Aug. 24--Chicago Dramatists has named Meghan Beals its new artistic director. Beals, interim artistic director since Feb. 2015, succeeds longtime artistic director Russ Tutterow. After three decades of nurturing playwrights, Tutterow had moved into an Emeritus role before dying from cancer in May.
Beals joined Chicago Dramatists as an associate artist in 2008 and served as associate artistic director from 2011-13. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with various companies in New York and Chicago.
Founded in 1979, Chicago Dramatists remains dedicated to the cultivation of new work. Distinguished alumni include Lydia R. Diamond, Keith Huff, Tanya Saracho and Rebecca Gilman.
