


In addition, from December 3 – 6, the cutting-edge virtual reality experience Hummingbird by Jo Cattell, created by Daria Tsoupikova, Sai Priya Jyothula, Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto and Lance Long will take place at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Chicago (842 W. Three staged readings are presented during the last weekend of the festival, December 18-19: Fires, Ohio by Beth Hyland, directed by Marti Lyons (Saturday, December 18 at 10:30am) Your Name Means Dream by José Rivera, directed by Audrey Francis (Saturday, December 18 at 3pm) Watching the Watcher by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Neel Keller (Sunday, December 19 at 10:30am). The two plays-Nightwatch by Max Yu, directed by Chay Yew and Layalina by Martin Yousif Zebari, directed by Sivan Battat-are staged in repertory following two weeks of rehearsal. Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre’s 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country’s finest established and emerging playwrights.Ĭast is listed below. Goodman Theater begins rehearsals for Nightwatch and Layalina
