Challenge your Thinking: David Byrne Theater of the Mind

  • April 07, 2026
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Reid Murdoch Building, 333 North LaSalle Street, Chicago
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It’s all inside your head. But is any of it real?

Co-created by Academy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning artist David Byrne and writer Mala Gaonkar, and presented by The Goodman, Theater of the Mind is a new theatrical experience you’ll see, feel, taste and hear.

Inspired by both historical and current neuroscience research, the show takes you on an intimate and immersive journey inside how we see and create our worlds. Peer behind the curtain of the physical realm as you move through a series of rooms with your guide, where you’ll participate in thought-provoking experiences—and marvel at the wonders of your mind.

Joined by Maidenwena Alba (Theater of the Mind’s Resident Director) and Goodman Theatre Board Chair Marsha Cruzan.

This experience demands conversation to truly understand how each of us sees the world based on our own experiences.  Director Alba will give us a behind the scenes look as we explore together this unique experience

Spots are limited to 16 participants, so don’t miss this interactive neuroscience-based experience.

DETAILS: 

  • 5:45pm Program starts promptly
  • 7:00pm Dinner & Conversation immediately following the show
  • Nonnina Restaurant located at 340 N. Clark Street, Chicago
  • Registration includes dinner with cash bar

Goodman Theatre Company

Reid Murdoch Building

333 North LaSalle Street, Chicago


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