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Director, Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer

Henry Godinez is Resident Artistic Associate at Goodman Theatre, where as director of its Latino Theatre Festival he fostered the co-production of Pedro Páramo with Teatro Buendia of Cuba, and has directed works by Luis Valdez, Charise Castro Smith, José Rivera, Karen Zacarias, Regina Taylor, Luis Alfaro, and Cheryl L. West. Other directing work includes The O’Neill Center, Yale Rep, Signature Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Portland Center Stage, The Children’s Theatre Company, and Denver Center.

Born in Havana, Cuba, Godinez is co-founder and former Artistic Director of Teatro Vista, and a professor at Northwestern University.