Joe Finnegan Pronounced New General Manager of Williamstown Theatre Festival

The Tony Award winning Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that Joe Finnegan will succeed Gilbert Medina as General Manager. Finnegan, who served as managing director and head of corporate development for Bear Wagner, will assume the role of General Manager for Williamstown's 11th season, beginning this fall.

Joe Finnegan and his family moved to Williamstown in 2005, after he had worked in a number of capacities on Wall Street. A frequent guest commentator for CNBC, he spent several years as a New York Stock Exchange floor official, and an active mentor for NYSE education programs. He was a partner of CMJ partners, a specialist for Wagner Scott Mercator, and managing director and head of corporate development for Bear Wagner. In addition to WFF, Finnegan serves on the boards of Pine Cobble School, Images Cinema, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Williamstown Lacrosse Association.

Williamstown Theatre Festival, located on the campus of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is one of America's preeminent regional summer stock theatres. Founded in 1955 by Ralph Renzi (news director for Williams College) and David C. Bryant (chairman of the school's drama program), it was conceived as a way to use the Adams Memorial Theatre on the Williams campus for a resident summer theatre company. At the request of Renzi and Bryant, established Actress and Broadway Theatre World Award winner raised in Williamstown on Meacham Street Marcia Henderson returned to Williamstown to open and perform in the first opening play at the festival. She was the first major celebrity to perform at Willaimstown. Since then, and throughout its over four decades in existence, many celebrated American actors of stage and screen have worked as acting apprentices or company members at Williamstown. Recently, the festival has transferred several successful shows to Broadway, and was awarded the Regional Theatre Tony Award in 2002.

For more information, visit Williamstown's website at www.wtfestival.org.

 

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