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Shakespeare Project of Chicago

Dear Rhoda
2026-03-20 18:45:00 2026-03-20 22:00:00 America/Chicago Shakespeare Project of Chicago Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Friday, March 20
6:45pm - 10:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-20 18:45:00 2026-03-20 22:00:00 America/Chicago Shakespeare Project of Chicago Niles-Maine District Library - Commons Meeting Room A&B

Niles-Maine District Library

Commons Meeting Room A&B

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents a theatrical reading of the play Dear Rhoda by Donna Russell and David Ranney. Directed by Peter Garino.

Set against the backdrop of the famous 1920s Chicago Progressive Art scene, a recently discovered treasure trove of letters chronicles a defiant story of love and resilience between a sanitarium patient and a bookseller. 

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