Schwimmer has directed over twenty plays, including his adaptations of Studs Terkel’s RACE and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle for Lookingglass, and Laura Eason’s Sex with Strangers for the Second Stage Theatre.

Founded in 1988 by former classmates at Northwestern University, Lookingglass has many illustrious long-time ensemble members, including Joy Gregory, Laura Eason, Mary Zimmerman and J. Nicole ...

As Lookingglass Theatre returns after an 18-month hiatus with Circus Quixote, Friends star and founding ensemble member David Schwimmer chats with CS about joining the stage troupe's board of ...

Jan 27, 2025 · When the COVID-19 pandemic kept people home, afraid or unable to sit close to strangers in a dark theater, the future of Chicago’s storied Lookingglass Theatre Company was uncertain. Curtains closed. Performances paused. Plans …

Jan 27, 2025 · CHICAGO — Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company is ready to reopen its doors for the first time in nearly two years. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting with Governor JB Pritzker and actor David Schwimmer...

Jan 29, 2025 · David Schwimmer, best known for his role as Ross on Friends, is reaffirming his commitment to Lookingglass Theatre Company, the Chicago-based theater he co-founded in 1988. For Schwimmer, the theater holds a deep personal significance as both an artistic home and a place of creative risk-taking.

Jan 28, 2025 · This collaboration with Evanston’s The Actors Gymnasium marks the return of Lookingglass Theatre, ... of directors that now includes Friends star and founding ensemble member David Schwimmer. ...

Lookingglass is thrilled to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors: founding Ensemble member, actor and director David Schwimmer and Chicago employment and healthcare attorney James (Jimmy) Oh.

6 days ago · Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, Jan. 27 at the Water Tower Water Works, 163 E Pearson St. at Michigan Ave. with Governor JB Pritzker and Lookkingglass leadership including Founding Ensemble Member, Board Member, Actor and Director David Schwimmer. Other guests in attendance included First Lady MK Pritzker and Deputy Mayor Kenya ...

Jan 27, 2025 · 'Friends' star David Schwimmer celebrates reopening of Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre. The Lookingglass Theatre in Streeterville is set to reopen later this week after undergoing...