A Playful New Jane Austen Adaptation
Adapted from Jane Austen
By Kate Hamill
Directed by Aileen Wen McGroddy
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters — sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne — after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humor, emotional depth, and bold theatricality. Sense and Sensibility examines our reactions, both reasonable and ridiculous, to societal pressures. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?
The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley
Cynthia shocks her friends, a group of factory workers in Redding, PA, by applying for a position in the factory’s management. Globalization and automation bring massive cuts to the factory, unraveling decades-old friendships and exposing the racial fault lines of the town. Can the union strike hold or will everyone have to fend for themselves? This heart-wrenching portrait of the human cost of the decline in manufacturing shines a light on working class communities that often feel left behind. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama!
A Stirring New Choreopoem
By Celeste Jennings
How do you define yourself if you don’t know your family’s history? In this stirring new choreopoem by Celeste Jennings (Citrus), four generations of black women breathe and bathe in a past that’s both intentionally and accidentally forgotten. Challenging and discovering their own narratives, these strong and inquisitive souls span time and space on a journey that is touching, vital, and intensely human.
The New Musical Holiday Classic
Novel by Edith Nesbit
Music & Lyrics by Jane Shaw & Mark Hartman
Adapted and Directed by Carol Dunne & Eric Love
Faced with a family crisis during the Great Depression, three siblings are uprooted from their city lives to a small Vermont railway town. Bobbie, Peter, and Phyllis are transformed by their life in the country as they make thrilling discoveries exploring the railroad and befriending the people in their new town. Adapted from the beloved children’s novel of the same name, this new musical holiday classic celebrates resilience, kindness, and the power of community.
A Christmas Carol
Experience the "perfect Chicago holiday tradition" (Chicago Parent) that has delighted nearly two million theatergoers—Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol. With its "first-rate cast and marvelous staging (that) shines merry and bright" (Chicago Sun-Times), this must-see annual production has enchanted audiences for more than four decades. Larry Yando returns for his 15th season as the miserly Scrooge in this "beautiful, timeless message of generosity’s triumph over greed" (Chicago Tribune).
Larry Yando will be appearing in every performance as Scrooge with the exception of those listed below.
Just for Us
By and starring Alex Edelman
Directed by Adam Brace
JUST FOR US takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life — his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can do sign language — but at its center is an astonishing and frighteningly relevant story. After a string of anti-Semitic abuse is directed at Edelman online, he decides to covertly attend a gathering of White Nationalists in New York City and comes face–to–face with the people behind the keyboards. The result is a hair-raising encounter that gives JUST FOR US its title and final, jaw-dropping moments.