Thornton Wilder Estate to Launch ‘Long Christmas Dinner’ Festival
This new annual festival of performances of Wilder’s play‘The Long Christmas Dinner’ will be seen across theatres, high schools, and colleges nationally.
All Stories About The Goodman Theatre
Offscript: Pearl Cleage Speaks Her Truth
On this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago’s month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play ‘Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard.’
Jamal Howard Named 2023 Maggio Directing Fellow
Howard has previously choreographed work at the Goodman.
Overworked, Underpaid, Unheard: Chicago Theatre Freelancers Speak Out
Behind and beyond recent reckonings at the city’s theatres are countless tales of exploitation, harm, and silencing—but it’s not too late for change.
The Familiar and the New: Teaching Black Plays in Jewish High Schools
How a plan to teach ‘Pipeline’ and ‘School Girls’ grew into a curriculum stressing both the plays’ universality and specificity on issues of race, colorism, and inequity.
Goodman Theatre Names 2017-18 Maggio Directing Fellow
Jo Cattell will be in residence at the theatre this season and assist on a production.
La Jolla Playhouse Offers New Work With a Bite
The theatre is engaging new audiences with diverse work and a little nosh.
Goodman Theatre Announces 2016-17 Playwrights Unit Members
Four playwrights will be in residence at the theatre.
Forget That Print Ad, Tease Them With a Video
Before the show opened, the team of ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at the Goodman had to market it in 15 seconds. Here’s how they did it.
Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company Will Close After 30th Season
The Windy City storefront mainstay loses its home at the Angel Island Theater after nearly three decades.
