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Black Lives, Black Words, a Chicago-based activist theater company with international talent that provides Black creatives with an artistic platform, will virtually perform the world premiere of “Call for the Wailing Women,” as part of its powerful virtual series “Plays for the People.” This two-handed play is a modern-day, Afro-Centric take on ancient Greek playwright Euripides’ “The Suppliants,” written by Chicago South Side native Katrina D. RiChard, whose mission is to illuminate marginalized voices, and tell stories that have never been told before with a fresh perspective through her experiences in Chicago.

Event Cost: $10-$16.96

Event Times: 7 p.m.