American Blues Theater premieres “Things with Friends” by Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz. Courtesy of Christopher Boudewyns

World premiere

American Blues Theater commences its 40th anniversary season with the world premiere of artistic affiliate and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristoffer Diaz’s “Things With Friends,” winner of ABT’s 2023 Blue Ink Playwrighting Award. The play is about a Manhattan couple hosting a dinner party around the same time the George Washington Bridge collapses. Artistic affiliate Dexter Bullard directs.

Previews at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29-30; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31; and 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 3-4, at 5627 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. The show opens Sept. 5. $39.50, $49.50, $64.50 (opening night). (773) 654-3103 or americanbl

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