Archive for Category: About Face Youth Theatre

About Face’s 28th season kicks off with Omer Abbas Salem’s hilarious new play Mosque4Mosque. In the play, Ibrahim is an average 30-something queer Arab-American Muslim on the precipice of his first real relationship. But his relentlessly caring immigrant mother Sara takes Ibrahim’s future…  Read more...

The About Face Youth Theatre ensemble has been working hard over the past several months devising Gayme Changers, an immersive new comedy about climate change activism that blends reality TV with a dash of call to action. Meet the incredible…  Read more...

About Face Youth Theatre (AFYT) is thrilled to welcome multi-disciplinary artist Breon Arzell as this season’s lead teaching artist. An actor, choreographer, director, and writer, Breon came to Chicago in 2013 after performing and teaching overseas for six years. With…  Read more...

Do you want to be part of AFYT? About Face Youth Theatre is now accepting submissions for new ensemble members for the 2020-21 season! AFYT is a brave and creative space for LGBTQ+ youth. This award-winning training and community building…  Read more...