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Goodman Theatre Announces Roster for Playwrights’ Unit

Nambi E. Kelley
Nambi E. Kelley

Philip Dawkins, Nambi E. Kelley, Elaine Romero, and Martín Zimmerman have been named as the participants in The Goodman Theatre’s second annual Playwrights’ Unit.

This season-long residency program is designed to nurture Chicago’s most promising playwrights. The writers will develop new plays over the course of the residency, which culminate in final readings in Spring 2012.

In related news, the Goodman has announced the shows to be presented in its New Stages Amplified series, which includes work developed during last season’s inaugural Playwrights’ Unit: Laura Jacqmin’s Two Lakes, Two Rivers (November 7) and Seth Bockley’s Ask Aunt Susan (November 10 – 20).

In addition, the series will feature Carlyle Brown’s Dartmoor Prison (October 13 – 23), a Goodman Theatre commission, and Kathleen Tolan’s Chicago Boys (October 27 – November 6) which appeared as staged readings in previous New Stages series.

For tickets, reservations and more information about New Stages Amplified, click here.