THE DAM INN by Sonja Lynn Mata / inicios Festival 2026
Be part of an engaging play reading featured in inicios - 3rd Chicago Latino Playwright Festival 2026 — you won’t want to miss it.
FREE PUBLIC EVENT. Please RSVP.
Experience the groundbreaking inicios - Chicago Latine Playwright Festival! Join us for the engaging theater play reading of The Dam Inn by Sonja Lynn Mata and directed by Sonya Madrigal at Collaboraction Theatre.
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Welcome to The Dam Inn where the Palwaukee Airport is in the backyard and the Des Plaines River is knocking on the front door. Nature vs. Man collides and at its center is the owner- Mel. As the pressure mounts with the looming airport expansion Mel reckons with the future while struggling to honor her late father's legacy. Based on a real bar in a real town, this documentary style drama exposes the forces brought down upon a community and its institutions lost to time. KA-BOOM!
in English, with a sprinkle of Spanish.
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For the latest updates on all CLATA events, please visit clata.org.
Be part of an engaging play reading featured in inicios - 3rd Chicago Latino Playwright Festival 2026 — you won’t want to miss it.
FREE PUBLIC EVENT. Please RSVP.
Experience the groundbreaking inicios - Chicago Latine Playwright Festival! Join us for the engaging theater play reading of The Dam Inn by Sonja Lynn Mata and directed by Sonya Madrigal at Collaboraction Theatre.
_________________________________________
Welcome to The Dam Inn where the Palwaukee Airport is in the backyard and the Des Plaines River is knocking on the front door. Nature vs. Man collides and at its center is the owner- Mel. As the pressure mounts with the looming airport expansion Mel reckons with the future while struggling to honor her late father's legacy. Based on a real bar in a real town, this documentary style drama exposes the forces brought down upon a community and its institutions lost to time. KA-BOOM!
in English, with a sprinkle of Spanish.
_________________________________________
For the latest updates on all CLATA events, please visit clata.org.
Lineup
Sonja Lynn Mata - Playwright -
Sonya Madrigal - Director -
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Highlights
- In person
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Location
Collaboraction Theatre Company
1757 North Kimball Avenue
#105 Chicago, IL 60647
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