Gilman and Falls: A Match Made at the Goodman
Gearing up for their 6th collaboration at the Goodman, the playwright and director reflect on an artistic partnership that has spanned 25 years.
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Alliance’s Susan V. Booth Will Be Next Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre
She succeeds Robert Falls at the company where she once worked as director of new-play development, after 21 years leading Atlanta’s biggest nonprofit theatre.
This Month in Theatre History
July features the founding of a few illustrious theatrical organizations, a turn on the burlesque business wheel, a Sam Shepard classic in the remaking, and a powerful advocate for Latino playwrights.
Robert Falls to Depart Goodman Theatre in 2022
Falls, who has led the company for 35 years, will plan the 2022-23 season before departing Chicago’s oldest nonprofit theatre.
Theatre’s Fall Plans, and the Delta Variant
After more than a year of uncertainty and some hopeful planning, some theatres’ aspirations for a fall return are crashing into a fresh COVID surge.
Ike Holter May ‘Hate It Here,’ But He’s Made a Show We Can Love
Part of the Goodman Theatre’s LIVE series, the new staging combines the best of theatre and live television for a unique theatrical outing.
Play for Play, Can Theatre Learn From the NFL?
The pandemic forced a conversation about filmed performance and audience access. Let’s not drop the ball.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Reopening
The theatre will return to in-person performances in July with a new play about activist Fannie Lou Hamer.
Goodman Theatre Announces Real-Time, Online ‘Live’ Series
Working with Emmy-winning television producer Christina Tye, the company will present ‘The Sound Inside,’ ‘Ohio State Murders,’ and ‘I Hate It Here.’
Ike Holter: Beyond the Playwright
The pandemic has given the Chicago playwright a chance to step back and rethink his approach—and he hopes theatres are doing the same.
