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

Goodman Theatre: "Other Desert Cities"

Anyone who writes an honest tell-all memoir about their family will hurt some feelings.   Most parents, siblings and spouses would rather not have their private moments revealed in a book. And what if the family has secrets involving crime, death and politics, and disagreements about what it all means? In that situation, a family […]

by Robert Loerzel