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Second Saturdays

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New! Second Saturdays at The Goodman are family-focused intergenerational workshops centered on joy, creativity and sharing space.

September 2025 through July 2026

The Goodman's Alice Center for Education and Engagement - Walter Lab

170 N. Dearborn St. - View on Google Maps

Join us each Second Saturday of the month to participate in workshops facilitated by Goodman Teaching Artists as we celebrate creativity and the art of storytelling.

Second Saturdays are ideal for littles (ages 4-10), and their families. Check out our calendar of events and reserve your space today! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets are $5 for children; FREE for adults. Reservations are required.

Workshops

HORA DE CUENTINFLAS

Saturday, September 13

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is joined by musical guest Otto and they are here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will have story time, play some games, and sing songs en Español!

(Recommended for ages 4+)

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HORA DE CUENTINFLAS

Saturday, October 11

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is joined by musical guest Otto and they are here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will have story time, play some games, and sing songs en Español!

(Recommended for ages 4+)

This program has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure

Saturday, October 11

Join us for Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure, a theatre-making workshop that uses the senses to unlock the imagination! An aroma, touch, or sound can transport us to another time, place, or feeling, making it the perfect catalyst for collaborative storytelling. In this sense-focused interactive workshop, participants will explore their senses to spark their imagination, turn memory into creativity, and bring it all to life on stage!

(Recommended for ages 7+)

This program has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

HORA DE CUENTINFLAS

Saturday, November 8 (UPDATE: Rescheduled to May 2026)

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is joined by musical guest Otto and they are here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will have story time, play some games, and sing songs en Español!

(Recommended for ages 4+)

Yes And for All

Saturday, November 8

Yes And for All is a dynamic intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to explore improvisation and the transformative notion of improv’s magic phrase, “yes, and.” Starting with the basics of who/what/where, we’ll play improv games, dip into scene work, and make something out of a whole lot of nothing.

(Recommended for ages 7+)

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Make a Play

Saturday, January 10

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

(Recommended for ages 5+)

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Make a Play

Saturday, February 14

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

(Recommended for ages 5+)

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Yes And for All

Saturday, March 14

Yes And for All is a dynamic intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to explore improvisation and the transformative notion of improv’s magic phrase, “yes, and.” Starting with the basics of who/what/where, we’ll play improv games, dip into scene work, and make something out of a whole lot of nothing.

(Recommended for ages 7+)

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Changosnakedog & friends

Saturday, March 14

Meet the Goodman’s cool new friends! Join us for ChangoSnakeDog & Friends: Live Music, Puppets, and a Paper Puppet-Making Workshop! ChangoSnakeDog & Friends delivers a vibrant, multicultural, bilingual (Spanish), and interactive live music experience featuring puppet rockstars. This engaging event also includes a special pre-show paper puppet-making workshop.

(Recommended for ages 4+)

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Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure

Saturday, April 11

Join us for Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure, a theatre-making workshop that uses the senses to unlock the imagination! Did you know that scent is closely linked to memory? An aroma, touch, or sound can transport us to another time, place, or feeling, making it the perfect catalyst for collaborative storytelling. In this sense-focused interactive workshop, participants will explore their senses to spark their imagination, turn memory into creativity, and bring it all to life on stage!

(Recommended for ages 7+)

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HORA DE CUENTINFLAS

Saturday, May 9 

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is joined by musical guest Otto and they are here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will have story time, play some games, and sing songs en Español!

(Recommended for ages 4+)

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Make a Play

Saturday, June 10

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

(Recommended for ages 5+)

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Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure

Saturday, July 12

Join us for Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure, a theatre-making workshop that uses the senses to unlock the imagination! Did you know that scent is closely linked to memory? An aroma, touch, or sound can transport us to another time, place, or feeling, making it the perfect catalyst for collaborative storytelling. In this sense-focused interactive workshop, participants will explore their senses to spark their imagination, turn memory into creativity, and bring it all to life on stage!

(Recommended for ages 7+)

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FACILITATORS

Osiris “Pinky” Cuen

Otto Anzures Dadda

Julie Ganey

Ana Velazquez

SPONSORS

List of sponsors for Goodman Theatre's 2025/2026 Education and Engagement programs, organized by program and support level, with sponsor logos at the bottom.