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Goodman Theatre Artistic Director | Robert Falls Goodman Theatre Executive Director | Roche Schulfer March – May 2009 CONTENTS Volume 24 #3 In the Albert 1 Why Magnolia? 2 Atlanta, 1963 and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 6 Where Peachtree Street Meets Sweet Auburn in 2009 7 An Interview with Playwright Regina Taylor In the Owen 10 An Interview with Playwright Naomi Iizuka and Director Lisa Portes 12 A Taste of Truth: How Food Shapes Personal Identity 13 Once Upon a Time… The Story of “Rumpelstiltskin” In the Wings 14 Little Village Lawndale High School Reflects Dr. King’s Legacy 15 Taking the Stage: A Celebration of Women in Theater The Goodman Offers FREE Readings as Part of Science Chicago Scene at the Goodman 16 A Desirable Evening 17 Ruined Opens at Manhattan Theatre Club Desire Under the Elms Premiere Night Off Stage 18 Celebrating an Historic Gift to the Goodman’s Future 19 The Goodman Receives Second Joyce Award For Subscribers 21 Calendars Co-Editors | Lara Ehrlich, Lori Kleinerman, Tanya Palmer Graphic Designer | Tyler Engman Production Manager | Lara Ehrlich Contributing Writers/Editors | Neena Arndt, Jeff Ciaramita, Lara Ehrlich, Lisa Feingold, Katie Frient, Kim Furganson, John Earl Jelks, Lori Kleinerman, Julie Massey, Elizabeth Neukirch, Tanya Palmer, Scott Podraza, Victoria Rodriguez, Denise Schneider, Steve Scott, Kim Swinton, Willa J. Taylor, Chris Tiffany, Jennifer Whittemore OnStage is published in conjunction with Goodman Theatre productions. It is designed to serve as an information source for Goodman Theatre Subscribers. For ticket and subscription information call 312.443.3810. Cover: Photo of Annette O’Toole and John Jelks by Brian Warling. Design/direction by Kelly Rickert. Goodman productions are made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and a CityArts 4 program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Written comments and inquiries should be sent to: The Editor, OnStage Goodman Theatre 170 North Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60601 or e-mail us at: OnStage@GoodmanTheatre.org
IN THE ALBERT From the Artistic Director Photo by Eric Y. Exit. Why Magnolia? Regina Taylor’s magnificent new play, Magnolia, offers a look at a time of seismic change in American society, in a city that was at the epicenter of that change. Atlanta in 1963 was in many ways typical of American cities of the time: a thriving cultural and social center for both black and white Americans, but one in which those societies existed steadfastly apart from each other in worlds that rarely intersected. When in January of 1963 the mayor of the city erected a physical barricade meant to maintain racial separation, the ramifications in both the black and white communities were immediate and unsettling, causing an inexorable change that epitomized the social revolutions that would consume the rest of the decade—and beyond. Although it is inspired in part by Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Magnolia is the wholly American story of the families and individuals who were forced to finally deal with generational, societal and political issues that had been brewing for decades, through generations of genteel coexistence. As the world evolves, its inhabitants struggle to find their own voices in the face of evolution, with results that are both devastating and triumphant. In doing so, each character in the play must come to terms with the changes of the present as well as the issues of the past that have both divided and united them. As she has done so eloquently in such other works as Crowns and The Dreams of Sarah Breedlove, Regina imbues each of her characters with passion, grace and poetry, honoring their individual and collective struggles with dignity and compassion. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome Regina back to the Goodman where she has created some of our most distinguished works, and to pair her with Anna Shapiro, one of our country’s finest directors. In the aftermath of one of the most historic elections in America’s history, it is especially fitting that these artists and their gifted collaborators can take us back to another time of unprecedented change and possibility, through the finely wrought language and indelible images of Magnolia. Robert Falls Artistic Director 1
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<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> Artistic Director | Robert Falls<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> Executive Director | Roche Schulfer<br />
March – May 2009<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Volume 24 #3<br />
In the Albert<br />
1 Why <strong>Magnolia</strong>?<br />
2 Atlanta, 1963 <strong>and</strong> the Legacy of Dr. <strong>Martin</strong> Luther King Jr.<br />
6 Where Peachtree Street Meets Sweet Auburn in 2009<br />
7 An Interview with Playwright Regina Taylor<br />
In the Owen<br />
10 An Interview with Playwright Naomi Iizuka <strong>and</strong> Director Lisa Portes<br />
12 A Taste of Truth: How Food Shapes Personal Identity<br />
13 Once Upon a Time… The Story of “Rumpelstiltskin”<br />
In the Wings<br />
14 Little Village Lawndale High School Reflects Dr. King’s Legacy<br />
15 Ta<strong>king</strong> the Stage: A Celebration of Women in Theater<br />
The <strong>Goodman</strong> Offers FREE Readings as Part of Science Chicago<br />
Scene at the <strong>Goodman</strong><br />
16 A Desirable Evening<br />
17 Ruined Opens at Manhattan <strong>Theatre</strong> Club<br />
Desire Under the Elms Premiere Night<br />
Off Stage<br />
18 Celebrating an Historic Gift to the <strong>Goodman</strong>’s Future<br />
19 The <strong>Goodman</strong> Receives Second Joyce Award<br />
For Subscribers<br />
21 Calendars<br />
Co-Editors | Lara Ehrlich, Lori Kleinerman,<br />
Tanya Palmer<br />
Graphic Designer | Tyler Engman<br />
Production Manager | Lara Ehrlich<br />
Contributing Writers/Editors | Neena Arndt,<br />
Jeff Ciaramita, Lara Ehrlich, Lisa Feingold,<br />
Katie Frient, Kim Furganson, John Earl<br />
Jelks, Lori Kleinerman, Julie Massey,<br />
Elizabeth Neukirch, Tanya Palmer, Scott<br />
Po<strong>dr</strong>aza, Victoria Ro<strong>dr</strong>iguez, Denise<br />
Schneider, Steve Scott, Kim Swinton, Willa<br />
J. Taylor, Chris Tiffany, Jennifer Whittemore<br />
OnStage is published in conjunction with<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> productions. It is designed<br />
to serve as an information source for<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> Subscribers. For ticket <strong>and</strong><br />
subscription information call 312.443.3810.<br />
Cover: Photo of Annette O’Toole <strong>and</strong> John<br />
Jelks by Brian Warling. Design/direction by<br />
Kelly Rickert.<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> productions are made possible<br />
in part by the National Endowment for<br />
the Arts; the Illinois Arts Council, a state<br />
agency; <strong>and</strong> a CityArts 4 program grant<br />
from the City of Chicago Department of<br />
Cultural Affairs.<br />
Written comments <strong>and</strong><br />
inquiries should be sent to:<br />
The Editor, OnStage<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />
170 North Dearborn Street<br />
Chicago, IL 60601<br />
or e-mail us at:<br />
OnStage@<strong>Goodman</strong><strong>Theatre</strong>.org
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