Piven Theatre Workshop

Women in Cook County jail work with members of Piven Theatre Project. The weekly workshops allow the women to express themselves in an environment where such chances are rare.

Piven Theater continues dialogue of mass incarceration through new play detailing experiences of incarcerated women

April 11, 2019

Jelani Pitcher and Rachel Shapiro in “A Home on the Lake.” The play, written by Evanston residents Stephen Fedo and Tim Rhoze, discusses race and housing discrimination in Evanston.

Local play explores race, housing discrimination in Evanston

April 25, 2018

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at a celebration Sunday for Frances Willard’s 178th birthday. Schakowsky won re-election Tuesday.

Schakowsky talks leadership at Frances Willard birthday celebration

September 25, 2017

A production of the play “Dead Man Walking” will premiere at Evanston’s Piven Theatre Workshop this weekend. The play is part of the new Quality of Mercy Project, which seeks to explore issues such as the death penalty and racial injustice through a series of arts programming.

Quality of Mercy Project created to spur conversation about death penalty, criminal justice

April 14, 2016

Social media campaign launches in Evanston to limit violence

Nora Shelly, Reporter

February 7, 2016

Local residents and community organizers launched last week a social media campaign designed to give Evanston residents a platform to voice their thoughts on violence in the city. Leadership Evanston, a program created by th...

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