Joe Turner's Come and Gone
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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 ...
Female Troubles
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Past Shows
The Penelopiad
3/2 - 3/31/2024
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Nightwood Theatre production THE PENELOPIAD By Margaret Atwood The iconic Margaret Atwood offers a daring revision of ...
Highway Patrol
1/20 - 2/18/2024
The Nacirema Society
9/16 - 10/15/2023
Pearl Cleage; dir: Eileen J. Morris. George W. Hawkins Mainstage:...
Pearl Cleage Karen Chappelle...
The Who's Tommy
6/13 - 6/30/2023
The Who's Tommy is a rock musical bursting with energy, based on the iconic 1969 rock opera album of the same name by The Who. ...
Clyde's
9/10 - 10/9/2022
Creating the perfect sandwich is the shared quest of the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff of Clyde’s, a truck stop cafe. Even as the shop’s mischievous ...
SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY
7/30 - 8/29/2021
Measure for Measure
4/26 - 5/9/2021
“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full ...
Smokefall
4/12 - 4/25/2021
Pedro Páramo
3/29 - 4/11/2021
How To Catch Creation
3/15 - 3/28/2021
Four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco struggle to nurture creative impulse and establish legacy—in both their professional and personal lives. When one discovers the ...
A Christmas Carol
12/1 - 12/31/2020
From tiny tots to young-at-heart seniors, for a lot of North Texans it just wouldn’t be the holidays without DTC’s festive production of the Dickens ...
A Christmas Carol - Radio Play
12/1 - 12/31/2020
WBEZ and Vocalo will broadcast Goodman Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol-An Audio Play in two special airings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Directed ...
Until the Flood
11/15 - 11/20/2020
Based on extensive interviews following the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, this tour-de-force one-woman production powerfully explores ...
Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman
10/21 - 10/25/2020
In an unprecedented collaboration with Showtime and The Actors Fund, Goodman Theatre WILL present the stream of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Arthur Miller's ...
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play
3/27 - 4/26/2020
Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana's most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of ...
Molly Sweeney
3/7 - 4/12/2020
In MOLLY SWEENEY, Ireland's master storyteller Brian Friel (DANCING AT LUGHNASA, TRANSLATIONS, PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!) has devised a riveting contemporary drama about the terrible ...
Roe
1/18 - 2/23/2020
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa ...
42nd Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
11/16 - 12/29/2019
adapt: Tom Creamer from Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
The Santaland Diaries
11/29 - 12/29/2019
David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello Goodman Theatre...
Bernhardt/Hamlet
9/14 - 10/20/2019
Theresa Rebeck; dir: Donna Feore....
Dana H.
9/6 - 10/6/2019
Lucas Hnath; dir: Les Waters. World Premiere...
The Music Man
6/29 - 8/4/2019
Albert Theatre: book: Meredith Willson; lyrics: Meredith Willson; music: Meredith Willson; dir: Mary Zimmerman....
The Winter's Tale
5/4 - 6/9/2019
Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...
Sweat
3/9 - 4/14/2019
Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...
Twilight Bowl
2/8 - 3/10/2019
Owen Theatre: Rebecca Gilman; dir: Erica Weiss....
41st Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
11/17 - 12/30/2018
adapt: Tom Creamer; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
Support Group for Men
6/23 - 7/29/2018
Albert Theatre: Ellen Fairey ; dir: Kimberly Senior....
An Enemy of the People
3/10 - 4/15/2018
Play by Arthur Miller Adapted from the play by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Kyle Fabel The strongest one is the one who stands alone. When ...
The Wolves
2/9 - 3/11/2018
by Sarah DeLappe Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team ...
Blind Date
1/20 - 2/25/2018
There’s nothing like the thrill of a first date...anything can happen! In the brand new play Blind Date, you’ll experience all the excitement and awkwardness ...
Yasmina's Necklace
10/20 - 11/19/2017
Rohina Malik; dir: Ann Filmer....
A View from the Bridge
9/9 - 10/15/2017
Set in 1950s Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone harbors a subconscious and jealous affection for his niece, Catherine, whom he is raising with his wife. When ...
Ah, Wilderness!
6/17 - 7/23/2017
Eugene O'Neill; dir: Robert Falls....
Lady in Denmark
5/19 - 6/18/2017
Dael Orlandersmith; dir: Chay Yew. World Premiere...
Objects in the Mirror
4/29 - 6/4/2017
Charles Smith; dir: Chuck Smith. World Premiere...
King of Yees
3/31 - 4/30/2017
Lauren Yee; dir: Joshua Kahan Brody. Owen Theatre:...
Destiny of Desire
3/11 - 4/16/2017
Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....
Uncle Vanya
2/11 - 3/12/2017
Sonya and her uncle Vanya have devoted their lives to managing the family farm in isolation, but when her celebrated, ailing father and his charismatic ...
Gloria
1/14 - 2/19/2017
Style. Status. Success. A group of twentysomething editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly ...
39th Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
11/19 - 12/31/2016
adapt: Tom Creamer; book: Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
39th Annual Production of A Christmas Carol
11/19 - 12/31/2016
adapt: Tom Creamer; book: Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
Twist Your Dickens
12/1 - 12/31/2016
Twist Your Dickens
12/1 - 12/31/2016
The Magic Play
10/21 - 11/20/2016
Andrew Hinderaker; dir: Halena Kays. World Premiere...
