Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Northwestern’s Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production of Man of La Mancha put a timely twist on one of the world’s most frequently staged musicals. Directed by theater department chair Henry Godinez, the play was set not in a Spanish prison but in a modern-day detention center.

Northwestern Magazine followed the cast and crew from kickoff meeting to final curtain. Come behind the scenes to enjoy undergraduate students, grad students and faculty working together to bring a complex musical to life in an unforgettable way.

Visit the feature story: https://magazine.northwestern.edu/features/man-of-la-mancha-theater-play-wirtz-center-henry-godinez-cervantes-don-quixote

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