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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Catey Sullivan - For the Sun-Times

Immersive ‘Port of Entry’ opens our eyes and hearts to immigrant family experiences in Chicago

A newly arrived immigrant (Lucrecia Ortiz) prays at her home altar in “Port of Entry” at Albany Park Theater Project. (Eric Strom and Sarah Joyce)

“Port of Entry” upends the conventions of traditional drama and all but destroys the fourth wall in its evocative exploration of newly arrived immigrant and refugee families to Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood.

Set within the confines of a former warehouse on the city’s near Northwest Side, the immersive production takes place in and around four fully-constructed and furnished apartments, where stories unfold and life experiences are revealed.

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