THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

We're thrilled to announce the appointment of our new leadership team as we enter a pivotal chapter in Collaboraction’s growth: Darlene Jackson - CEO & Executive Director Beverly Dines - COO & Managing Director Anthony Moseley - CPO & Artistic Director As we celebrate 28 seasons of impactful theater for social change, this team will guide us into the future as we build our House of Belonging-a new creative space in Humboldt Park designed to foster connection, inclusion, and belonging for all. This space will serve as a flagship for continued expansion to leverage a social action ecosystem to communities in Chicago and beyond. Join us as we step into this exciting new phase and continue using art to build bridge’s and spark meaningful change, and elevate our communities.

Collaboraction's Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till by G. Riley Mills and Willie Round, directed by Anthony Moseley and Dana N. Anderson adapted from the once-hidden trial transcript of the State of Mississippi V. Milam and Bryant. Emmy-Nominated stage adaptation of the of the trial transcript coming to The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center Feb. 9 - 19, 2023. Ticket on sale now. Go to www.collaboraction.org/trial-in-the-delta for tickets, more information and to become a member.

Collaboraction's Oh, Colonizers is a web series pilot of a Masterpiece Theatre styled satire hosted by self-proclaimed Cultural Historian of Black Joy Carla Stillwell. Oh Colonizers unpacks the way white people throughout America’s history have spread "oppression mayonnaise" over countless Black and Brown people. In this episode, we look at the period after the Civil War when America had a choice between emancipation, reconciliation and capitalism. With the help of a metaphorical World Colonization game show and KAREN inspired commercials, Oh, Colonizers connects the dots between capitalism and the insurrection of January 6, 2021 with historical accuracy and enough comedy to help the medicine go down. To inquire about the development of Oh Colonizers web series email info@collaboraction.org. Collaboraction is a Chicago non-profit arts organization that uses theatre, video and community collaboration to incite social change. Check out the other Peacebook videos, subscribe and go to www.collaboraction.org to learn more and become a CollaborActivist Member for only $1/month. SUBSCRIBE and Follow us Here --- https://www.facebook.com/collaboraction https://www.instagram.com/collaboraction https://twitter.com/collaboraction https://www.tiktok.com/@collaboraction

Thank you for joining us in the movement and being along for a great 25th season! Check out this video for a recap of our amazing year of inspiring social change. Collaboraction's mission is to actively impact and shape the trajectory of social change in our city and country. We gather human resources of story, voice and connection, and share them in a way in which we become closer to one another and overcome the carefully designed segregation that separates us. We inclusively collaborate and tell stories to bind us to one another. In doing so, we change our future. Visit collaboraction.org to become part of growing the impact and reach of our mission by supporting Collaboraction! Tags: #socialchange #artsasactivism #Collaboraction #theatreforsocialchange

Collaboraction's 6th annual Peacebook Festival gathered inspirational humans to gift their perspectives on peace in the Fall of 2021. SUBSCRIBE for more videos like this! Karen "K O" Olivo was a part of the program that presented at Kehrein Center for the Arts in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. K O, Tony Award-winner for West Side Story, Tony Award nominee for Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and theater educator and activist, co-founder, AFECT-Artists for Economic Transparency. Collaboraction is a Chicago non-profit arts organization that uses theatre, video and community collaboration to incite social change. Check out the other Peacebook videos, subscribe and go to www.collaboraction.org to learn more and become a CollaborActivist Member for only $1/month. SUBSCRIBE and Follow us Here --- https://www.facebook.com/collaboraction https://www.instagram.com/collaboraction https://twitter.com/collaboraction https://www.tiktok.com/@collaboraction

Collaboraction presents A Letter to My Younger Self by Ada Cheng Cheng, a Chicago storyteller, educator and producer, shares a story about a series of emails with a young Asian American student who experienced a racist incident related to Covid-19. How does one overcome cultural conditioning and respond to bias and prejudice stemming from anti-Asian racism in the midst of the pandemic? How does one build solidarity with others in times of crisis and injustice? A Letter to My Younger Self is a part of the Peacebook Visions of Peace program features 5 videos about peace by Chicago artists. Peacebook is a part of Collaboraction's We Still Dream campaign that includes Lift Every Voice (premiering on Oct. 23, 24 and 25th) and The Utopian Ball on Nov. 14th. Go to collaboraction.org for tickets, bios, to become a member of the Together Network and to make a donation to support this work. Collaboraction's mission is to incite social change through artistic projects with deep community collaboration and engagement that cultivate knowledge, empathy, dialogue and change. A new video will be released to Collaboraction's YouTube Channel and Facebook page each day for 10 days starting Oct. 19, 2020. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to this page to see them all. *CONTENT NOTICE: HARASSMENT*

Oh, Colonizers is a Masterpiece Theatre styled satire hosted by self-proclaimed Cultural Historian of Black Joy Carla Stillwell. Oh, Colonizers unpacks the way white people throughout America’s history have spread "oppression mayonnaise" over countless Black and Brown people. In this episode, we look at the period after the Civil War when America had a choice between emancipation, reconciliation and capitalism. With the help of a metaphorical World Colonization game show and KAREN inspired commercials, Oh, Colonizers connects the dots between capitalism and the insurrection of January 6, 2021 with historical accuracy and enough comedy to help the medicine go down. Join the online screening of the pilot episode of Oh Colonizers on the one-year anniversary of the Capitol Insurrection on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 7 p.m. CST on ZOOM! Tickets are $6 or FREE with a CollaborActivist Membership! Visit www.collaboraction.org/oh-colonizers for more information!

Collaboraction presents Back To Me by Darling Squire Squire, a Black trans woman, dancer and choreographer, fuses dance and poetry to pay homage to the music of her youth that has served as the foundation of her choreographic language. The days when dance was new to her and she would spend hours dancing in the studio, flying above the clouds and frolicking with the birds and bees like the winds whirling through the trees. Back To Me is a part of the Visions of Peace program of the 5th annual Peacebook Festival which features 5 videos about peace by Chicago artists. Peacebook is a part of Collaboraction's We Still Dream campaign that includes Lift Every Voice (premiering on Oct. 23, 24 and 25th) and The Utopian Ball on Nov. 14th. Go to collaboraction.org for tickets, bios, to become a member of the Together Network and to make a donation to support this work. Collaboraction's mission is to incite social change through artistic projects with deep community collaboration and engagement that cultivate knowledge, empathy, dialogue and change. A new video will be released to Collaboraction's YouTube Channel and Facebook page each day for 10 days starting Oct. 19, 2020. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to this page to see them all.