GOODLY CREATURES THEATRE
Shakespeare in Your Parks
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Wonderful team of very creative people that we, at Martini Room in Elgin, have had a pleasure to work with. Contact Katrina! Her Goodly Creatures Theatre is unique, fun, fresh, and super entertaining!
Martini Room, Elgin
Google Review
What a lovely team of artists! I always keep an eye out for opportunities to work alongside, see productions, and be in community with Goodly Creatures.
Gavin Struempler
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A joy to see this marvelous troupe! We try never to miss a production. You can't go wrong seeing their performances.
John Larson
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Goodly Creatures consistently produces excellent shows. They find up and coming local talent. I’m constantly pleased by the shows I attend. With Goodly Creatures name on the placard I am confident that I will be entertained.
Sharon Hrycewicz
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Introduction & Impact
Goodly Creatures is devoted to enriching the communities we serve with a love for the arts.
With professional performances from actors across the greater Chicagoland area, Goodly's Shakespeare in the Park is a lively and fun experience for all ages. Goodly Creatures began as a small ensemble of eight actors, and a crew of four. Now, Goodly Creatures offers full scale productions to communities across the Fox Valley. Our Shakespeare in the Park series has garnered over a thousand audience members every summer across our venues, and has touched the lives of audience members in profound ways. Every year, children ask for photographs with our performers, and we’ve even inspired fan art.
Purpose
Our mission for our Shakespeare in the Park series is to provide the public, especially young people, an opportunity to be exposed to and enjoy Shakespeare’s comedies in a family friendly way.
To do this, we hire experienced performers from across Chicago and the greater Chicagoland area, with backgrounds in performance, literature, and classic plays. We endeavor to make our performances accessible to the audience, providing a synopsis for our venues to share in their print programs, and a director’s note on our digital programs that discusses the core themes of the play. We are the “gateway” to Shakespeare, showing young people that there is nothing to fear when it comes to the Bard, setting them up for success in school, and cultivating a lifelong appreciation for the classics.
Learn More & Contact Us
See our history of performances and learn more about our leadership:
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See our digital programs here:
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See our history of productions here.
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See our previous news coverage here.
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Learn more about our company here.
Reach out to Katrina Syrris at katrina.syrris@goodlycreatures.com to discuss bringing Shakespeare to your parks this summer!