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Pyramid Productions presents 'Crossed,' a play about Greek life effects (photo gallery and video incl.)

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Message from Montie

Shamontiel is the author of two novels: "Change for a Twenty" and "Round Trip." Check her out at shamontiel.com.

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A A-likes reveal themselves to college crowd.

Pyramid Productions playwright Calvin Leroy King III presents "Crossed," a play about Black Greek life and the effects it has on a Greek pledge and his non-Greek friends and family. This play is being shown at the DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 27 and Nov. 28.

Special thank you to Sheila Black (Production Specialist of "Crossed" and a superb intern I met while working at the Chicago Defender) for sharing some of her photos.

Click here to read my review of this play.

Check out photos and video footage from the event below.

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Principal Johnson and Mrs. Robinson pose for the camera. (Photo by Sheila Harris-Black)
Grandville and J.O. enjoy college parties and the ladies.
Grandville confesses a secret to J.O.
Portia (played by Shonta Connolly) and Talease (played by Brittany Scales) plot on how to get into Destiny sorority.
The fraternity A A-Likes are about to reveal themselves.
The Destiny sorors pose backstage, (from left: Sheila Harris-Black, Nadjia Harris who played Destiny, and Trinny Ferguson) (Photo by Sheila Harris-Black)
One of the Divine Nine strolls at a college party. (Photo by Sheila Harris-Black)
Grandville and Gorgeous (played by Kim Matthews) have a moment. (Photo by Sheila Harris-Black)
The cast and crew stand are introduced.
The DuSable Museum was packed for "Crossed" play. (Photo by Sheila Harris-Black)