
Barbara Gaines on Tuesday announced she will be exiting her post as artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, effective 2023.
In a statement, Gaines, who founded the company 36 years ago as Chicago Shakespeare Workshop, said: “We still have much to accomplish together this year. Artistry will be filling our stages this spring. ... More than ever, our city needs art to fill people’s lives with hope, beauty, courage — and with radiant light. ... Here’s to the brightest future.”