Happy May,
First off, make sure you get something nice for ya mama. You owe it to her.
Speaking of that, I am a couple months away from joining the international league of fathers.
"Is it a boy?"
"Is it a girl?"
Dont know, but it will surely be brown - which is all I care about.
Beyond that - we are leaving Iowa in a matter of days (bitter sweet) - headed west to the great state of Colorado where I plan to look like this (bear included):
where I will also begin a two year full time teaching/post doctoral fellowship in performance writing
at Colorado College - Felicia will teach audio essay course there starting next year
As far as my other babies -- Me and the team are working hard on subsequent productions of my Humana play How We Got On in a few key markets. Because the wheels of regional theater are slower than a tortoise walking through molasses in Timberlands, I will have to slowly trickle that info out to ya....but it'll be good info
Speaking of theater - make sure you pick up the July/Aug issue of American Theater Magazine
should contain a little interview with ya boy
So aside from moving, expecting, and waiting - what else?
This fall, MPAACT one of Chicago's prominent Black Theater companies will be producing my latest script BLACKADEMICS which is sure to confound and delight. It's a strange comic drama thing about these two friendly competitive professors who find themselves trapped in some sort of purgatorial bistro.
Also this fall, I'll be participating in this big crazy thing: ISEA
But enough about me - go make your mom a card!
Go team Cee-LO!
Goodwin
IDRIS GOODWIN
Checking mics since '91
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
More love for HWGO

from Backstage
"Goodwin's play takes a pop cultural phenomenon and shows how it affects and transforms the young people who make it their own, wrapping up the Humana Festival on a fresh and fly note."
from KDHX.org/blog (out of saint louis)
"If I had to single out one play as the high point of this year’s Humana Festival, this would be it."
Monday, March 19, 2012
March (playin catch up)
Whew!
So normally I am on top of things but damn, this month has really slapped me around.
top of the month, How We Got On opened at Actors Theater of Louisville's Humana Festival
of New American Plays.
The reviews have been tremendous. Check em out!
three suburban kids find their voices in Idris Goodwin’s witty and heartfelt coming-of-age play
How We Got On is a pure delight for Gen-Xers.
“How We Got On,” by Idris Goodwin is a very good play.
a symphony of words
The show runs until the end of the month and hopefully will be coming to a black box or theater
in the round near you soon.
So normally I am on top of things but damn, this month has really slapped me around.
top of the month, How We Got On opened at Actors Theater of Louisville's Humana Festival
of New American Plays.

The reviews have been tremendous. Check em out!
three suburban kids find their voices in Idris Goodwin’s witty and heartfelt coming-of-age play
How We Got On is a pure delight for Gen-Xers.
“How We Got On,” by Idris Goodwin is a very good play.
a symphony of words
The show runs until the end of the month and hopefully will be coming to a black box or theater
in the round near you soon.
Friday, February 3, 2012
What's up in in the twenty dozen: February
Told you Jan was gon be one!
Last week I had the esteemed pleasure of sharing stage with Matt Damon (star of one my fave films, True Grit) @ Voices of The People Speak! at Chicago's Metro
Also, my Sesame Street debut broadcast on PBS
Feb, my fave month of the entire year (black history month baby!) holds more freshness!
First off - Just dropped some more visuals - The video for the song Brainstorm off The Break Beat Bars album directed by Brett Neiman - Check it out here
Feb.8 we start rehearsing my latest play, HOW WE GOT ON at the Actors Theater of Louisville for the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New Plays
Feb. 28 - I'm performing at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, MO with Glenn North
Feb. 29 - Chicago - Some AWP tangential reading thing - more details to come on that
Last week I had the esteemed pleasure of sharing stage with Matt Damon (star of one my fave films, True Grit) @ Voices of The People Speak! at Chicago's Metro
Also, my Sesame Street debut broadcast on PBS
Feb, my fave month of the entire year (black history month baby!) holds more freshness!
First off - Just dropped some more visuals - The video for the song Brainstorm off The Break Beat Bars album directed by Brett Neiman - Check it out here
Feb.8 we start rehearsing my latest play, HOW WE GOT ON at the Actors Theater of Louisville for the 36th Annual Humana Festival of New Plays
Feb. 28 - I'm performing at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, MO with Glenn North
Feb. 29 - Chicago - Some AWP tangential reading thing - more details to come on that
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
What's up in in the twenty dozen: Jan
So here's whats poppin at the top of the twenty dozen - first off check out the new website
IDRISGOODWIN.COM
Today (Tuesday Jan the 3rd) I begin my month long stretch as Teacher in Residence at WORDPLAY, the weekly poetry event of Young Chicago Authors. I'll teach a workshop at 6pm, and perform in the open mic at 7pm
Tomorrow (Wednesday Jan the 4th) I start teaching my 11 week Hip Hop as Theater course at Northwestern University.
