RELENTLESS Dramaturg Khalid Y. Long explores the history of Black Victorians—the pivotal inspiration behind Tyla Abercrumbie’s critically acclaimed play.

Playwright Tyla Abercrumbie explores her inspiration for writing RELENTLESS.

Learn more about the artist behind the daring, dynamic and iconic 22/23 Season artwork.

In the post-war years, there was nothing quite so
American as TV.

Over time, The Tonight Show
hosts—Johnny Carson, Jay
Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy
Fallon—have become
household names, their
self-titled programs popping
up in TV guides and while
channel surfing. But the
tradition of titling the show
after the host began with one
man: Jack Paar.

“I played an unsympathetic part—myself,” quipped Oscar Levant in
a 1946 interview about his role in Humoresque, a film in which he
portrayed an accompanist and sidekick.

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.