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.

A s 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 ...

2 days ago · Curtains closed. Performances paused. Plans to renovate the theater’s home base were halted. “As people opted to stay in and work from home, the Mag Mile became considerably less magnificent, and we lost a staggering number of arts organizations,” Lookingglass co-founder and actor David Schwimmer said. “But this is Chicago.

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 ...

3 days ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · 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. By doubling down on his involvement, he aims to ensure Lookingglass continues to inspire, innovate ...

3 days ago · Actor and director David Schwimmer speaks Monday during the re-opening of Lookingglass Theatre Company following a 19-month pause in operations. Schwimmer is one of the company’s founding ...

2 days ago · 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. ...

3 days ago · Schwimmer said like many local theaters, Lookingglass was hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, but was able to complete the renovation with the help of a $2 million award from the state via the ...

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. LEARN MORE