Jan 9 - Spreading the gospel of break beat poetry to Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, IA
Jan 13-15 Kevin Coval and I will be performing/lecturing in Baton Rogue (details forthcoming) and New Orleans
Jan 16 - Dropping by the great Coya Paz's class at DePaul Theater School to discuss my latest work
Jan. 25 - Gonna be on this episode of a little show called Sesame Street http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/theshow/episodes/rhyming-block
Jan 26-28 - Joining fellow soloists Sean Lewis and Megan Gogerty in The Teacher Show at The Revolutions International Theater Festival in Albuquerque, NM
Jan 31 - "The People Speak, Live!" on January 31, 2012, featuring MATT DAMON with Chicago poets ANGELA JACKSON, KEVIN COVAL, IDRIS GOODWIN, and Louder Than a Bomb All-Stars MALCOLM LONDON and SHE'KIRA MCKNIGHT; Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble members ALANA ARENAS and ROBERT BREULER; Chicago Tribune journalist RICK KOGAN; civic leader RAMI NASHASHIBI of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network; THE LUNA BLUES MACHINE with sisters BELINDA and MARITZA CERVANTES; performer LANI T. MONTREAL of Pintig CIRCA Cultural Group; actor BRIAN QUIJADA; and, more special guests to be announced. With DJ ITCH 13 on the 1s and 2s.
We're off to a good start - Feb and March should look to be just as exciting - hope your year is on and poppin too!
IDRISGOODWIN.COM
Today (Tuesday Jan the 3rd) I begin my month long stretch as Teacher in Residence at WORDPLAY, the weekly poetry event of Young Chicago Authors. I'll teach a workshop at 6pm, and perform in the open mic at 7pm
Tomorrow (Wednesday Jan the 4th) I start teaching my 11 week Hip Hop as Theater course at Northwestern University.
Jan 9 - Spreading the gospel of break beat poetry to Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, IA
Jan 13-15 Kevin Coval and I will be performing/lecturing in Baton Rogue (details forthcoming) and New Orleans
Jan 16 - Dropping by the great Coya Paz's class at DePaul Theater School to discuss my latest work
Jan. 25 - Gonna be on this episode of a little show called Sesame Street http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/theshow/episodes/rhyming-block
Jan 26-28 - Joining fellow soloists Sean Lewis and Megan Gogerty in The Teacher Show at The Revolutions International Theater Festival in Albuquerque, NM
Jan 31 - "The People Speak, Live!" on January 31, 2012, featuring MATT DAMON with Chicago poets ANGELA JACKSON, KEVIN COVAL, IDRIS GOODWIN, and Louder Than a Bomb All-Stars MALCOLM LONDON and SHE'KIRA MCKNIGHT; Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble members ALANA ARENAS and ROBERT BREULER; Chicago Tribune journalist RICK KOGAN; civic leader RAMI NASHASHIBI of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network; THE LUNA BLUES MACHINE with sisters BELINDA and MARITZA CERVANTES; performer LANI T. MONTREAL of Pintig CIRCA Cultural Group; actor BRIAN QUIJADA; and, more special guests to be announced. With DJ ITCH 13 on the 1s and 2s.
We're off to a good start - Feb and March should look to be just as exciting - hope your year is on and poppin too!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
New Site - New News
First things first: Brand New Website
WWW.IDRISGOODWIN.COM
Second thing second
my new play HOW WE GOT ON
will premiere at HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
WWW.IDRISGOODWIN.COM
Second thing second
my new play HOW WE GOT ON
will premiere at HUMANA FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
Monday, October 10, 2011
Upcoming Shows- Updated
Weds Oct 26
10-11 Workshop
2-3 Performance - Free
Owens Community College - Findlay, OH
Thurs Oct 27
11:30-2
workshop & performance - Free
Owens Community College - Toledo, OH
Sat. Oct 29 @ 3:30
In store performance - Free
Record Collector - Iowa City, IA
Thu & Fri -Nov.3 & 4
New Trier Literary Festival
New Trier High school, IL
Tues Nov.8 @ 12:45pm
Quad Cities Youth Conference
Scott Community College
Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Nov 20 @ 4pm
These Are The Breaks Book reading
w/ Stevie Edwards
Buffalo Street Books
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday Nov 29 @ 7pm
w/ Katie F-s
House of Loom
Free
or $10 AND you get a book!
Weds Nov 30 @ 7pm
University of Arkansas
RZ's Coffeehouse - Arkansas Union
10-11 Workshop
2-3 Performance - Free
Owens Community College - Findlay, OH
Thurs Oct 27
11:30-2
workshop & performance - Free
Owens Community College - Toledo, OH
Sat. Oct 29 @ 3:30
In store performance - Free
Record Collector - Iowa City, IA
Thu & Fri -Nov.3 & 4
New Trier Literary Festival
New Trier High school, IL
Tues Nov.8 @ 12:45pm
Quad Cities Youth Conference
Scott Community College
Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Nov 20 @ 4pm
These Are The Breaks Book reading
w/ Stevie Edwards
Buffalo Street Books
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday Nov 29 @ 7pm
w/ Katie F-s
House of Loom
Free
or $10 AND you get a book!
Weds Nov 30 @ 7pm
University of Arkansas
RZ's Coffeehouse - Arkansas Union
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