Court Theatre’s Community Reads Series bridges page and stage by inviting audiences to explore foundational literature that mirrors the theatrical season. Anchoring the Spotlight Reading Series 10th Anniversary Festival, this year’s book club selection is Gwendolyn Brooks’s groundbreaking 1945 debut, A Street in Bronzeville. By examining Brooks’s empathetic portraits of ordinary South Side life, the series provides a powerful lens for reflecting on the festival’s overarching theme, A Century of Black Progress.