50 Wards: A Civic Mosaic 
Five Short Films 
Premiering Spring 2023
LookingglassTheatre.org 

Chicago from above. Contiguous. Glittering. Bordered only by vast, shimmering Lake Michigan. A city connected.   
 
Chicago at street level. Blocks sliced into 50 disparate districts. A city splintered. 

50 Wards: A Civic Mosaic is an ambitious multi and mixed media attempt to weave together through storytelling savvy a dazzling tapestry of hometown experiences, bridge the distance between neighborhoods, and plot the line from our fascinating history to our complex present on through to tomorrow’s promise.  

When last we met in the wards, we saw you in the woods (39), at the jazz joint (49), behind the fortress walls (25), parading (3), and tapping through Time (30). The next 5 in this series of 50 will see you before a mural (16), at the shipping store (40), in silent films (47), and in two theatres – one abandoned (8) and one a toy (5). 
 
See your city through the glimmer of the artist’s eye and discover how and where we fit…together. 

Watch the past films of 50 Wards: A Civic Mosaic here and stay tuned for this year's short films in Spring 2023.