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Second Saturdays

Second saturday of each month
Alice center for education and engagement – Walter lab
170 N. DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO, IL 60601

Second Saturdays at the Goodman are family-focused intergenerational workshops centered on joy, creativity, and sharing space. Join us each Second Saturday of the month to participate in workshops facilitated by Goodman Teaching Artists as we celebrate creativity and the art of storytelling.

Second Saturdays are ideal for littles (ages 4-10), and their families. Check out our calendar of events and reserve your space today! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets are $5 for children; FREE for adults. Reservations are required.

 

Workshops

Make a Play

Saturday, September 14

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

Recommended for ages 5+


Saturday, October 12

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will read some stories, play some games, and sing some songs en español!

 


Saturday, November 9

Hora de Cuentinflas features immersive Spanish songs, dramatized storytime, with a touch of disability & drag! The name Cuentinflas harkens to the Mexican Comedian Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin described as “The greatest comedian in the world”. Now, Cuentinflas is here to entertain, educate, and delight children and their families! Cuentinflas champions disability justice, queerness, storytelling, and language learning through cultural competency. Together, with Cuentinflas, we will learn how to connect to our bodies, voices, and the power of imagination. In 90 minutes, we will read some stories, play some games, and sing some songs en español! We look forward to engaging with you in this Día De Los Muertos themed adventure.

 

Make a Play

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

Recommended for ages 5+

Yes And for All

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Yes And for All is a dynamic intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to explore improvisation and the transformative notion of improv’s magic phrase, “yes, and.” Starting with the basics of who/what/where, we’ll play improv games, dip into scene work, and make something out of a whole lot of nothing.

Open to ages 5 and up *Ideal for 7-12 and their adults, 90 minutes.

SOLD OUT!

Yes And for All

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Yes And for All is a dynamic intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to explore improvisation and the transformative notion of improv’s magic phrase, “yes, and.” Starting with the basics of who/what/where, we’ll play improv games, dip into scene work, and make something out of a whole lot of nothing.

Open to ages 5 and up *Ideal for 7-12 and their adults, 90 minutes.

Make a Play

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

Recommended for ages 5+

SOLD OUT!

Staging the Senses! A Storytelling Adventure. Written in turquoise marker above a black background with doodles.

Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Join us for Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure, a theatre-making workshop that uses the senses to unlock the imagination! Did you know that scent is closely linked to memory? An aroma can transport us to another time, place, or feeling, making it the perfect catalyst for collaborative storytelling. In this scent-focused interactive workshop, participants will explore the “World of Smell” to spark their imagination, turn memory into creativity, and bring it all to life on stage!

Recommended for ages 4-12.

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Make a Play

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

Recommended for ages 5+

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Staging the Senses! A Storytelling Adventure. Written in turquoise marker above a black background with doodles.

Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Join us for Staging the Senses: A Storytelling Adventure, a theatre-making workshop that uses the senses to unlock the imagination! Did you know that scent is closely linked to memory? An aroma can transport us to another time, place, or feeling, making it the perfect catalyst for collaborative storytelling. In this scent-focused interactive workshop, participants will explore the “World of Smell” to spark their imagination, turn memory into creativity, and bring it all to life on stage!

Recommended for ages 4-12.

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Make a Play

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Make a Play is an intergenerational workshop where kids and adults come together to create a play in just 90 minutes. We’ll start by pulling some prompts out of a hat, and then get to work! While youngsters create the story, the grownups will quickly create a series of prop and set pieces from found materials. Believe it or not, when we all come back together, we’ll have a play.

Recommended for ages 5+

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FACILITATORS

Julie Ganey

Osiris “Pinky” Cuen

Ana Velazquez

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