Eight Forty-Eight - Chicago Playwright Imagines Life After Reparations

9:00am		Car Talk

10:00am		Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!

		View Schedule

There are many ways to support public radio.

Submit

Events

7.31.2010	Bughouse Square Debates
8.5.2010	Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Live
View full calendar

Most Popular

Submit

Eight Forty-Eight Monday through Thursday at 9am and 8pm; Friday at 9am

About | Contributors | Archive | Series | Contact

Chicago Playwright Imagines Life After Reparations

Carla Stillwell and Leonard House (foreground), Austin Talley (background) in Ten Square.

Chicago playwright Shepsu Aakhu says he didn’t make up any of the atrocities depicted in his new play. Ten Square imagines what life might be like for African Americans in a society where reparations were actually made for slavery. Aakhu says contemporary and historical political systems helped fuel his dystopic vision – the post-war division of Germany, the cold-war isolation of Cuba and the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. He and lead actress Carla Stillwell spoke with Richard Steele.

On Stage:
MPAACT and Pegasus Players Present Ten Square
Through November 22
O'Rourke Center at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.

Local News

Illinois Ready To Help Michigan

Msall: Daley Should Restructure Services to Balance Budget

Illinois Stiffens Penalties for Wage Theft

Chicago Budget Faces $654 Million Deficit

Food Truck Opens for Business, Aldermen To Debate Issue

Daley Looking to Expand Internet Access to Under-Developed Neighborhoods

Blagojevich Jurors Want Lots of Info

National News

Ariz. Gov. Considers Changing Immigration Law

Obama Attempts Jump Start In Detroit

Alternative Energy And Ideas For The Auto Industry

Teen Turns VW Bug Into Electric Car

Hackers Convene At Def Con 18

BP Hires Gulf Scientists; Are They Buying Silence?

Saving Wildlife From The Midwestern Oil Spill

'Trek In The Park': Drama In The Final Frontier

Is WikiLeaks An Editor-In-Chief Or Prolific Source?

War Games Lure Recruits For The Real Thing

The Big Day: Chelsea Clinton To Wed In Upstate N.Y.

Ethics Panel To Charge Calif. Rep. Waters

November Hearing For Arizona Immigration Law

California Fire Menaces Homes, Power Lines

Mich. Oil Leak Halted; Cleanup To Take Months

International News

Mexico's Drug War More Sophisticated, Deadlier

Syria, Saudi Arabia Brace For Strife In Lebanon

Hundreds Dead In Pakistani Floods

FAA Downgrades Mexico's Air Safety Rating

In Rare Summit, Arab Rivals Try To Ease Tension

Jewish Women Fight For Equality At Jerusalem Western Wall

Fires Rage Across Russia Amid Record Heat

U.S. Embassy Staff In Paris Fall Ill; Mail Suspected

More Than 300 Dead In Pakistan Floods

Floods Paralyze Pakistan

China's Hidden Economy Of Graft Undermines State

India: No Country For Old People?

July Becomes Deadliest Month Of Afghan War

U.S. Closes Consulate In Mexico's Ciudad Juarez

Alleged Mexican Drug Lord Killed In Shootout