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SCENE AT THE GOODMAN
Race Opening Night
On January 23, 2012, sponsors and guests gathered at Club
Petterino’s to celebrate the opening of David Mamet’s Race.
Following cocktails and dinner, guests attended the opening performance
of Mamet’s latest work.
Special thanks to our sponsors who made this production possible:
Corporate Sponsor Partner Mayer Brown LLP; Media Partner
WBEZ 91.5 FM; Season Sponsors The Edith-Marie Appleton
Foundation, Julie and Roger Baskes, Patricia Cox, Andrew “Flip”
Filipowski and Melissa Oliver, Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Michael
J. McGuinnis, Sondra and Denis Healy/Turtle Wax, Inc., Carol
Prins and John H. Hart, Alice Rapoport and Michael Sachs/Sg2
and Merle Reskin; and Director’s Society Sponsors John and
Caroline Ballantine, Mary Jo and Doug Basler, Doris Conant, Julie
M. Danis and Paul F. Donahue, Paul Dykstra and Spark Cremin,
Linda Hutson, M. Ann O’Brien and Susan and Bob Wislow.
RIGHT (top to bottom): Goodman Resident Director and the director of Race Chuck Smith,
Trustee Elizabeth A. Raymond (Mayer Brown LLP) and Marc Kadish, Director of Pro Bono
Activities and Litigation Training at Mayer Brown LLP; Mayer Brown LLP is the Corporate
Sponsor Partner of Race. Director’s Society Sponsor Mary Jo Basler and Trustee and
Season Sponsor Alice Rapoport.
Celebrating Race
and Diversity
On January 25, 2012, at Club Petterino’s, the Goodman held
its winter Diversity Night event featuring David Mamet’s Race,
directed by Chuck Smith. This free event is a product of the
Goodman’s ongoing commitment to reflecting the diversity of
our community in all areas of our organization, and is designed
to bring a new audience of culturally diverse individuals to our
theater. At the event, guests saw a special video that included
a wide range of Chicago-based artists and cultural leaders,
putting into context the themes and issues raised by Race. We
hope our guests came away with a framework for engaging in
conversation about how theater addresses the difficult social
and cultural issues of our time. This Diversity Night was definitely
an evening to remember!
Goodman Theatre gratefully acknowledges each of the sponsors
including: including Diversity Initiatives Leader Charter
One Bank; Diversity Initiative Partners Accenture, Allstate, Ernst
& Young, Fifth Third Bank, Exelon Corporation, Loop Capital,
Macy’s, McDonald’s Corporation and Mesirow Financial; along
with Corporate Sponsor Partners for Race Mayer Brown and
Event Sponsors Baker & McKenzie LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
RIGHT (top to bottom): Ralph Hughes from Diversity Initiatives Partner Macy’s and Glenn
Mazade, Event Co-chair from Diversity Initiatives Leader Charter One. Goodman Board
Chairman Ruth Ann M. Gillis from Diversity Initiatives Partner Exelon Corporation and
Marc Grapey from the cast of Race. Goodman Trustee and Event Co-chair Rebecca Ford
Terry and Tamberla Perry from the cast of Race.
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