Creative work and personal values align in our youth summer program, Strike!: The Youth Political Theater Project. Goodman Teaching Artist Sam Mauceri explores the necessity of such programming in these times and how live audience interaction can transform political theater.
Last summer, the Goodman launched Alone Together, a FREE solo performance intensive for high school students. Almost a year later, Ethan Alonzo, a program participant, reunites with Teaching Artist and Sound Designer Michael Bodeen to reflect on their experiences and the joys and sorrows of creating virtual theater in the early days of the pandemic.
Creating a Culture of Opportunity for All—On Stage and Off—at Goodman Theatre When COVID-19 forced the Goodman to suspend live in-person performances one year ago,
What we do as an arts and community organization is not just about who comes to the Goodman—it’s also about how we can be a part of our community in meaningful ways. Get a sneak peek at our upcoming virtual event, Reimagining Tomorrow.
Unlike any other Goodman program, Future Labs involves individuals from departments across the entire theater. Find out why some of these staffers joined the team.
This fall, participants in InterGens—the Goodman’s multi-generational program for young artists and lifelong learners—wrote and performed original work inspired by the theme “Radical Imagination.” In this excerpt, Shola Jimoh shares her vision of a brighter future.
“The sound mix on the Goodman audio play is stellar” (Chicago Tribune). From the crackling of a warm fire to the rattling of Jacob Marley’s ghost, Sound Designer and Audio Producer Richard Woodbury discusses how an audio play gets made.
From Tulsa, Oklahoma to a Civil War battlefield and beyond, this summer the participants of GeNarrations—the Goodman’s storytelling performance workshop for adults 55+—explored “Stories of the Systems that Built Us.”
Revisit four captivating Goodman productions by Dael Orlandersmith, a provocative writer and performer with a singular ability to write, inhabit and empathize with characters…
Howard Witt, born in Chicago in 1932, studied at the Goodman School of Drama (now The Theatre School at DePaul University) before launching a career that took him around the nation.
