Chicago: A Comeback Season

Jul 01, 2022

Zulema by Dolores Díaz

The 21-22 Chicago Season saw the tentative return of season announcements post pandemic, starting with outdoor events in the summer and indoor shows requiring masks and proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for patrons in the fall and spring. Theatrical comebacks made possible via a variety of collaborations, foundational support, and city monies are a theme of this Chicago season.

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Derek McPhatter

is a Creative Capital Awardee who creates forward-facing theatrical narratives at diverse cultural and technological intersections. Derek is published in multiple anthologies, including 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival (Bloomsbury Press) and the special Afrofuturism volume of Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora.

Dolores Díaz

(she/her) is a Chicago-based Chicana playwright originally from the border city of Laredo, Texas. Díaz is a resident at Chicago Dramatists and has developed and produced work with a diverse array of companies. She has taught students at Columbia College Chicago, Texas Tech University, Northwestern University, and various Chicago public schools. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s MFA Program in Writing for the Screen and Stage.

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