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A Chicago family that acts together, stays together

CHICAGO - Most families try to avoid drama. The Rawlins family embraces it - drama of the theatrical variety, that is.

If you ventured to Victory Gardens Theater in the last few weeks, you would have set eyes on Michael Anthony Rawlins in "Moon Man Walk." And if you made a trip to the Goodman Theatre this past holiday season to take in the 40th anniversary of "A Christmas Carol," you probably saw Kei Rawlins, 9, in his professional stage debut as a Cratchit/Turkey Boy.

And the woman in their lives - Michael's wife and Kei's mom - is not to be

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