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Live docudrama adapted from the lost transcripts of the 1955 trial of the men who murdered Emmett Till, co-adapted by Willie Round and G. Riley Mills and co-directed by Anthony Moseley and Dana Anderson.

Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till

Kimball Arts Center

A staged reading of Lawndale King, Willie Round's new play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s time living in Chicago's North Lawndale community in 1966. Directed by Pemon Rami, followed by a post-show discussion with Willie Round. Free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Lawndale King

Chicago History Museum

A raw, intimate drama by and based on Chicago writer, rapper, producer and Collaboraction Company Member Willie Round's experiences growing up on Chicago's west side making music. The plot follows Anthony and Devontae, two aspiring hip-hop artists from Chicago's North Lawndale community struggling to climb beyond their circumstances while creating music under the control of a manipulative strip-club owner.

MUD LIFE

Collaboraction's three-time Emmy award-winning docudrama, adapted from the lost transcripts of the 1955 trial of the men who murdered Emmett Till. Returns in its most fully realized staging to inaugurate the company's House of Belonging.

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Willie Round

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Upcoming events

Nov 12, 2026

MUD LIFE · Collaboraction

Mar 6, 2027

Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till · Collaboraction

Past events

Feb 19, 2026

Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till · Collaboraction

Jan 19, 2026

Lawndale King · Collaboraction

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