CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- After 35 years as artistic director of Goodman Theatre, Robert Falls is resigning at the end of this season.
“For more than three decades, I’ve had the honor, privilege and pleasure of service as Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre,” said Falls in a statement. “After what has been a thrilling and rewarding journey, I feel it’s time for us both to move on to new adventures. For me, a new chapter of professional opportunities awaits—including creative projects I’ve previously been unable to accept. I love this theater with all my heart; it’s been an artistic home, and it will be a bittersweet de-parture.”
Falls, now 68, has directed dozens of shows on the Goodman stage, including "The Iceman Cometh" and “Long Day’s Journey into Night."
During his tenure, his productions led to a Pulitzer Prize, 11 Tony Awards and more than 160 Jeff Awards.
“Robert Falls is a true visionary as a theater director and as the Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre. 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 Hesse.
Falls will step down at the end of the current Goodman season in August of 2022.
Despite his departure, he will still plan the upcoming 2022-23 season and direct two plays.
The Goodman said it will start looking for its next artistic director in the coming months.
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