Managing Directors

Theatre For Young Audiences/usa Announces 2025 TYA/USA NATIONAL FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2024

Theatre for Young Audiences USA (TYA/USA), in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has announced the 2025 TYA/USA National Festival & Conference: BLOOM, taking place on May 6th-8th, 2025, in Washington,D.C.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Austin Arts Struggle Under Shifting Grant Policies, Broadway Cares Offers Hurricane Relief
by Alex Freeman - Oct 28, 2024

Leadership changes are shaping Ensemble Studio Theatre and Amphibian Stage, while festivals like Breaking the Binary spotlight marginalized voices. Regional and international updates explore funding challenges, with new grant structures in Austin and evolving arts funding models in the UK.

Industry Pro Newsletter: NEA Report Reveals State Arts Trends, Toronto Plans Major Investments
by Alex Freeman - Oct 21, 2024

From Toronto’s ambitious 10-year investment plan to the Garden Theatre’s abrupt closure in Florida, communities are focusing on accessibility and resilience. The NEA’s latest report sheds light on U.S. arts participation trends, while major honors like the National Medal of Arts celebrate individual contributions.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Financial Struggles, New Residencies, and Successful Fundraising for BTU
by Alex Freeman - Oct 14, 2024

Broadway Cares welcomes new trustees, while Black Theatre United raises significant funds for new initiatives. On the international front, the RSC appoints new writers in residence, and Stuttgart Opera's Sancta Susanna provokes strong audience reactions. The closure of California Shakespeare Theater underscores financial struggles in the industry.

Industry Pro Newsletter: TikTok Boosts Theatre Sales as Broadway Tours Expand Educational Access
by Alex Freeman - Oct 7, 2024

In this week's newsletter, we highlight key developments across the theatre world, from financial challenges in arts funding to exciting leadership changes. TikTok continues to influence the stage, boosting the success of an immersive off-Broadway show, while Chicago’s small arts sector shows resilience despite pandemic setbacks.

Provincetown Theater Honors Playwrights Joe DiPietro and Kirsten Greenidge At Summer Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

In Provincetown, Massachusetts, the board, artistic and managing directors of the Provincetown Theater have announced the sixth annual Provincetown American Playwright Awards will be presented during the non-profit’s annual fundraising gala on Sunday, August 25 at the historic Provincetown Inn at One Commercial Street in Provincetown, MA. 

Industry Pro Newsletter: Tom Viola Retires, Cutting Ball and West Bank Cafe Announce Closures
by Alex Freeman - Jul 22, 2024

Tom Viola, Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, announced his retirement, and we look at the closure of New York's iconic West Bank Cafe and Laurie Beechman Theatre. Additionally, NYC's HERE Arts Center names four new co-directors, and the beloved Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction returns this September.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Making an Original Broadway Cast Recording & NYC's Record Investment
by Alex Freeman - Jul 15, 2024

This week's newsletter celebrates New York City's record $254 million investment in cultural institutions. Regionally, Milwaukee theaters respond artistically to the Republican National Convention, and new leadership appointments at Virginia Repertory Theatre and Shakespeare Center Los Angeles promise fresh visions.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Unveiling BroadwayWorld's Trendsetters & Is the New UK Government a Boost for the Arts?
by Alex Freeman - Jul 8, 2024

BroadwayWorld launches its Trendsetters program to connect influencers and shows, while Drabinsky's legal woes continue with a lost appeal. SOLT and UK Theatre call for governmental support, while QPAC appoints a new Chief Executive. Additionally, the UK Labour Party proposes substantial cultural funding boosts, aiming to revitalize the arts sector

Industry Pro Newsletter: Playwrights Horizons Layoffs & New Appointments: What's Next?
by Alex Freeman - Jul 1, 2024

New leadership appointments at Playwrights Horizons and Second Stage signal strategic shifts, while a regionally, new managing directors at STAGES and Creede Repertory Theatre promise fresh visions, the RSC's first London Executive Producer aims to expand its influence.

Sony Music Masterworks Launches Joint Venture With Roast Productions
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024

Sony Music Masterworks, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced a new strategic venture with Roast Productions, a live entertainment company founded by Bonnie Royal and Michael Stevens.

Toronto Fringe Appoints New Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2024

The Toronto Fringe, the non-profit charitable organization that runs Ontario’s largest theatre festival, has announced new staff appointments with Rachel Kennedy as Executive Director, Co-Lead and Laura Paduch as Managing Director, Co-Lead in advance of the 36th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival this summer.

Stages Names David Schmitz As Interim Managing Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2023

Stages has appointed David Schmitz as its Interim Managing Director. Schmitz is the Principal Executive for Amplify Leadership Advisors.

Review: INK at Round House Theatre
by David Friscic - Sep 8, 2023

Cutthroat capitalism and journalistic sensationalist exploitation rears its ugly head in playwright James Graham’s Ink. This superb play is a sharply and pointedly observed tale of the rise of the infamous media mogul Rupert Murdoch (Andrew Rein) as he captures control of the newspaper The Sun and becomes the controversial sensation of Fleet Street.

David Ellenstein Named Artistic Director & Bill Kerlin Named Managing Director of Laguna Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2023

North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director David Ellenstein, and Managing Director Bill Kerlin, have been named Laguna Playhouse’s new Artistic and Managing Directors respectively, effective immediately.

Actor's Express Shares an Open Letter From the Metro Atlanta Arts Community
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023

The Managing Leaders Group, a group of managing directors and leaders from numerous Atlanta arts organizations came together during the pandemic to discuss strategies to strengthen the arts in our community. 

News Ensemble Theatre Company Announces Design Competition To Help Create Its 45th Season Of Shows Artwork
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2023

Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) has announced the company’s first design competition, which will recognize one artist, 18 and older, to submit an original image that represents one of its three upcoming productions:  Selling Kabul, The Children or Seared.

East Lynne Theater Company Presents CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FROM THE PAST
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2022

For eight times only, the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents 'Christmas Presents from the Past.'  Aside from O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi,' in which a loving couple exchange unique gifts, the other tales are 'The Christmas Masquerade,' 'The Snow Image,' and 'What the Bells Saw and Said.'    

Carousel Theatre Explores Indigenous Reconciliation + Environmentalism In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2022

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.

Carousel Theatre For Young People Explores Indigenous Reconciliation In West Coast Premiere Of FROZEN RIVER
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) opens its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's award-winning play Frozen River (nîkwatin sîpiy), at Granville Island's Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright St), from September 28 to October 16, 2022.