Goodman Theatre: "Measure for Measure"

The last time Robert Falls directed a Shakespeare play at the Goodman, where he serves as artistic director, he transplanted “King Lear” into a landscape that resembled war-torn Yugoslavia.   It was a shocking, riveting, gut-wrenching and epic experience. Now, Falls is taking a similarly transformative approach to another Shakespeare work, “Measure for Measure.” Although […]

by Robert Loerzel

"The True History of the Johnstown Flood" Thought Provoking

There is thought provoking entertainment in the Goodman Theatre’s world premiere of “The True History of the Johnstown Flood,” a new play by Northwestern University based writer Rebecca “Spinning into Butter” Gilman. Directed by Robert Falls, the play runs through April 18. The drama takes place amid a devastating flood that wiped out the town […]

by Dorothy Andries