Tracey Gordon is growing up fast, and you'll want to come along for the ride. Chewing Gum Dreams is Michaela Coel's unforgettable debut. A fierce, funny, and big hearted journey through first love, last days of school, and the moments that shape who we become. Theatre503 celebrates this classic debut and vital part of our contemporary canon with a production that reminds us where some of our most powerful voices began.

Troy Maxson has cheated death once, but the past keeps closing in. On Pittsburgh's streets, he cracks jokes and spins stories, yet at home, the pressure is building. His wife, Rose holds the family together. She sees a changing world and hopes their son Cory might step into it with more freedom than Troy ever had. But when dreams collide, and tempers flare, the Maxson's edge towards a reckoning that could reshape everything they know.

Josie is seeing her mother Fay for the first time in a while – she's never walked into a prison before and she's been putting it off for fifteen years. Uncovering the memories they share is going to be more perilous than either of them can imagine…