Online This Week: Free Willy, a 12-Hour Cabaret, American Fascism
This is an especially rich week, whether you’re craving meaty drama, durational performance, or livestream experimentation.
All Stories About Goodman Theatre
Goodman Announces 2020-21 Playwrights Unit
This year’s cohort will be Eliza Bent, Marisa Carr, Terry Guest, and Exal Iraheta.
Goodman Theatre Sets 4 World Premieres for 2021
The season will feature three postponed productions, including the world premiere of ‘The Outsiders.’
‘I Want To Be Part of That’: The Urgent Work of Diversifying White Theatre Staffs
Most theatres recognize that all-white seasons and casts are wrong. So why are administration, management, and staff still so homogeneous?
This Month in Theatre History
From the first staging of an English-language on U.S. soil to the founding of Arena Stage, August has been a hot month for theatre.
Ken-Matt Martin: ‘Rooting For Everybody Black’
The Southern-bred director spent his early years breaking down barriers, and he’s now intent on joining a movement for change and inclusivity in the theatre.
Mean and Green, With a Splash (or More) of Ankara Print
3 costume designers indulge their ’80s nostalgia to varying degrees in 3 separate productions of Jocelyn Bioh’s ‘School Girls.’
Three on the Aisle: Do Streams Come True?
This week the critics debate streamed and recorded theatre vs. live, and dip into the reader mailbag.
‘Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin’ to Stream Live as Benefit for U.S. Arts Orgs
Proceeds from the musical event, streamed from Florence, Italy, will go 13 theatres and institutions Felder has called home.
Onscreen This Month: Quarantine Edition #2
A number of canceled shows from San Diego to Phoenix were recorded before the pandemic shutdown, and now you can watch them at home.
