Magnolia, atlanta and dr. Martin luther king jr. a ... - Goodman Theatre
Magnolia, atlanta and dr. Martin luther king jr. a ... - Goodman Theatre
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The <strong>Goodman</strong> Receives<br />
Second Joyce Award<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> commissioned Naomi<br />
Iizuka’s Ghostwritten through a 2004<br />
Joyce Award presented by The Joyce<br />
Foundation. The Joyce Awards support<br />
Midwest cultural institutions to commission<br />
works by artists of color. Launched<br />
in 2004 as an annual competition, the<br />
Joyce Awards target cultural organizations<br />
in Chicago, Clevel<strong>and</strong>, Detroit,<br />
Indianapolis, Milwaukee <strong>and</strong> St. Paul/<br />
Minneapolis. The <strong>Goodman</strong> thanks The<br />
Joyce Foundation for its generous support<br />
<strong>and</strong> is proud to present this worldpremiere<br />
production.<br />
On January 27, 2009, <strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />
was honored to receive a second Joyce<br />
Award to commission Quiara Alegría<br />
Hudes, a formidable young playwright<br />
who wrote the book for the Tony Awardwinning<br />
musical In the Heights. Through<br />
this commission, Hudes will develop a<br />
new play exploring the intersection of<br />
music, culture <strong>and</strong> political revolution in<br />
the Puerto Rican community.<br />
The Joyce Foundation has enabled<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> to develop <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong><br />
a host of diversity efforts. The Joyce<br />
Foundation’s long history of support has<br />
been integral to our ability to attract<br />
new, diverse audiences to the <strong>Goodman</strong><br />
while producing world-class theater for<br />
the Chicago community.<br />
President of The Joyce Foundation Ellen S. Alberding<br />
with playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes <strong>and</strong> <strong>Goodman</strong><br />
<strong>Theatre</strong> Artistic Director Robert Falls. Ms. Hudes <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>Goodman</strong> received a 2009 Joyce Award.<br />
Save the Date!<br />
The annual <strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> Gala<br />
Featuring M<strong>and</strong>y Patinkin in concert with Paul Ford on piano<br />
Saturday, May 30, 2009<br />
The Fairmont Chicago<br />
Cocktails at 6:30pm<br />
Performance at 7:30pm<br />
Dinner <strong>and</strong> dancing to Gentlemen of Leisure<br />
Black tie<br />
Son<strong>dr</strong>a A. Healy<br />
Cynthia Scholl<br />
Gala Co-Chairs<br />
Keith Green<br />
Corporate Chair<br />
Individual tickets are $500 <strong>and</strong> $1,000. Tables of 10 are $5,000, $10,000, $15,000<br />
<strong>and</strong> $25,000. For more information, please contact Katie Frient at 312.443.3811 ext.<br />
586 or KatieFrient@<strong>Goodman</strong><strong>Theatre</strong>.org.<br />
The Edith-Marie Appleton Foundation/<br />
Albert <strong>and</strong> Maria <strong>Goodman</strong><br />
Joan <strong>and</strong> Robert Clifford<br />
Shawn M. Donnelley<br />
Son<strong>dr</strong>a <strong>and</strong> Denis Healy/Turtle Wax, Inc.<br />
Karen <strong>and</strong> Dick Pigott<br />
Alice <strong>and</strong> John J. Sabl<br />
Gala Sponsor Partners<br />
Gala Sponsor Partners<br />
Commitments as of February 16, 2009<br />
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