The Goodman Theatre said Monday that it will join with a video production company led by Christiana Tye and create three new productions in coming weeks. The Goodman then will livestream the shows from the theater during a limited window to audiences at home.
The shows will be Adam Rapp’s “The Sound Inside,” seen on Broadway last season
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and directed at the Goodman by artistic director Robert Falls; Adrienne Kennedy’s “Ohio State Murders,” directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene, and Ike Holter’s “I Hate It Here,” directed by Lili-Ann Brown.“The Sound Inside,” which will stream May 13-16, follows the complex relationship between a college professor and her student. The acclaimed play will star Mary Beth Fisher and John Drea. “Ohio State Murders,” a play focused on a Black freshman who arrives on the Ohio State campus in 1949, will stream June 17-20. Previously, Greene was the resident director of the “Hamilton” national tour. The show has yet to be cast.
Holter’s “I Hate it Here,” which will stream July 15-18, was previously produced at the Studio Theatre in Washington as an audio play. This full visual presentation will be a Chicago premiere.
Each show has five performances over four days. Tickets are $30 per production or $60 for all three. They are available now at GoodmanTheatre.org/Live.
Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.