Legendary Detroit playwright Pearl Cleage strongly believes in letting characters lead a story. “Nobody comes to the theater to be preached at,” Cleage told the Free Press. “And I’m the daughter of a ...

At the age of 74, the writer Pearl Cleage is about to have a moment in Chicago. Next week, the Goodman Theatre opens the first Chicago production of Cleage’s 2010 play, “The Nacirema Society,” a piece ...