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August wilson's gem of the ocean6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Dearborn, 31,, $25-$80.īut the genius of Wilson, which Smith (who served as dramaturg for the Goodman’s 2003 world premiere of Gem) understands well, is that his characters exist in several places simultaneously: past and present, myth and reality, cities of bones and cities, like Pittsburgh in 1904, of steel and blood and turmoil. Through 2/27: Wed 7:30 PM, Thu 2 and 7:30 PM, Fri 8 PM, Sat 2 and 8 PM, Sun 2 PM also Sun 2/6 and Tue 2/15, 7:30 PM no show Wed 2/2 or 2 PM Thu 2/10, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Chuck Smith’s current Goodman revival of Gem of the Ocean, chronologically the first in Wilson’s decade-by-decade exploration of Black American history in the 20th century, takes us on a journey every bit as sorrowful and profound as the one Citizen Barlow (Sharif Atkins) makes to the City of Bones-a mystical place in the center of the ocean, built from the remains of those Africans who died in the Middle Passage. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & RecreationĪugust Wilson’s Century Cycle (also known as the Pittsburgh Cycle, though Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is set in Chicago) remains one of the monumental achievements in American drama. ![]() Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife. ![]()
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