Season of Concern Board Member is the New Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater!
Following a nationwide search that began last fall in partnership with Arts Consulting Group (ACG), Victory Gardens has announced that they are thrilled to welcome Ken-Matt Martin as their Artistic Director. He will begin his tenure at Victory Gardens on April 19, 2021.
Ken-Matt Martin was appointed to the position of Artistic Director after a six-month search, led by Wyona Lynch-McWhite at Arts Consulting Group. ACG provided essential groundwork and information for the search committee, ensuring that the search process was as equitable, fair, and transparent as possible. Candidates for the Artistic Director position initially interviewed with ACG and the search committee. Finalists met with the full staff and board, as well as invited members of the community, for conversation and learning.
Mr. Martin: “I am humbled and honored to have been named the Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater and cannot wait to bring more ambitious and innovative new plays to the Biograph that will feature our brilliant Chicago artists and playwrights and find continued opportunities for theater-makers from across the country to develop their work here with us. I look forward to meeting and collaborating with the staff, artists, board, and audiences who already love this great theater while also attracting new patrons and collaborators. I am committed to ensuring Victory Gardens always lives up to its values as we enter this new chapter in its history. At a time where there has been so much loss and pain for our industry and the world, I am excited to chart a course for the future that positions Victory Gardens as an institution inspiring meaningful civic change within our city and nation.”
On behalf of the entire board and staff of Season of Concern, we congratulate Mr. Martin and look forward to working with him as he enters this exciting new journey!