Jake Speck Named Executive Director of Texas’s A.D. Players
The arts administrator and performer, previously of Studio Tenn in Nashville, will join the company in August.
Entrances & Exits
Tracy Brigden to Leave City Theatre Company
After 16 seasons leading the company, Brigden will leave her post as artistic director.
Howard Shalwitz to Leave Woolly Mammoth
The artistic director of the D.C. theatre will leave the institution he cofounded at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Rachel Kraft to Depart Lookingglass Theatre Company
Kraft will leave the company at the end of 2017 after serving 12 years as executive director.
Shayna Schlosberg Named Catastrophic’s Managing Director
Schlosberg will leave the Alley Theatre to help run another Houston company.
Diversionary Theatre Names Jenny Case Managing Director
Case comes to the LGBT-focused company after 16 years at La Jolla Playhouse.
Billy Russo Named Managing Director of Arizona Theatre Company
Russo has been acting managing director of the company since 2015.
Cape Fear Names Mary Catherine Burke Artistic Director
She succeeds Tom Quaintance at the helm of the North Carolina theatre.
Alexander Gemignani to Lead O’Neill Center’s Music Theater Conference
The performer/composer/music director will be artistic director of the center’s lab for musical theatre development.
PlayCo Names Robert G. Bradshaw Managing Director
Bradshaw will step into the leadership role after serving as the company’s interim managing director since last July.
