Jamal Howard

(Bio as of January 2026)

Jamal Howard is a Chicago-based director, choreographer and producer with a focus on creating courageous and empathetic theater. He was the 2023/2024 Goodman Theatre Michael Maggio Directing Fellow, a member of the Theatre Communication Group’s 2024 Rising Leaders of Color Cohort, Co-Artistic Director of New American Folk Theatre and an Associate Company Member with TUTA Theatre. At The Goodman, Howard co-directed The Lizard y El Sol and associate directed In My Granny’s Garden. Other Goodman Theatre credits include English, A Christmas Carol, Highway Patrol and Antonio’s Song. Select directing and choreography credits include: Doctor De Soto, The Wong Kids, Splish Splash (Northwestern University); 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70s, Songs for a New World (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Backstage Breckenridge Theatre); R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (National Tour); tick, tick… Boom! (Boho Theatre); The Apple Tree (Porchlight Music Theatre); Think Fast, Jordan Chase (Filament Theatre); Corduroy, The Wiz, Magic Tree House: Showtime with Shakespeare (Emerald City Theatre); The Wiz, The Mole Hill Stories (Children’s Theatre Madison). Howard served as the Associate Artistic Director of Emerald City Theatre where he created inspiring productions that helped Chicago’s children creatively face the world. He is an alum of Loyola University Chicago. jamalhoward.com