Cleveland Play House A.D. Laura Kepley to Step Down
She’ll leave in June after 9 years in the top spot, and a dozen years with the theatre.
She’ll leave in June after 9 years in the top spot, and a dozen years with the theatre.
The theatre’s founder and artistic director will step down in 2023 after an acclaimed 36-year run.
He will leave his post as general manager at Yale Rep to co-lead ART with artistic director Diane Paulus starting in June.
After a long association with Portland Center Stage, including 5 years as managing director, she’ll join an influential arts consultancy.
She will succeed Coya Paz Brownrigg, who has served as interim dean since July 2021.
Kyra Sims has been named the first Co-AD of New York Neo-Futurists, alongside current co-artistic director Rob Neill.
He will succeed founding artistic director Jack Reuler, who has led the Minneapolis theatre for 46 years.
The company has added associate artistic directors Ben Wolfe and Sarah Fleming Walker, and Sarah Chong Harmer as education and community engagement programs manager.
The theatre’s co-founder will step down in September after 46 years leading the company.
The former leader of San Francisco’s Magic Theatre and of NYC’s Women’s Project, she will take the helm of the Boston theatre in July, filling a vacancy left by Peter DuBois’s resignation.