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 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 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 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 directors, his dedication to the company, and why Chicago theater is still one of his primary passions.

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...

Jan 27, 2025 · 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 members.

Feb 1, 2025 · 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.

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