Suzanne Appel Named Managing Director of South Coast Rep
She’ll leave her post at NYC’s Vineyard Theatre to succeed Paula Tomei at the Southern California new-play powerhouse.
She’ll leave her post at NYC’s Vineyard Theatre to succeed Paula Tomei at the Southern California new-play powerhouse.
The performing arts presenter and producer will be led by an artistic-administrative team that includes Annalisa Dias, Lanxing Fu, Lauren Miller, and Jesse Cameron Alick.
Among her duties will be overseeing a renovation and expansion of the company’s downtown L.A. space.
Meanwhile, artistic director of programming Rick Hammerly has been promoted to artistic director.
The theatre has simultaneously laid off multiple staff members and announced other cost-saving measures.
Doukas will take over from longtime artistic director Bill Brochtrup.
Nolan succeeds Cynthia Levin, who will retire after 45 years at the Kansas City theatre.
The native Houstonian joins newly appointed artistic director Derek Charles Livingston.
A longtime member of the theatre’s acting company, she succeeds interim leader Kate Berry, who stepped in when John DiAntonio left last fall.
Longtime director of advocacy Laurie Baskin will retire this month, with Erica Lauren Ortiz stepping in as interim advocacy leader, while TCG kicks off a search for 3 top leaders.