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Barbara Gaines.
Barbara Gaines.
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater artistic director Barbara Gaines leads her final show

Gaines has directed nearly 60 productions since founding the theater in 1986.

By Brenda Ruiz Sasha-Ann Simons
   

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You can catch her final production, The Comedy of Errors, through April 23, which also happens to be William Shakespeare’s 459th birthday.

Reset hears more about the award-winning artistic director’s tenure with the theater organization she founded.

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