Step inside rehearsal for Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol returning to the stage for its 44th annual production in the heart of the Chicago Loop following a year of darkened stages.
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Goodman Theatre on Wednesday announced it will return to live, in-person performances beginning July 30 with the Chicago premiere of Jocelyn Bioh’s “School Girls: Or, The African Mean Girls Play,” a production that was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic shutdown of theaters. The production runs July 30-Aug. 29 in the Albert Theatre.
“This, truly, is the moment we’ve been waiting for at once a ‘homecoming’ and a new beginning after one of the most challenging periods of our collective experience. We are enormously grateful to our audiences, with special thanks to all who’ve joined us virtually as a sponsor or spectator . and thrilled to welcome you back now,” said artistic director Robert Falls in a statement.
Goodman Theatre Announces 2021/2022 Season Featuring THE OUTSIDERS Musical, A CHRISTMAS CAROL & More
The season lineup features American Mariachi, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Gem of the Ocean and more.by Chloe Rabinowitz
It s a summer homecoming for Goodman Theatre audiences! On July 30, Chicago s theater since 1925 will resume live, in-person performances following a 16-month COVID-19 pandemic period of darkened stages. Artistic Director Robert Falls and Executive Director Roche Schulfer announced a 10-play line-up, beginning with Jocelyn Bioh s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play-director Lili-Anne Brown s Chicago premiere production that was suspended days before its opening night in March 2020. Next up, eight plays are offered as part of the Goodman s 2021/2022 Homecoming Season Membership-four world-premieres, including a major musical adaptation; a Chicago premiere; two classic revivals and one play TBA. In addition, A Christmas Carol returns
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In Willy Russell s 1980 play
Educating Rita, the title character (a working-class hairdresser taking Open University literature courses in London) responds to the question Suggest how you might resolve the staging difficulties inherent in a production of Ibsen s
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Debates and speculation continue to unspool about whether or not online theater is really theater and whether it can (or should) continue after the pandemic ends. But even defining what online theater is can be tricky.