CHICAGO: A new subscription-based program, designed to highlight the non-white theatre offerings in Chicago, seeks to address recent questions about the Illinoistheatre capital’s image as too predominantly white. Silk Road Theatre Project, the League of Chicago Theatres, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Congo Square Theatre Company and Teatro Vista banded together to create a new $98 subscription package, “Looks Like Chicago,”which would give audiences a chance to see one ethnic-specific work from each of the four local companies.
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