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Geva Artistic Director Mark Cuddy to Retire in 2022

The Rochester, N.Y., company will hire an outside firm and begin a national search for Cuddy’s successor.

Co-artistic director Tamilla Woodard will move into an advisory position as she takes a job at Yale University.

Marisa Carr, Keelay Gipson, Isaac Gómez, and Stacey Rose will join the Chicago company as artistic director Ken-Matt Martin reimagines the program.

After 16 years at the helm of the L.A. regional powerhouse, he’ll step aside at the end of this calendar year.

Wolpert will depart on June 30 as he looks to pursue change in the field from outside of an institution.

Ruben Jauregui Jr. and Mark Stringham will serve as interim executive director and interim artistic director, respectively.

An experienced producer, particularly at New York’s Public Theater, Kerwin succeeds founding artistic director Donald Jordan.

Assaf succeeds founding artistic director Torange Yeghiazarian, leading the 25-year-old company into its next chapter.

The artistic director expanded the ensemble and the theatre’s offerings, and spearheaded a campaign for a new space.

Reuler will depart in July 2022 after helping the company transition to a new model around social justice.