PRESS & AWARDS

PRESS

The press generated by Collaboraction demonstrates how Chicago’s performing arts and artists can provide a unique and critical role in local and national social activism.

ABC7 CHICAGO

Collaboraction COO Beverly Dines and Luminaries Ensemble Member Earl Hester Perform at the 12th Annual Vigil for Survivors and Victims of Gun Violence in Chicago.

NYT LA HAVANA MADRID COVERAGE

A Lost Latino Hotspot Is Reborn on a Chicago Stage

Quote: Sandra Delgado wrote and stars in “La Havana Madrid,” about a Chicago nightclub that was a hub for the city’s Latino community.
Author: Kris Vire

By Jerald Pierce

“This will be the first time ever that I will be in a theatrical space and maintain my identity, and that is really impactful to me given this last year.” -Karen Olivo

HYDE PARK HERALD

Collaboraction Theatre creates digital platform to showcase theater for social change
By Anne Spiselman

“Fast forward to 2020 and the dual pandemics of Covid-19 and social injustice, and Collaboraction felt the need to push through the challenges by doubling down on programming. The goal: to cultivate knowledge, understanding, dialogue, and action regarding oppression and the ensuing poverty and inequity.”

AWARDS

Collaboraction has won a number of national and local awards acknowledging our artistic excellence, our commitment to community engagement, and our innovative and effective use of art as a catalyst for change and social justice.

Comcast & Ovation TV Stand for the Arts Award

Comcast and Ovation TV honored Collaboraction with the first Stand for the Arts Award in 2018, "acknowledging Collaboraction’s community engagement work, collaborating with artists, community activists and citizens from throughout the city to create original productions that explore critical social issues."

The Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theatre

The Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theatre
The Castillo Theatre's 20th Annual Otto Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Collaboraction was awarded for the company's "focus on engaging racism and poverty as the root causes of Chicago's epidemic of violence."

Pictured left is Collaboraction Artistic Director, Anthony Moseley, along with fellow honorees (front row left to right) Eduardo Machado, Mia Katigbak, Anthony Moseley of Collaboration and (back row, left to right) Dan Friedman, Beau Willimon, Woodie King, Jr., Todd London, David Cherry, Diane Stiles and John Rankin III.

Emmy Award

Collaboraction was recognized with an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding Achievement for Human Interest, Long Form, for "The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Trial in the Delta" in 2022.

Multiracial Unity Award of the Racial Justice Task Force

The Racial Justice Task Force of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago awarded Collaboraction with the 2020 Multiracial Unity Award for our work as an ethno-diverse company using theatre to dismantle oppression and unite Chicago.

Foster Innovation Award

The City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events awarded Collaboraction with the 2020 Foster Innovation Award for outstanding work in theatre.