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I doubt Wendell B. Harris Jr and his film, Chameleon Street, are in need of an intro on this blog.

Here’s the press release:

Actor/Writer/Director Wendell B. Harris, Jr. continues efforts to keep his award-winning film, Chameleon Street, among the not-forgotten gems of cinematic history by kicking off 2010 with a launch of his critically-acclaimed film among new releases on iTunes. Chameleon Street is debuting in the iTunes catalog and joins an elite group of films negotiated through aggregate firm TuneCore, as it celebrates twenty years since its’ winning entry at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival.

Chameleon Street is a psychological comedy that uses the real-life story of Douglas Street, an infamous Michigan-born imposter, to explore the myth of the American Dream, the paradox of African-American male identity, and the movie medium’s uncanny ability to get under the skin of American Society. It is the quintessential story of...

Chicago – “Beautiful,” I said to Josh Arteaga, the playwright of “SunChoke,” after experiencing his post-apocalyptic narrative at the Raven Theater. Why that particular word would come out of such dread is emblematic of the entirety.

Play Rating: 4.0/5.0

SunChoke contains many moments of spoken and expository beauty in it, despite the focus on the loss of humanity during a plague. Arteaga’s idea of creating a parallel universe next to the desperation both heightens the anguish and provides dark reasoning behind the reality.

’SunChoke’ runs through October 18th at the Raven Theater, Chicago, Il

Photo credit: Rodez Productions

The play is about three survivors of a massive plague that has effected cities throughout the countryside. Eli, Isaiah and Ruth have escaped to an abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of the disaster, but have absolutely no food once they get there. This situation is putting a tentative grasp on their sanity and relationships,...