Bob believed that the Goodman should be a place where all members of our community could see themselves and their experiences reflected on stage. Goodman Theatre Executive Director Roche Schulfer said, “When Robert Falls became Artistic Director in 1986, he brought a host of ideas that would transform our theater and our industry. He has set a high standard, and all at the Goodman are grateful.” The quality, range and diversity of the work he brought to our stages, along with his passionate commitment to making that work available to youth and the broader community, has been incredible. In times of change and challenge, we need the arts to make sense of and navigate our increasingly complex world. We are deeply grateful to Bob for his decades of service and establishing the values that Goodman Theatre will continue to embody in the future as we begin our search for a new Artistic Director.”Īdded Board of Trustees President Maria Wynne, “Chicago is a better place thanks to Robert Falls, who has helped cement our international reputation for theatrical excellence in his outstanding Goodman Theatre leadership for more than one-third of its existence.

“As we begin to salute his 35 years of remarkable stewardship, we will celebrate Bob’s efforts to transform Goodman Theatre into a vibrant ‘arts and community organization,’ where a wide range of voices find a creative home and where all in our community feel welcome. Photo courtesy of The Goodman Theater, photo by Flint Chaney Robert Falls, Goodman Theatre Artistic Director. He has assembled a brilliant community of artists, provided them with space and resources to create transformative theater experiences, connected them with diverse and multi-generational audiences, and built community through the illumination-on stage and off-of our shared humanity,” said Board of Trustees Chairman Jeff W. “Robert Falls is a true visionary as a theater director and as the Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre. Over the coming months, the Goodman will conduct a wide-ranging search for its next Artistic Director. He will program the following 2022/2023 Season, in which he will direct two productions, to be announced in early 2022. Today, Falls announced his intention to step down next summer at the completion of the current 2021/2022 Season. Robert Falls to step down as Goodman Theatre Artistic Director in Summer 2022 ***IN 35 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP, THE TONY-AWARD WINNER HAS BROUGHT INTERNATIONAL PROMINENCE TO THE GOODMAN WITH GROUND-BREAKING PRODUCTIONS BUILT A STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATER AND EDUCATION COMPLEX ESTABLISHED ACCLAIMED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND TURNED CHICAGO’S LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATER INTO A VIBRANT CULTURAL HUB***Īfter more than three decades leading creative operations for one of America’s largest theaters, Tony Award-winner Robert Falls is ending his tenure as Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre. “MIdnight Flight” Online Book Toggle sub-menu.

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