About Face Theatre is in danger of closing it's doors, which would be a huge detriment to LGBTQA community.
For those of you who don't know About Face Theatre in Chicago, you SHOULD. AFT is the only theatre in Chicago, and one of the few high profile theatres anywhere, dedicated to creating work by and about the LGBTQ experience. Pulitzer Prize winner I am My Own Wife appeared there, as did Moises Kaufman's production of Tennessee Willaims's One Arm, Mary ZImmerman's M. Proust and many other vital performances that might not have been able to be performed elsewhere.
And perhaps most significantly, they have extensive youth programming, that creates a safe space for amazing youth artists and activists to express themselves. I worked with the youth theatre for two years, and I could go on for days about the incredible work that happens within this space. This past summer, for example, we put up FAST FORWARD at the Center on Halsted, an original production presented by and for young people about sex education and HIV awareness in our educational system. Previous productions have explored issues of identity, homelessness, coming out, allies and much, much more. The youth theatre was created in response to Matthew Shepard's death, and in the past ten years a lot has changed, for the better for young gay people and their allies. But the struggle is far from over, and without a space like About Face Youth Theatre, it would be a lot harder.
If you want more information about About Face, you can check out video testimonials here. To donate, you can go directly to the website. If you're based out of Chicago, you can also find other ways to volunteer, and help save AFT.
Thanks so much for your help! Please help us spread the word about this incredibly vital theatre company.
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NO WAY!!! My sister was in Fast Forward... Tea : )