January 24–25, 2020
Written by Khadeeja Ahmed, Edzhane Bills, Maryna Isho, Justin Morris, Patricia Ritacco, Idalia Rizvic, Bill Voler, and Zoey Walsh
Directed by Corey Pond with Tracy Strimple
Featuring: Gordon Chow, Tina El Gamal, Vic Kuligoski, Teresa Kuruvilla, Destiny Strothers, and Mark West
A presentation of short plays written by new playwrights who participated in Silk Road Rising’s EPIC (Empathic Playwriting Intensive Course) residencies in Summer and Fall 2019. Writers are middle school and high school students or older adults whose plays shed light on the challenges and issues that Chicago youngest and eldest residents face.