Austin Playhouse Founder Don Toner to Step Down After 22 Years
Toner, a 60-year veteran of regional theatre from New Jersey to L.A. to Mississippi, will continue to direct projects and raise money for the Texas theatre.
Entrances & Exits
Lisa L. Patterson Named TCG Director of Individual Giving
A seasoned fundraiser, she is tasked with activating and growing TCG’s major gifts and planned giving.
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.
Barbara Gaines Bids Farewell to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The theatre’s founder and artistic director will step down in 2023 after an acclaimed 36-year run.
Kelvin Dinkins Jr. Named ART Executive Director
He will leave his post as general manager at Yale Rep to co-lead ART with artistic director Diane Paulus starting in June.
PCS Leader Cynthia Fuhrman to Take Job With NY Consulting Group
After a long association with Portland Center Stage, including 5 years as managing director, she’ll join an influential arts consultancy.
Martine Kei Green-Rogers Named Dean of DePaul Theatre School
She will succeed Coya Paz Brownrigg, who has served as interim dean since July 2021.
Kyra Sims Named NY Neo-Futurists Co-Artistic Director
Kyra Sims has been named the first Co-AD of New York Neo-Futurists, alongside current co-artistic director Rob Neill.
Mark Valdez Named Next Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre
He will succeed founding artistic director Jack Reuler, who has led the Minneapolis theatre for 46 years.
Austin Playhouse Welcomes 3 to Leadership Team
The company has added associate artistic directors Ben Wolfe and Sarah Fleming Walker, and Sarah Chong Harmer as education and community engagement programs manager.
