Kenyan Playwright Gets Big Stage Debut in Chicago

Kenyan Playwright Gets Big Stage Debut in Chicago

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We’ve all received the emails: just pass on a little personal information and a huge pile of money will soon be wired your way. After reading the very polite subject line, do you normally just hit delete without bothering to read it? But what if instead, you hit reply, and make a connection with the sender? Our former colleague –comedian and performer Steve Gadlin – decided to do just that. The resulting correspondence, called The Nairobi Project, hits The Annoyance Theatre stage this weekend.

Music Button: Mahala Rai Banda, “Solo Para Ti”, from the CD Ghetto Blasters, (Asphalt Tango)