As emancipated slaves flood north in search of employment and a chance to start over, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house in Pittsburgh, offers a new place to call home in this drama by the multiple Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars and Fences. When an angry and lost man arrives looking for his wife, forcibly removed from him years ago when he was captured and put in a chain gang by a man named Joe Turner, these once strangers are forced to confront their own demons and to come together to help him find his way. This is the first of two plays at P&P that look back at life 100 years ago in celebration of our 100th Anniversary Season. August Wilson is heralded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century to explore black consciousness and culture.
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2009 | Best Revival of a Play |
Female Troubles (6/25/24-8/4/24)
Goodman Theatre is at 170 N Dearborn St.
The Penelopiad (3/2/24-3/31/24)
Highway Patrol (1/20/24-2/18/24)
The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years (9/16/23-9/16/23)
The Nacirema Society (9/16/23-10/15/23)
The Who's Tommy (6/13/23-6/30/23)
Clyde's (9/10/22-10/9/22)
SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY (7/30/21-8/29/21)
Measure for Measure (4/26/21-5/9/21)
Smokefall (4/12/21-4/25/21)
Pedro Páramo (3/29/21-4/11/21)
Goodman Theatre, Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, has won international renown for the quality of productions, the depth and diversity of artistic leadership, and the excellence of its many community and educational programs. Under the guidance of Artistic Director Robert Falls and Executive Director Roche Schulfer, the Goodman is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. Central to that mission is the Goodman Artistic Collective, a diverse group of outstanding theater artists whose distinctive visions have given the Goodman an artistic identity of uncommon richness and variety. By dedicating itself to three guiding principles—quality, diversity and community—Goodman Theatre seeks to be the premier cultural organization in Chicago, providing productions and programs that make an essential contribution to the quality of life in our city.
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | ||
Little Bear Ridge Road
Downstairs Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (6/13 - 7/21) | ||
The Sarcoma Cycle
Color Club (6/5 - 7/13) | ||
The Hot Wing King
Writers Theatre - Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre (6/20 - 7/21) | ||
Murder in the Cathedral
City Lit Theater (5/3 - 6/16) | ||
Die Hard 4 Your Luv
The Factory Theater (5/31 - 7/13) | ||
Romeo and Juliet
Gross Park (7/5 - 7/7) | ||
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Student Showcase
Studebaker Theater (7/17 - 7/17) | ||
The Singularity Play
Jackalope Theatre Company (5/19 - 6/22) | ||
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