For the last two years Mayor Emanuel’s been waging war on the students in Chicago public schools—or at least their teachers—with his cuts and closings.
Just so you know, the play is about more than Mayor Emanuel. It’s also about teenage angst and anxiety and street violence in Chicago.
The show’s directed by Ricardo Gamboa, a writer, filmmaker and performer who was born and raised on the southwest side (Brother Rice, class of ’99).
Anyway, most of the members of the Young Fugitives were in Gamboa’s course, where they developed a script about life in Chicago as they know it.
When some of the honchos who run After School Matters saw a first draft of Cold Summer, well, suffice it to say they weren’t pleased.
There are performances every Friday and Saturday through February 15 at Pulaski Park, 1419 W. Blackhawk. The Friday shows start at 6:30 PM. The Saturday shows are 2:30 PM matinees.
