Henry Godinez

Henry Godinez is the resident Artistic Associate at the Goodman Theatre and the Director of the biennial Latino Theatre Festival. Most recently, he directed The Sins of Sor Juana by Karen Zacarías and the world premiere of José Rivera’s Boleros for the Disenchanted at Yale Repertory Theatre and Goodman Theatre. Mr. Godinez’ other Goodman directing credits include the world premieres of Karen Zacarías’ Mariela in the Desert, Regina Taylor’s Millennium Mambo and Luis Alfaro’s Straight as a Line, along with productions of The Cook by Eduardo Machado, Electricidad by Luis Alfaro, Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez, the Goodman/Teatro Vista co-production Two Sisters and a Piano; and the Victory Gardens Theater production of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Anna in the Tropics. Mr. Godinez is the co-founder and former Artistic Director of Teatro Vista and has also directed at Portland Center Stage, Signature Theatre Company in NYC, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre Oak Park Festival Theatre and Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Godinez has served as a site evaluator and panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, The Illinois Arts Council, and the Evanston Arts Council. He is recipient of the 1999 TCG Alan Schneider Directing Award, the Distinguished Service Award from Lawyers for the Creative Arts, was honored as the 2008 Chicago Latino Network’s Latino Professional of the Year, and the summer of 2010 was appointed to the Illinois Arts Council by Governor Pat Quinn. Mr. Godinez is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University, where he serves as the Artistic Director of the Theatre and Interpretation Center.

Presentations

• The Beautiful Struggle: Art and Commerce