Chicago Playwright Laura Force Scruggs and her "Punk Grandpa" plus Nelson Velasquez, founder of Improductions improv company.

This week on ART ON THE AIR (9/4 & 9/6) We feature Chicago playwright and solo one-women show performer  Laura Force Scruggs, who will be  reading excerpts from her play, Punk Grandpa, about growing up around her eccentric grandfather, plus discussing her work in progress on a current play about Chicago social reformer Jane Addams. Our Spotlight is on the Crown Point based improv group founded in 2017, Improductions with its founder Nelson Velazquez, discussing upcoming projects and classes offered by his group. Tune in on Friday at 11am for our hour long conversation with our special guests or listen on the web at WVLP.org Listen to past ART ON THE AIR shows at brech.com/aota. Rebroadcast on WVLP - Monday at 5pm and Sunday (9/6) on 7pm on Lakeshore Public Radio 89.1FM or lakeshorepublicradio.org. Please have your friends send show feedback to Lakeshore at: [email protected] Send your questions about our show to [email protected]. LIKE us on Facebook.com/artonthairwvlp to keep up to date about art issues in the Region. New and encore episodes also heard as podcasts on: anchor.fm/art-on-the-air, NPR ONE, and Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/1s7QF3ApaM2gOKQUam8BT7), and several other podcast platforms. Larry A Brechner & Ester Golden hosts of ART ON THE AIR.