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

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.

See what the characters of “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” have to say about the quest to become queen bee.

Describing a play using words is one thing, but an image can go even further towards giving audiences a sense of what to expect. See how artist Mary Williamson, a longtime Ike Holter collaborator, translated “I Hate It Here” into a fitting visual.

Lili-Anne Brown on bringing I Hate It Here—running July 15-18 only—to life on stage.

“I Hate It Here” playwright Ike Holter shares how he wrote a play about the world falling apart—while the world was falling apart.

Willa J. Taylor, Walter Director of Education and Engagement, on celebrating and recognizing queer theater history this Pride Month with moving documentaries, podcasts, articles and more.