Warm on the Coolin' Board

In 2009 Chicago made national news with yet another scandal. This one was noteworthy because it veered radically from the typical scandal factories of political corruption, organized crime, and urban violence.

A historic Black cemetery, the final resting place of Emmitt Till and Dinah Washington, was thrust into the national spotlight, as their systematic desecration of the dead was brought to light. This scandal rocked even the most cynical of Chicagoans.

Warm on the Coolin’ Board is a revival of the production that was staged in the immediate aftermath of the scandal.
For us, this show was personal. Most every Black Chicagoan with roots in the great migration has family buried in Burr Oak cemetery. This play reminds us of the tenuous nature of our relationships to the departed, and the needs of those on both sides of the great divide.