King Hedley II returns at City Lit Theater

Chicago has long had a rich connection to the late August Wilson. Goodman Theatre, the first in the nation to present all ten plays in Wilson’s “Century Cycle,” loved the playwright (who died in 2005) so much that they chose his 1999 play, King Hedley II, as the inaugural show in 2001 at their then new venue on Dearborn. Wilson’s work has also been a regular feature at Court Theatre, where resident artist Ron OJ Parson will become one of a handful of directors in the U.S. to complete the entire cycle when Joe Turner’s Come and Gone opens in January. Congo Square Theatre Company was championed by Wilson and produced several of his plays before closing after a dispute between the artistic ensemble and the board. King Hedley IIThrough 11/29: Fri–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM; also Mon 11/16 7:30 PM; City Lit Theater, 1020 W.

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