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Talking Pictures

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Talking Pictures

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Opened on January 26, 2008
Closed on March 2, 2008

Location:
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601
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Synopsis:
It is 1929 in the town of Harrison, Texas. On the eve of the Depression, the residents of a small boarding house deal with myriad crises, small and large: the quarrels between estranged husbands and wives, the uncertain future of a railroad engineer, and the coming of the "talkies" to the local movie theater, which signals the end of an era (and a job) for the woman who plays the live music there. These potentially cataclysmic events are chronicled with gentle humor and deep compassion by Horton Foote, "the Chekhov of the small town," in a play termed simply "a treasure" by...

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Location:
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601

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News and Reviews:

REVIEW
Talking Pictures
The Goodman Theatre serves up a beautiful revival of Horton Foote's play about a community facing change.
Reviewed by: Andy Propst »

THEATER NEWS
Full Cast Announced for Talking Pictures and Horton Foote One-Acts
Full casting has been announced for
By: Dan Bacalzo »

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