A timely retelling of a classic musical kicks off the Northwestern University Wirtz Center's spring season Friday, April 25. Goodman Theatre resident director Henry Godinez's re-imagined "Man of La Mancha" -- arguably one of the world's most popular musicals -- is set in a detention center on the U.S.-Mexico border, where a growing group of migrants from across the world, being held and readied for deportation, is looking for safety and opportunity.
The season also includes a world premiere of "Honeypot," a play of personal stories of queer Black Southern women. Imagine U, Northwestern's theater for young audiences, returns with a beloved children's story "A Tale of Peter Rabbit," but with a modern twist. "As It Is In Heaven," a play with music about a Shaker community navigating a rapidly changing world closes the season at the end of May.
