Goodman Theatre's Fame, Fantasy, Food Adventure Auction Returns 2/1/2010

The bidding is now open! Goodman Theatre's Women's Board proudly announces the return of Fame Fantasy Food Adventure Auction on February 1, 2010, at The Peninsula Chicago (108 E Superior) beginning at 5:30pm. Goodman Trustee and ABC-7 News Anchor Kathy Brock together with Executive Vice President of Northern Trust, Doug Regan, facilitate the bidding on prizes such as exotic vacations, luxurious gifts and exclusive opportunities. This year's live auction features lavish packages including trips to London, Russia, Tokyo and Shanghai as well as dinner for ten in the private home of celebrity chef Art Smith. A trip to Paris for a fall Fashion Show and a one week getaway to Puerto Vallarta are also among the exclusive live auction prizes. Silent Auction items include four tickets to a White Sox game, 18 tickets for a Chicago Bulls Penthouse Suite- and the opportunity to perform a walk-on role in Goodman's 33rd annual production of A Christmas Carol. Patricia Cox is Chairman of the Goodman Theatre Board of Trustees and Karen Pigott is Women's Board President. This year's auction chair is Kathleen Fox. Swati Mehta is the Honorary Auction Chair. American Airlines is the event sponsor.

Event: Fame Fantasy Food Adventure Auction
Hosted by: Goodman Theatre
Where: The Peninsula; 108 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Date: February 1, 2010
Tickets: $75.00
RSVP: 312.443.3811 ext 586
About Goodman Theatre

Currently playing at the Goodman is Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol adapted by Tom Creamer and directed by William Brown (Through December 31, 2009). Still to come in the 2009/2010 Season is Brian Dennehy in the Broadway-bound double-bill of Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Robert Falls and Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett, directed by Jennifer Tarver (January 16 &#8211 February 21, 2010 in the Albert); the world premiere of The Long Red Road by Brett C. Leonard, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman (February 13 &#8211 March 14, 2010 in the Owen); the world premiere of A True History of the Johnstown Flood by Rebecca Gilman, directed by Robert Falls (March 13 &#8211 April 18, 2010 in the Albert); The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith (May 1 &#8211 June 6, 2010 in the Albert); and The Sins of Sor Juana by Karen Zacarías, directed by Henry Godinez (June 19 &#8211 July 25, 2010 in the Albert) which launches the Goodman's 5th Latino Theater Festival.

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&#8212including the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre (1992) and Pulitzer Prizes for Ruined by Lynn Nottage and Glengarry GLen Ross by David Mamet&#8212and 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.

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