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.

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 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 28, 2025 · As the "Friends” star and founding ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre joins the revived theater troupe's board of directors, he chats about his dedication to the company and why Chicago theater is still one of his primary passions.

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 …

The Lookingglass Company is made up of cross-disciplinary artists: 24 Ensemble Members and 23 Artistic Associates. The ensemble includes David Schwimmer, Joey Slotnick and Mary Zimmerman. Artistic associates include Deanna Dunagan.

Jan 27, 2025 · CHICAGO -- On Thursday, after an existential crisis and a hiatus of close to two years, Chicago’s famous Lookingglass Theatre Company officially returns to public performances in its Michigan...

In the tradition of his breakthrough show, The Jungle, Lookingglass Ensemble Member David Schwimmer returns to direct the much anticipated adaptation of Chicagoan Studs Terkel’s riveting collection of narratives, Race: How Blacks and Whites …

Jan 27, 2025 · On Thursday, after an existential crisis and a hiatus of close to two years, Chicago’s famous Lookingglass Theatre Company officially returns to public performances in its Michigan Avenue...

Nov 25, 2024 · After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company is welcoming two new Board members as it prepares...