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The only constant is change. That's certainly true of Chicago-area theater, which continues to grapple with the lingering effects of the COVID-19-related shutdown along with closures and leadership changes that mark every year.
• Rob Gretta, former artistic director of Nebraska's Post Playhouse, took over the artistic leadership at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in March following a six-month search. Less than five months later, Gretta resigned for personal reasons, according to a statement by Metropolis board members.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Former Goodman Theatre director of new play development Susan V. Booth succeeded outgoing artistic director Robert Falls in October. • Another Goodman alum, Marissa Lynn Ford, the former associate managing director, took over as executive director of the League of Chicago Theaters, which represents more than 250 theaters in the city and suburbs.
• Raven Theatre artistic director Cody Estle, who saw the Chicago theater transition from non-equity to equity status during his five-year tenure, resigned to take over as artistic leader of Milwaukee's Next Act Theatre.
• Underscore Theatre Company announced its closure after 11 years. However, the company's Chicago Music Theater Festival showcasing new and in-development musicals will live on, thanks to Kokandy Productions, which will produce the festival going forward. • Two years after pandemic-related losses and property tax issues shuttered iO Chicago, the improv theater reopened in a newly renovated space.
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