Chicago Cultural Center — Claudia Cassidy Theater
78 E. Washington St., 2nd Floor North
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Following a year-long construction period, the 200-seat multi-purpose theater has been transformed with all new theater seats and major technology upgrades, including a state-of-the-art movie projector, screen, and speaker system. The finishing touches include major improvements to the stage lighting, upgraded acoustic panels, and a new curtain system for the stage.
Schedule
Screening of Dana Kavelina’s short films: Mark Tulip, who spoke with flowers (2018), Letter to a Turtledove (2020), and Monuments (2022)
Sunday, December 8, 1:30 p.m.
Premiere Screening: In Their Hands
Thursday, December 12, 6:30-9 p.m.
Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theater for the premiere of a new documentary, followed by a discussion and Q&A.
Ronnie Carrasquillo appears destined to die in prison. 47 years after he killed a plainclothes police officer, his life is in the hands of a parole board whose decision-making is swayed by shifting political sands and an ever-present police union. As Ronnie’s family and attorneys fight for his freedom, they keep coming back to the same question: “is this any way to decide a man’s fate?”
In Their Hands is the story of one man’s fight for freedom, and a peek behind the curtain at the politics of parole.
The film will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with the film's director and key participants.
Visit us:
Admission is FREE
Open Daily, 10am–5pm
Exhibitions close 15 minutes before the building closes
(Closed Holidays)
Find us:
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
Take CTA to Chicago Cultural Center
- From the elevated lines: exit at Washington/Wabash and walk east.
- From the subway: exit at Lake (Red Line) or Washington (Blue Line) and walk east.
- Served by Michigan Avenue buses 3, 4, 19, 20, 26, 60, 66, 124, 143, 147, 151, 157 and Washington St. buses 4, J14, 20, 56, 66, 147