Congo Square Theatre Company celebrates Black artistry with its bodacious 2023 Homecoming Benefit: Blackity, Black, Black

Honoring three Chicago theater artists Tosin Morohunfola, Morocco Omari, and Pemon Rami and featuring performances by Yaw Agyeman in Concert, and DJ Rae Chardonnay at LM Studio, Thursday evening, June

 

Congo Square Theatre Company celebrates Black artistry with its bodacious 2023 Homecoming Benefit: Blackity, Black, Black

Honoring three Chicago theater artists Tosin Morohunfola, Morocco Omari, and Pemon Rami and featuring performances by Yaw Agyeman in Concert, and DJ Rae Chardonnay at LM Studio, Thursday evening, June 15

CHICAGO (May 9, 2023) – Chicago’s Congo Square Theatre Company, one of the nation’s premier African American theatres, kicks off Juneteenth weekend with a celebration of all things Black, beautiful and bodacious!  Blackity, Black, Black, Congo Square’s 2023 Homecoming Benefit, takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at LM Studios, 808 S. Michigan Ave.

Congo Square’s annual Homecoming Benefit celebrates the beauty of Black art, Black culture, and Black community. Hosted by WTTW’s Angel Idowu, three Chicago theater-makers will be singled out and recognized for their artistic excellence and contributions to the local theater scene: rising star actor and producer Tosin Morohunfola will receive the Emerging Artist award; award-winning actor, screenwriter, producer, and director Morocco Omari will receive the Artistic Excellence award; and legendary Chicago producer, director, and Illinois Arts Council board member Pemon Rami will be awarded the Lifetime Legacy award.

Attendees will also be invited to build community over food and drink, while enjoying live entertainment provided by multi-disciplinary artist Yaw Agyeman and DJ Rae Chardonnay filling the dance floor.

Blackity, Black, Black tickets for the public start at $250, and, thanks to Congo Square’s ongoing commitment to radical generosity, industry and community tickets are $50 (subject to availability). Thanks to the Radical Expansion Premier Sponsor, Paul and De Gray and In the Works Fund, all contributions made through May 31, 2023 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $15,000. To purchase tickets, make a donation, or become a sponsor, visit congosquaretheatre.org/homecoming

Founded in 1999, Congo Square will be celebrating its 25thAnniversary Season beginning in Fall 2023. Details about this landmark season will be announced during the Homecoming Benefit.

Congo Square Theatre Company is an ensemble dedicated to producing transformative work rooted in the African Diaspora. We are a haven for artists of color to challenge and redefine the theatrical canon by amplifying and creating stories that reflect the reach and complexities of Black Culture. Congo Square is one of only two African American Actors’ Equity theater companies in Chicago. Founded in 1999, Congo Square aimed to provide a platform for Black artists to present works that exemplified the majesty, diversity, and intersectionality of stories from the African Diaspora.

 For more information on Congo Square, visit www.congosquaretheatre.org.

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