keerah
Amplify World Premiere
by Netta Walker
directed by McKenzie Chinn
May 29—June 28, 2026
at Definition Theatre, 1160 E. 55th St

A winner of Amplify Series Four (2024), keerah follows two aspiring young writers who meet in a Chicago neighborhood on the cusp of gentrification. Ciara, a Black American poet, and Cormac, an Irish writer on a J1 visa. They connect over their shared love of language, literature, and the art of cruelty. What begins as fun flirtation transforms into an intense summer romance—until immigration, bad decisions, and unspoken truths tear them apart.