Collaboraction company members and playwriting duo G. Riley Mills and Willie “Prince Roc” Round adapted Trial in the Delta, drawing for the first time from actual courtroom transcripts. By doing so, they’ve offered a new, more authentic account of one of the most monumental injustices of the U.S. legal system in the 20th century. The production will be directed by Collaboraction company members Anthony Moseley and Dana N. Anderson.

Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till will be presented two days only, Saturday, February 26 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. at The DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood.

Reduced Price tickets are available for youth, educators, seniors, artists, activists, and low income patrons. Please be prepared to demonstrate eligibility onsite with ID, business card, etc and to submit a short survey information at the box office.

Filming Notice:

Please be aware that a photography and film team will be recording and documenting the event. The photographs and films may be published, transmitted or broadcast by Collaboraction and used in public materials, including on Collaboraction's website, and may be circulated to the press and other broadcast media and internet websites for publication, transmission or broadcast. 

COVID information:

Tickets are non-refundable. In the event of a COVID-19 surge, the event will be rescheduled and tickets will be honored for the rescheduled event.

Collaboraction will adhere to all state and local guidelines for COVID-19, including requiring masks and full vaccination confirmation. Please see Collaboraction's website for the full COVID-19 policy.