When I catch up with Lorraine a couple days after the housewarming, she acknowledges that building connections between what started out as a primarily white-led company and a predominantly Black and deliberately underfunded community has been a long process. But she also points out that, in addition to living in North Lawndale currently, “I have a 30-year history with the neighborhood.
Still, she says, “The community has every reason to suspect us. And learning to understand their distrust has been important in terms of understanding what they need to know and see in order to take a step with us.” Taking steps is literally part of the programming at Theatre Y, too; just as they did with Tate’s show last year, the company plans to do another installment of their long-runningthis summer. “We’re actually giving the Camino to the youth of North Lawndale this summer,” says Lorraine. “We’re inviting them to create a mini-Camino where they decide the route, they decide the adventure, they craft the experience for themselves and for other children.”M.T.
The timeline for when renovations in the larger space will be completed is fluid, but Lorraine and the company have a clear vision of what they’re aiming for. “We want to keep the aesthetic of the loading dock,” says Lorraine. “We all feel that it’s actually quite beautiful. We don’t want to corporatize the building in any way.
Meanwhile, the company is kicking off their new “Monday Night Buzz” series March 6 in the front cabaret room with a program curated by
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