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WHEN:
Thru July 10, 2022
WHERE:
Goodman Theatre
170 N Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
TICKETS:
$15 +
For individual ticket prices and more information, visit the Goodman Theatre website or call the
box office at 312-443-3800.
Goodman Theatre presents its 2021-22 Season, a return to in-person performances in its Main Stage Albert Theatre and the courtyard Owen Theatre.
The 2021-22 Season features the following eight plays, as described by a Goodman Theatre spokesperson:
ALBERT THEATRE SERIES:
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Thru August 29, 2021
American Mariachi
September 18 – October 24, 2021
“Familia, amor and tradición—and breaking it—are at the heart of this ‘big-hearted musical tug at the heartstrings.’”
Gem of the Ocean
January 22 – February 27, 2022
“Tensions flare into riots across Pittsburgh’s Hill District as chaos threatens a city desperate for freedom. It’s 1904, the dawn of the new century—yet slavery’s shadow looms large. There is solace to be found at the home of 285-year-old Ester Tyler, keeper and transmitter of African American history and cleanser of souls. When a suspicious traveler appears at her door in search of a new life, Aunt Ester guides him on a journey of spiritual awakening.”
Good Night, Oscar
March 12 – April 17, 2022
“In this show starring Sean Hayes, it’s 1958 and Jack Paar hosts wild card and frequent guest Oscar Levant on his late-night talk show in an episode the audience won’t soon forget.”
The Outsiders
March 27 – July 10, 2022
“The classic story is reimagined in a musical for a new generation.”
OWEN THEATRE SERIES:
Fannie
October 15 – November 14, 2021
“Inspired by the life of famed civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and performed and sung by Chicago’s E. Faye Butler, this passionate rally cry aims to define what it means to be a true revolutionary.”
the ripple, the wave that carried me home
February 11 – March 13, 2022
“A story about justice, legacy, memory and the ultimate challenge of forgiveness.”
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
April 1 – May 1, 2022
“Mary Zimmerman play about one of history’s most imaginative minds returns to Goodman Theatre nearly three decades after its debut.”
For more information, visit the Goodman Theatre website.
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