The 2023/2024 Season

Remix Reality

Experience heart-pounding spectacle next door to a laugh-out-loud debutante ball. A fresh take on a centuries-old tale and a modern true story with a thrilling twist. From a hilarious new musical to a major revival, you’ll find familiar and new voices in Artistic Director Susan V. Booth’s first Goodman season—plays that celebrate the mess and magic of us all.

The 2023/2024 Season

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Albert Theatre Series

The Nacirema Society

By Pearl Cleage
Directed By Lili-Anne Brown

September 16 – October 15, 2023

A “laugh-out-loud” (Broadway World) “hilarious comedy” (Arts ATL) from nationally renowned playwright, poet and NY Times best-selling author Pearl Cleage.

Highway Patrol

Text Arranged and Curated by Jen Silverman
Based on the Digital Archives of Dana Delany
Created by Dana Delany, Mike Donahue, Dane Laffrey and Jen Silverman
Directed by Mike Donahue

January 20 – February 18, 2024

Emmy Award-winner Dana Delany (China Beach, Desperate Housewives) stars in this new thriller—part love story, part ghost story—crafted from hundreds of tweets and DMs.

The Penelopiad

By Margaret Atwood
Directed by Susan V. Booth

March 2 – March 31, 2024

An unexpected remix of Homer’s The Odyssey, told by the celebrated and subversive author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale).

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

By August Wilson
Directed by Chuck Smith

April 13 – May 12, 2024

A journey of self-discovery leads to salvation in this major revival of the Pultizer Prize-winner’s masterwork.

Female Troubles

Music by Curtis Moore, Lyrics by Amanda Green
Book by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan

June 25 – August 4, 2024

An original musical comedy from the Emmy Award-winning writers of Veep and Seinfeld and the Tony and Grammy Award nominated lyricist for Mr. Saturday Night.

Owen Theatre Series

Lucha Teotl

Written and Directed by Christopher Llewyn Ramirez and Jeff Colangelo

September 29 – October 29, 2023

Pro wrestling bursts onto the stage in a high-octane, immersive, 90-minute thrill ride.

The Matchbox Magic Flute

Adapted and Directed by Mary Zimmerman

February 10 – March 10, 2024

In her acclaimed signature style, Mary Zimmerman conceives a brand new theatrical adaptation of Mozart’s beloved opera.

English

By Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Hamid Dehghani

May 10 – June 9, 2024

This smash Off-Broadway hit and Obie Award-winning “rich new play, contemplative and comic” (New York Times’ Critic’s Pick) makes its Chicago premiere.