AFT News

About Face Theatre welcomes Mikael Burke (he/him) to our staff in the role of Associate Artistic Director to lead AFT’s education and new work development programs. Michael has been working with us since 2016 when he directed for the AIDS…  Read more...

FINAL WEEK Dear Edgewater neighbors, About Face Theatre and our partner theatres are collecting donations of food and other supplies to redistribute to other organizations in Chicago directly supporting protestors and in neighborhoods where food supplies are limited. We are…  Read more...

We believe it is our responsibility to speak out because so much of our art comes from Black people, if we don’t speak up for them, all of it is exploitation. If you aren’t there when it’s time to be…  Read more...

I will hold you up, I will not let you fall. I’ve been listening and holding space with the artists of About Face Theatre over the past few weeks. Today, I spent the afternoon with the youth ensemble discussing how…  Read more...