The Magic Play
10/21 - 11/20/2016
Andrew Hinderaker; dir: Halena Kays. World Premiere...
Wonderful Town
9/10 - 10/16/2016
book: Jerome Chodorov, Joseph A. Fields; lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green; music: Leonard Bernstein; dir: Mary Zimmerman. ...
War Paint
6/28 - 8/7/2016
They were the brand name on every woman's lips. Goodman Theatre announces the world premiere of War Paint, a new musical that charts the ascent ...
Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976
5/21 - 6/19/2016
Rebecca Gilman; dir: Robert Falls....
The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window
4/30 - 6/5/2016
Lorraine Hansberry; dir: Anne Kauffman....
Carlyle
4/2 - 5/1/2016
Thomas Bradshaw; dir: Benjamin Kamine....
The Matchmaker
3/5 - 4/10/2016
Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th-century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi. Dolly subsequently becomes involved ...
2666
2/6 - 3/13/2016
adapt: Seth Bockley, Robert Falls from Roberto Bolano; dir: Seth Bockley, Robert Falls....
Another Word for Beauty
1/16 - 2/21/2016
José Rivera; dir: Steve Cosson....
38th Annual A Christmas Carol
11/14 - 12/27/2015
adapt: Tom Creamer from Charles Dickens; music: Andrew Hansen; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
Twist Your Dickens, or Scrooge You!
12/4 - 12/27/2015
Peter Gwinn, Bobby Mort....
Disgraced
9/12 - 10/18/2015
Ayad Akhtar; dir: Kimberly Senior....
Feathers and Teeth
9/19 - 10/18/2015
Charise Castro Smith; dir: Henry Godinez....
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
6/20 - 7/26/2015
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...
stop. reset.
5/23 - 6/21/2015
Regina Taylor; dir: Regina Taylor....
The Little Foxes
5/2 - 6/7/2015
Around the year 1900, a prosperous Southern family conflict centers around money and involving murder, theft and betrayal. Directed by David Swartz....
Upstairs Concierge
3/28 - 4/26/2015
Kristoffer Diaz; dir: KJ Sanchez....
Two Trains Running
3/7 - 4/12/2015
August Wilson; dir: Chuck Smith....
Rapture, Blister, Burn
1/17 - 2/22/2015
Gina Gionfriddo; dir: Kimberly Senior....
Albert Theatre:
6/27 - 8/3/2014
Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe....
Venus in Fur
3/8 - 4/13/2014
Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...
Buzzer
2/8 - 3/9/2014
Owen Theatre: Tracey Scott Wilson; dir: Jessica Thebus....
Luna Gale
1/18 - 2/23/2014
Albert Theatre: Rebecca Gilman; dir: Robert Falls....
Smokefall
10/5 - 11/3/2013
Owen Theatre: Noah Haidle; dir: Anne Kauffman....
Pullman Porter Blues
9/14 - 10/20/2013
Pullman Porter Blues A world-premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre By Cheryl L. West Directed by Lisa Peterson In the Kreeger Theater November 23, 2012 ...
The Jungle Book
6/21 - 7/28/2013
Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
4/27 - 6/2/2013
Albert Theater: - Lynn Nottage; dir: Chuck Smith....
The Happiest Song Plays Last
4/13 - 5/12/2013
On a movie set in Jordan, a veteran relives his trauma while filming a war-themed blockbuster. In a humble kitchen in North Philadelphia, a woman ...
Teddy Ferrara
2/2 - 3/3/2013
Owen Theater: - Christopher Shinn; dir: Evan Cabnet....
Other Desert Cities
1/12 - 2/17/2013
Albert Theater: - Jon Robin Baitz; dir: Henry Wishcamper....
Crowns
6/16 - 7/22/2012
The Iceman Cometh
4/22 - 6/10/2012
In The Iceman Cometh, Harry Hope's saloon is home to a ragtag band of drunks and dreamers who celebrate the arrival of Hickey, the charismatic ...
Fish Men
4/7 - 5/6/2012
In Fish Men, a group of chess hustlers engage each other in spirited matches on a hot summer day in Washington Square Park, hoping to ...
Camino Real
3/10 - 4/15/2012
Camino Real is Tennessee Williams' dream play that borrows heavily from Strindberg's A Dream Play and The Great Highway. Peopled with characters from literature and ...
The Convert
2/25 - 3/25/2012
Race
1/14 - 2/19/2012
A Christmas Carol
11/18 - 12/31/2011
New Plays Festival
10/13 - 11/20/2011
Red
9/17 - 10/23/2011
Videos
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) | |
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The Thanksgiving Play
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) | |
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Act of God
Raue Center For The Arts (8/2 - 8/25) | |
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Rooted
Oil Lamp Theater (3/21 - 5/5) | |
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David Williamson in: Ridiculous
Rhapsody Theater (5/16 - 6/29) | |
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MOMIX - Alice
Auditorium Theatre (5/9 - 5/9) | |
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The S Paradox
Babes With Blades Theatre Company (4/7 - 5/18) | |
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Joshua Jay - Look Closer
Rhapsody Theater (4/11 - 4/27) | |
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Baby
Citadel Theatre (4/17 - 5/19) | |
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