These local Latino theater artists say their plays must go on, despite immigration arrests around them

Each night, as federal immigration agents roam the streets of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs detaining people in real life, playwright and actress Sandra Delgado takes the stage in Timeline Theatre’s “Hundred and Hundred of Stars” and portrays a green card holder who faces deportation.

This world premiere play, onstage at Lookingglass Theatre on Michigan Avenue through Nov. 9, puts a face on the headlines. It was written by Delgado and inspired by a story she heard while listening to WBEZ in 2016.

“I heard the story of a man who had been born in Guyana, South America, and had come to the United States as a toddler with proper documentation,” she recalled. “He got his legal permanent residentship or a green card, and always had it. Fast forward 30 years, and a couple of prior drug co