# Chicago Theater Stages Race-Tinged Police Drama

https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/american-son-ghostlight-ensemble/

Ghostlight Ensemble stages 'American Son' at Friendship Community Place in Chicago. The play explores a Black parent's anxiety over a missing son in a police station. Officer Larkin's questions and actions reflect racial tensions in the narrative.

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Created: 2026-10-26T01:14:27.040602+00:00

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Original source: https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/american-son-ghostlight-ensemble/