This winter, The Joyce Foundation is proud to support Court Theatre’s production of Invisible Man, January 12 – February 19. In conjunction with an exhibition at the DuSable Museum of African American History, this world premiere promises to stimulate conversation and reflection on the African American experience then and now.

In this world premiere stage production, the first authorized by The Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust, a landmark American novel comes to life. Ralph Ellison’s classic story of a young African American’s search for his identity blazes with luminous theatricality and truth. Adapted by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oren Jacoby, Invisible Man marks the first Chicago appearance by award-winning New York City director Christopher McElroen, a co-founder of the Classical Theatre of Harlem. Invisible Man is a produced in association with Christopher McElroen Productions.