Artist Bio

(Bio as of July 2024)

Jamal Howard is a director, choreographer, and producer focused on the empathetic power of theatre. He is the 2023/24 Goodman Theatre Michael Maggio Directing Fellow as well as the Co-Artistic Director of New American Folk Theatre and an Associate Company Member with TUTA Theatre. At Goodman, Jamal co-directed The Lizard y El Sol as well as assistant or associate directed English, Highway Patrol, A Christmas Carol, Antonio’s Song, and In My Granny’s Garden. Select Chicago directing and choreography credits include 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70s (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); The Great Khan (Redtwist Theatre); tick, tick… Boom! (Boho Theatre); The Apple Tree (Porchlight Music Theatre); Think Fast, Jordan Chase (Filament Theatre); Additional directing/choreography credits include R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (National Tour); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Breckenridge Backstage Theater); The Wiz, The Mole Hill Stories (Children’s Theatre Madison). Jamal served as the Associate Artistic Director of Emerald City Theatre and is an alum of Loyola University Chicago.