Galvanized by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects, began a process of development for a new production that would stand as a monument of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The result is the virtual opera Death by Life.

Iconic composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has been named a 2021 USA Fellow by United States Artists. The award honors Smith’s creative accomplishments and supports his ongoing artistic and professional development. 

The Town Hall has announced Portuguese singer Mariza in a special streaming concert event, being filmed exclusively for this broadcast. Recorded in Lisbon, Portugal to be webcast  January 29 at 8:00PM EST, Mariza will celebrate the release of her album 'Mariza Sings Amália', which pays tribute to Amália Rodrigues, the Queen of Fado.

Sideshow Theatre Company is pleased to welcome eleven new ensemble members and artistic associates. Ensemble members include Wardell Julius Clark, Greg Geffrard, Arti Ishak, Krystal Ortiz, Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Netta Walker. Artistic Associates include Patrick Agada, J. Nicole Brooks, Brynne Frauenhoffer, Jyreika Guest and Sarah Price.

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers has announced virtual programs for the new year while the museum building remains closed to the public and in-person events are suspended until further notice.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today Amanda Brandes will become its new Director of Development in January 2021.

The award-winning Chicago-based nonprofit arts presenter HotHouse is pleased to announce the full schedule for “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana” streaming Jan. 21-24.

Steep Theatre will welcome several new members to its ensemble of artists. Laura Alcalá Baker, Debo Balogun, Chris Chmelik, Destini Huston, Omer Abbas Salem, and Joe Schermoly are Steep’s newest Ensemble Members. All six of these artists have played pivotal roles in Steep’s artistic development over the past several years, and the company is honored to have them involved in shaping the organization’s future.

Pegasus Theatre Chicago has announced the actor lineup for the 34th Young Playwrights Festival (YPF) streaming virtually January 7 - 31, 2021. This year’s Festival features three one-act plays, written by students from Kenwood Academy, Lane Tech College Prep and The University of Chicago Laboratory.

The award-winning Chicago-based nonprofit arts presenter HotHouse has announced the full schedule for “Jazz Plaza: HotHouse Meets Havana” streaming Jan. 21-24. Programming, recorded in advance, will be streamed internationally on HotHouse’s streaming platform HotHouseGlobal.