Wednesday May 10th 2023 to Sunday June 4th 2023
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Sundays
3PM to 4:30PM
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Wednesdays
7:30PM to 9PM
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Thursdays
7:30PM to 9PM
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Fridays
7:30PM to 9PM
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Saturdays
2PM to 3:30PM
7:30PM to 9PM
With the exception of the following dates:
Saturday May 13th 2023 from 2PM to 3:30PM
Phillis, is a world-premiere, original play that brings to life the remarkable history of Phillis Wheatley, enslaved American and beloved poet. After Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, was published in London in 1773, she became “the most famous woman of African descent in the World,” admired by Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and King George III, among countless others.
Conceived and created as part of our collaboration with Chicago’s New Classics Collective—Paul Oakley Stovall (Artistic Director/Playwright), Marilyn Campbell-Lowe (Playwright), and Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Director)—this new biographical dramatization puts Wheatley's poetry front and center, reconsiders her important role in America's founding and ideals, and celebrates her life and legacy, one that inspired an African-American literary tradition that has lasted over two and a half centuries.
