Kerry Reid, Windy City Witness
The longtime critic and reporter, now theatre and dance editor at the Chicago Reader, gives her take on the city’s vibrant, often misunderstood theatre scene.
All Stories About Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre Names 2019-20 Playwrights Unit
Four Chicago-based writers will develop new works as part of the year-long residency.
A Short Amount of Time With David Cale
The monologuist is telling his most personal story ever at the Public Theatre, and he finds that music helps the medicine go down.
This Month in Theatre History
From landmark productions of O’Neill, Charles Gordone, Wole Soyinka, and Deborah Rogin to the opening of Michigan’s Farmers Alley Theatre, May has been an eventful month.
National Disability Theatre Launches Commissioning Partnership
The organization will partner with La Jolla Playhouse and Goodman Theatre to develop and produce two new plays by Gregg Mozgala and Christopher Shinn.
3 World Premieres Set for Goodman Theatre’s 2019-20 Season
The world premieres include works by Lucas Hnath and Korde Arrington Tuttle, and a new ‘Outsiders’ musical by Adam Rapp and the band Jamestown Revival.
Chuck Smith, Charles Smith, and a South Side Friendship
Their partnership has brought Chicago some great theatre, once folks got past confusing their names.
The Subtext: Rebecca Gilman
The playwright of ‘Luna Gale’ and the new ‘Twilight Bowl’ discusses the perfect day job and that time she slept in Mary Rodgers’s apartment.
How the Shows Went On After 9/11, With an Assist From Ovid
Broadway may have reopened its theatres on Sept. 13, but it was Mary Zimmerman’s ‘Metamorphoses’ that seemed to capture and transform NYC’s grief.
American Blues Theater Wins 5 Equity Jeff Awards
Goodman Theater also won big at Monday night’s ceremony.