Photo Flash: Goodman Theatre Presents A TRUE HISTORY OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

Was it natural disaster or man-made greed that led to the loss of 2,200 lives in 1889? Playwright Rebecca Gilman teams up with Tony Award-winning Director Robert Falls for the world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood, an epic theatrical event set against the backdrop of the 1889 flood-a disaster more deadly than Hurricane Katrina. The Goodman commissioned Gilman, an acclaimed Chicago-based writer whose work "reaches the heart and head with equal force" (Time) and has the "ability to shake up a theater audience with the power of her ideas-and words" (Chicago Tribune), for this world premiere about love, money, class struggles and the power of theater to change lives.

A True History of the Johnstown Flood opened on March 13 and runs through April 18, 2010 in the Goodman's Albert Theatre. 

Tickets to A True History of the Johnstown Flood start at $25 and are on sale now. Call 312.443.3800, click www.GoodmanTheatre.org or visit the box office (170 North Dearborn). Mezztix are half-price mezzanine tickets available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online (promo code MEZZTIX) day of performance; Mezztix are not available by telephone. 10Tix are $10 mezzanine tickets for students available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online on the day of performance; 10Tix are not available by telephone. Valid student I.D. must be presented when picking up the tickets. Limit four per student with I.D. All tickets are subject to availability and handling fees apply. Discounted Group Tickets for 10 persons or more are available at 312.443.3820. 

Currently playing at the Goodman is: the world premiere of The Long Red Road by Brett C. Leonard, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (extended through March 21, 2010; Owen Theatre). Still to come in the 2009/2010 Season: The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith (May 1 - June 6; Albert Theatre); and The Sins of Sor Juana by Karen Zacarías, directed by Henry Godinez (June 19 - July 25, 2010; Albert) which launches the Goodman's 5th Latino Theater Festival (offerings TBA).

Named the country's "Best Regional Theatre" by Time magazine (2003), Goodman Theatre is a leader in the American theater, internationally recognized for its artists, productions and educational programs since its founding in 1925. Artistic Director Robert Falls and Executive Director Roche Schulfer's forward-thinking leadership has earned the Goodman unparalleled artistic distinction, garnered hundreds of awards-including the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre (1992) and Pulitzer Prizes for Ruined by Lynn Nottage and Glengarry GLen Ross by David Mamet-and moved dozens of plays from Chicago to stages in New York and abroad. Central to its commitment to the reinvestigation of classics and development of new plays and artists is the Goodman's Artistic Collective, including Brian Dennehy, Frank Galati, Henry Godinez, Steve Scott, Chuck Smith, ReGina Taylor and Mary Zimmerman. The largest not-for-profit theater in Chicago, the Goodman moved in 2000 into a brand new state-of-the-art complex which houses two principal theaters: the 856-seat Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre and the 400-seat flexible Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre. Board Chairman is Patricia Cox and Karen Pigott is President of the Women's Board. American Airlines is the Exclusive Airline of Goodman Theatre.

For more information, visit http://goodmantheatre.org/

Photos by Eric Y. Exit

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