In theater, everything we make is layered with inspiration. Creativity, quite literally, builds worlds before your eyes. But in a moment that necessitates new methods and means, what does creation look like?

This month, inspired by our Encore series plays and creative forces behind the scenes, take a look at the breadth of re/invention that happens at the Goodman.

Catching Creation
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Catching Creation with Christina Anderson

The Goodman produced How To Catch Creation in 2019—now audiences have another chance to see it as part of the ENCORE streaming series March 15-28. Read how playwright Christina Anderson sparks her own creation when working on a new play.

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The Big IDEAA

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,

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Creative Connections

In a year when the arts have changed drastically for all creatives, young artists are feeling the uncertainty of what comes next. The members of

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Finding a Common Language

Teatro Buendía Artistic Director and Pedro Páramo director Flora Lauten reflects on her company’s collaborations at the Goodman and the shared impulses of theater across cultures.

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G.K. Marche’s Legacy: Black Women Writers Writers You Should Know About

While How To Catch Creation’s character G.K. Marche is fictional, playwright Christina Anderson might have drawn inspiration from any number of writers, novelists, and thinkers who have shaped the history of American writing and fiction. Looking for a new book to read? Below are short biographies and selected works of Black women whose work might inspire you like Marche’s work inspires the character Stokes.

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