Chicago Dramatists to Host Memorial for Russ Tutterow, 7/13 at the Goodman

Chicago Dramatists and the Chicago theatre community sadly lost Emeritus Artistic Director Russ Tutterow on May 4, 2015 to cancer. In tribute to his three decades of loving dedication to developing plays and playwrights for the American theatre, on Monday, July 13, 2015 friends, acquaintances, and admirers of Mr. Tutterow will gather to honor his profound legacy and influence on their personal and professional lives and on theatre in Chicago and across the country.

The Memorial will provide an opportunity for all who knew him to share with each other their thoughts, reflections, memories, and stories of his impact on their lives and careers. Attendees are encouraged to bring a memorial artifact for display to share his effect on the lives of those who came within his orbit. Attendees are invited to bring scripts, playbills, awards, and/or anything else that represents Russ's impact. Chicago Dramatists has also created ways to honor Russ such as written or video remembrances or testimonials for those unable to attend the Memorial. To learn more, visit www.chicagodramatists.org/russ-tutterow.

For 30 years, Russ Tutterow was the Artistic Director of Chicago Dramatists, the heart of an institution devoted to giving writers a safe space for creating new plays. In her tribute in

American Theatre magazine, longtime Chicago Dramatists resident playwright Lydia R. Diamond shared, "Russ bestowed upon us all dramaturgical wisdom, directorial brilliance, kindness, laughter, wit, and a generosity of spirit that's unquantifiable. in the bones of our theatre community Russ leaves a great respect for the business of creating plays that will continue to contribute significantly to the fabric of the American theatre. And to that American theatre, Russ leaves artists and works that speak to the human condition, entertain, enrich and inspire our cultural landscape."

Russ Tutterow Memorial Service

Monday, July 13, 2015

6:00 doors open, 6:30 Memorial Service

Albert Goodman Auditorium, Goodman Theatre

170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL

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