Philadelphia Theatre Co. Names Kathleen Kund Nolan Interim Managing Director

Philadelphia Theatre Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Kund Nolan as Interim Managing Director. Nolan replaces Diane Claussen who has moved to Chicago to assume the position of Managing Director at Northwestern University's Theatre and Interpretation Center.

Kathleen Nolan comes to PTC following a position as Interim Managing Director at Princeton's McCarter Theatre, where she had also served as General Manager for nine years and then as Management Consultant for three years. In addition to five years as Business Manager at the Philadelphia Drama Guild, she has worked at Pennsylvania Stage Company, Cleveland Playhouse and North Shore Music Theatre. She currently serves on the Boards of Trustees of both McCarter Theatre Center as Vice President for Development, and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival as Secretary. Nolan and her family reside in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

"PTC is fortunate in having Kathleen join our team just as we are kicking off our 35th Anniversary season. She is a respected and seasoned professional who also lives and works in our region so we know her contribution will be invaluable," said PTC's Producing Artistic Director Sara Garonzik. "With a person of her caliber in place, PTC will be able to launch a search for a permanent Managing Director during this season without losing any momentum."

Continued Priscilla M. Luce, PTC President of the Board, "Kathleen brings with her a love of the theater, and a respect for what we have accomplished here at PTC. In addition, with her experience as a Board member of several prominent theater companies, she will be a valued liaison between the Board and staff."

Philadelphia Theatre Company kicks off its 35th Anniversary mainstage season with the quirky and hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin on November 12- December 12.

Philadelphia Theatre Company rounds out its 2010/2011 season with RACE, David Mamet's smash hit direct from Broadway, the tour-de-force one woman show LET ME DOWN EASY, conceived, written and performed by the incomparable Anna Deavere Smith, and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize-Winner for Drama, RUINED by Lynn Nottage.

Founded in 1974, Philadelphia Theatre Company is a leading regional theater company whose mission today is to produce, develop and present entertaining and imaginative contemporary theater focused on the American experience that both ignites the intellect and touches the soul. By developing new work through commissions and readings PTC generates projects that have a national impact and reach broad regional audiences. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Sara Garonzik, PTC supports the work of a growing body of diverse dramatists and takes pride in being a home to scores of nationally recognized artists who have participated in more than 130 world and Philadelphia premieres. In October 2007, PTC moved into a home of its own, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Center City Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts, solidifying the Company's status as a major player on the American theater scene.

For more information of Philadelphia Theatre Company, visit www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

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