Playwright August Wilson stood before an audience at the Theatre
Communications Group National Conference (June 1996) and declared: “I am what is known, at least among the followers and supporters of the
ideas of Marcus Garvey, as a ‘race man.’ That is simply that I believe that race matters—that it is the largest, most identifiable and most important part of our personality.”
August Wilson had a special
relationship with Chicago–
including a one-of-a-kind
collaboration with longtime
Goodman Resident Director
Chuck Smith. As he prepares to
direct what he considers the
most important work in the
10-play Century Cycle, Mr.
Smith opens up about his time
spent with the Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright.
Kamala Harris taking oath for vice presidency. Photo courtesy of the White House It is Martin Luther King Jr Day as I write this. January
Alden Vasquez In recognition of Veterans Day, November 11, Willa J. Taylor, Walter Director of Education and Engagement and Alden Vasquez, Production Stage Manager currently
Preview performances begin for the 44th annual production of “A Christmas Carol.” Read on as director Jessica Thebus shares her inspirations for this year’s staging.
Embed from Getty Images October 6, 1917 Fannie Lou Townsend is born in Montgomery County, Mississippi. She is the 20th and youngest child of Ella
It may seem clear to us today that all adult American citizens should have the right to vote. But it wasn’t so long ago that discriminatory actions kept people of color from exercising their civil liberty, as 19th (and even 20th) century activists advocated for their own group while ignoring the rights of those unlike them
Never one to take the easy route, award-winning performer E. Faye Butler relishes roles that really makes her work, especially when embodying Fannie Lou Hamer
Just as the company of American Mariachi was finishing their final dress rehearsal at production partner Dallas Theater Center in March of 2020, the theater world as they knew it was put on pause. Now, nearly a year-and-a-half later, Director Henry Godinez traces his path from Dallas back to the Goodman stage and how that time has helped him dive deeper into the play’s emotional depths.
The characters of American Mariachi take a stand against stereotypes when they strike upon the radical idea of creating an all-women mariachi band. Chicago is home to its own all-women mariachi band: the Mariachi Sirenas. Group co-founders Eréndira Izguerra, (who plays Tía Carmen in American Mariachi) and Ibet Herrera share how representation has the potential to change a culture.
