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Classroom Resources

Explore a wide range of classroom-ready resources designed to bring the world of theater directly to your students.

This digital collection includes study guides, lesson plans, career-focused videos and other materials that illuminate the artistry, history and craft behind theater productions.

Developed with teachers in mind, these resources support learning across subjects by connecting theater to literacy, social sciences, career exploration and creative practice.

Whether you’re introducing a play, deepening a unit or sparking student curiosity, these tools are flexible, engaging and easy to use—offering fresh ways to enrich your classroom through the power of theater.

CAREERS BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Discover the many theater careers that bring a production to life beyond the stage. Through conversations with Goodman artists and staff, these videos introduce students to the creative, technical and administrative professionals who collaborate behind the scenes—and the different paths they took to build careers in theater.

Woman with long brown hair wearing a patterned jacket speaks in front of a dark blue curtain, with a play button icon in the top right corner.

Scenic Design with Collette Pollard

Scenic Designer Collette Pollard on her inspiration for the creation of the Inherit the Wind set.
A man with glasses and a beard sits in a room with audio equipment behind him. A play button icon is displayed in the upper right corner.

Sound Design with Willow James

Sound Designer Willow James on his artistic and collaborative process for the sound design in Fat Ham.

STUDY GUIDES

Dive deeper into Goodman productions with comprehensive study guides created to support classroom learning. Each guide offers background context, thematic exploration, discussion questions, and creative activities that help students connect more meaningfully with the play.

Three pages from a study guide, including a synopsis, a glossary, and a cover with a magnifying glass made of beads, shown on a maroon background.

Dead girl’s quinceaÑera STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

PAST PRODUCTIONS

Three pages: one with text and a small photo, a cover featuring a trumpet, and a glossary with headings and short biographies, all themed around “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

Three pages from a study guide for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" are displayed on a red background, featuring text, a glossary, and an ornate sword illustration.

The Brief Wondrous Life of OScar Wao STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

Three pages from a study guide about "A Christmas Carol" featuring a glossary, a list of Charles Dickens' works, and a cover with a wreath.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide here.

Three pages from a study guide titled "REVOLUTION(S)": a youth-led movements list, a cover with a lit match, and a glossary of terms, all on an orange background.

REVOLUTION(S) STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

Three pages from a study guide about the play "RIOT": an article, a glossary, and the cover showing a person looking at clouds reflected in water.

BUST STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

Three pages from a study guide: a table of contents, a glossary, and a colorful cover page with a party table and the title “Fat Ham” in bold letters.

FAT HAM STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

A study guide cover for "Inherit the Wind" is centered between the table of contents on the left and glossary page on the right, all on a teal background.

INherit the wind STUDY GUIDE

Read the study guide in English here.

Read the study guide in Spanish here.

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