LIVE

Live Series

May 13 – July 18, 2021

Nothing is pre-recorded—no redos, rewinds or restarts—and everything is live in real-time. Three new Goodman productions are fully staged (complete with set, costumes, lights and sound) and captured up-close with multiple cameras. The productions come direct from the Goodman’s Owen Theatre to audiences’ homes, online. 

The Sound Inside

Streaming May 13-15, 2021

Written by Adam Rapp | Directed by Robert Falls

Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls directs Adam Rapp’s “sublime, gripping mystery” (The New York Times Critic’s Pick) in its first live production since the Tony Award-nominatedBroadway run—starring Mary Beth Fisher and John Drea.

Creative writing professor Bella values her solitude but finds herself opening up to Christopher—a reclusive, mysterious freshman with lofty literary asperations. As the two connect beyond the classroom, Bella realizes she must ask Christoper for an impossble favor. Their story unfolds to a stunning conclusion, blurring the lines between fiction, friendship and endings.

Ohio State Murders

Streaming June 17-20, 2021

Written by Adrienne Kennedy | Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene

Through haunting memory and lyrical monologue, Obie Award winner Adrienne Kennedy “leads us delicately but intrepidly into an American heart of darkness” (CurtainUp). Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene (Hamilton National Tour).

When Suzanne arrives at Ohio State University in 1949 as one of a handful of Black freshmen, she discovers the “safe haven” of academia offers little sanctuary. Decades later, the accomplished writer returns to her alma mater to speak about her work—and unravels the heartbreaking truth and chilling mystery of her life lived in the shadows.

I Hate It Here

Streaming July 15-18, 2021

Written by Ike Holter | Directed by Lili-Anne Brown

Acclaimed playwright-and-director duo Ike Holter and Lili-Anne Brown (Lottery Day) rejoin forces for the Chicago premiere of his newest work.

If there’s one thing Americans can agree on, it’s that 2020 was not the best way to begin a new decade. With guts and humor, punctuated with story and song, Ike Holter asks who we are in a new world on the brink of explosion in this “sharp and satisfyingly foul-mouthed” (The New York Times) rallying cry for our times.

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April 19, 2021: Announcing LIVE, A Real-Time Virtual Three-Play Series

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