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GovState Theatre and Performance Studies presents
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By Lynn Nottage
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Univ
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Univ
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Univ
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Univ
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Univ
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
Comedy/Drama, Drama
Runs Apr 09Apr 12, 2026

Performed in GovState’s Sherman Hall.

Includes Sensitive Topics. Recommended for Ages 16+

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark is a seventy-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy scholars will debate for years to come.