Susan V. Booth named Goodman Theatre’s next artistic director
The Chicago-based theater will close out its first century with a woman at the helm for the first time.
By Sarah Stark

Susan V. Booth named Goodman Theatre’s next artistic director
The Chicago-based theater will close out its first century with a woman at the helm for the first time.
By Sarah Stark
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In September, Robert Falls announced the 2021-22 season would be his last as artistic director of Goodman Theatre. This week, the theater’s board named Susan V. Booth of the Alliance Theater in Atlanta as Falls’ successor. In 97 years of operation, Booth will be the Goodman’s first female artistic director.
Reset checks in with Booth as she prepares for her move back to Chicago.
GUEST: Susan V. Booth, newly appointed artistic director at Goodman Theatre