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For the past ten years, Court Theatre’s Spotlight series has been spotlighting overlooked Black playwrights, bringing their powerful stories to life across Chicago neighborhoods. Celebrating its milestone anniversary, the program now bridges generations by pairing historic voices like August Wilson with today’s rising talents, all while making theater more accessible. Under new director Kamilah Rashied, the series honors a century of Black theater—honoring archives like Kuumba Theatre and energizing new companies like Definition Theatre. A personal highlight? Ron Parson finally gets to experience August Wilson’s one-man show live, decades after missing it—proof that these stories still resonate, and are ready to inspire a new generation.

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