Eve Ewing’s ‘1919’ adapted into play by J. Nicole Brooks
The performance debuts Oct. 4 at Steppenwolf.
In 1919, Chicago erupted into race riots after white beachgoers killed a Black teen named Eugene Williams. Poet Eve Ewing tells the story of that so-called “Red Summer” in her poetry collection 1919.
Now, writer J. Nicole Brooks has re-imagined Ewing’s poems as a play, which will debut at the Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 4.
EVENT ALERT: Join WBEZ’s Sasha-Ann Simons for a reflective conversation about Chicago’s Red Summer with Dr. Ewing on October 12th at 7pm at the Logan Center. FIND OUT MORE HERE.
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Eve Ewing’s ‘1919’ adapted into play by J. Nicole Brooks
The performance debuts Oct. 4 at Steppenwolf.
In 1919, Chicago erupted into race riots after white beachgoers killed a Black teen named Eugene Williams. Poet Eve Ewing tells the story of that so-called “Red Summer” in her poetry collection 1919.
Now, writer J. Nicole Brooks has re-imagined Ewing’s poems as a play, which will debut at the Steppenwolf Theatre on Oct. 4.
EVENT ALERT: Join WBEZ’s Sasha-Ann Simons for a reflective conversation about Chicago’s Red Summer with Dr. Ewing on October 12th at 7pm at the Logan Center. FIND OUT MORE HERE.