Chay Yew to Leave Victory Gardens Theater
The renowned director and playwright will depart at the end of the 2019-20 season.
The renowned director and playwright will depart at the end of the 2019-20 season.
Manfredi, a former assistant managing director with the Colorado company, will begin the post in the new year.
Clowdus, who founded the company in 2009, is onto a new venture: Brian Clowdus Experiences.
Pugliese, who first joined the company in 2013, will depart at the end of the month.
Following the appointment of Russell Granet as president and CEO, a number of women have been hired or promoted to leadership positions.
After the resignation of artistic director Burgess Clark due to sexual misconduct allegations, executive director Toby Schine has also stepped down.
The former artistic director of Syracuse Stage, and August Wilson aficionado, will take over the Silicon Valley company.
Where will this acclaimed director, slated to succeed Jack Viertel, take New York’s beloved musical theatre revival program?
Ishii has been serving as Perseverance’s interim artistic director since July.
Playwright Tanya Barfield will succeed Norman as the co-director, with David Lindsay-Abaire, of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program.