of Music. Last season, he also directed Rebecca Gilman’s Luna Gale at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles and a new production of Don Giovanni for the Lyric Opera Mozart’s of Chicago. Other recent productions include Measure for Measure and the world and off-Broadway premieres of Beth The Jacksonian. This season at the Goodman, Mr. Henley’s Falls and Goodman Playwright-in-Residence Seth Bockley will co-direct their world premiere adaptation of Roberto and Mr. Falls will also direct the Chicago Bolaño’s 2666, premiere of Soups, Stews, and Rebecca Gilman’s Casseroles: 1976. Among Mr. other credits are The Falls’ Seagull, King Lear, Desire Under the Elms, John Logan’s Three Talk Red, Jon Robin Baitz’s Hotels, Eric Bogosian’s Radio and City; the world Conor McPherson’s Shining premieres of Richard Frank’s Home, Nelson’s Arthur Miller’s Finishing the Picture (his last Griller, play), Eric Bogosian’s Steve The Speed of Darkness and On the Open Tesich’s Road, John Riverview: A Melodrama with Music and Logan’s A True History of the Johnstown Flood, Rebecca Gilman’s Blue Surge and Dollhouse; the American premiere of Alan House and Garden and the Broadway premiere Ayckbourn’s of Elton John and Tim Mr. honors for Rice’s Aida. Falls’ directing include, among others, a Tony Award (Death of a Salesman), a Drama Desk Award (Long into Day’s Journey Night), an Obie Award (subUrbia), a Helen Hayes Award (King Lear) and multiple Jeff Awards (including a 2012 Jeff Award for The Iceman Cometh). For “outstanding contributions to Mr. Falls has been recognized with theater,” such prestigious honors as the Savva Morozov Diamond Award (Moscow Art Theatre), the O’Neill Medallion (Eugene Society), the Distinguished Service to the Arts Award O’Neill (Lawyers for the Creative Arts) and the Illinois Arts Council Award. He will be inducted into the American Governor’s Theater Hall of Fame this November.
of Music. Last season, he also directed Rebecca Gilman’s Luna Gale at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles and a new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni for the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Other recent productions include Measure for Measure and the world and off-Broadway premieres of Beth Henley’s The Jacksonian. This season at the Goodman, Mr. Falls and Goodman Playwright-in-Residence Seth Bockley will co-direct their world premiere adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s 2666, and Mr. Falls will also direct the Chicago premiere of Rebecca Gilman’s Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976. Among Mr. Falls’ other credits are The Seagull, King Lear, Desire Under the Elms, John Logan’s Red, Jon Robin Baitz’s Three Hotels, Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio and Conor McPherson’s Shining City; the world premieres of Richard Nelson’s Frank’s Home, Arthur Miller’s Finishing the Picture (his last play), Eric Bogosian’s Griller, Steve Tesich’s The Speed of Darkness and On the Open Road, John Logan’s Riverview: A Melodrama with Music and Rebecca Gilman’s A True History of the Johnstown Flood, Blue Surge and Dollhouse; the American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn’s House and Garden and the Broadway premiere of Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. Mr. Falls’ honors for directing include, among others, a Tony Award (Death of a Salesman), a Drama Desk Award (Long Day’s Journey into Night), an Obie Award (subUrbia), a Helen Hayes Award (King Lear) and multiple Jeff Awards (including a 2012 Jeff Award for The Iceman Cometh). For “outstanding contributions to theater,” Mr. Falls has been recognized with such prestigious honors as the Savva Morozov Diamond Award (Moscow Art Theatre), the O’Neill Medallion (Eugene O’Neill Society), the Distinguished Service to the Arts Award (Lawyers for the Creative Arts) and the Illinois Arts Council Governor’s Award. He will be inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame this November.