Saul's `Song' // Activist's tale is labor of love

Life is too short not to be full of passion and commitment.

Chicago activist and community organizer Saul Alinsky `The Love Song of Saul Alinsky' Opens tonight, to Oct. 3

Blue Rider Theatre, 1822 S. Halsted $18-$22 (773) 989-1006 Oct. 8, to Oct. 25 Duncan YMCA, Chernin Center for the Arts $18-$22 (773) 989-1006

Throughout its five-year existence, Terrapin Theatre has had astrong commitment to producing works with strong social relevance.

In 1995, the company staged a searing production of JosephFedorko's "Acts of Contrition," a timely play that looked at thedeath penalty and asked the question: Should "an eye for an eye" bethe credo …