Emma
January 28
March 15, 2020
CST’s Courtyard Theater
book, music & lyrics by Paul Gordon
adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
directed by Barbara Gaines
Production Sponsors
Barbara Gaines
Director
BARBARA GAINES has directed nearly sixty productions at Chicago Shakespeare since founding the Theater in 1986, including thirty of Shakespeare’s plays. Honors include the 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the prestigious Honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in recognition of her contributions strengthening British-American cultural relations, the Making History Award, as well as multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Production and for Best Director. Ms. Gaines has directed at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-on-Avon, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and The Old Globe in San Diego.
Additional Sponsors
Music Director Roberta Duchak is the recipient of the Bob Tilles Music Chair, supported by the Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Music Fund
Official Beverage Partner
