Huntington Names Christopher Mannelli Next Executive Director
Currently co-leading Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, N.Y., Mannelli wiill follow Michael Maso’s 41-year term in the Boston post.
Geffen Playhouse Announces 2023 Writers’ Room Residents
The twelve-month residency, which begins in September, features monthly workshops and culminates in new play development readings produced by the Geffen.
TCG Executive Director/CEO Teresa Eyring to Step Down in June 2024
Her leadership, which spanned the Great Recession, recovery, COVID, and other ups and downs, focused on audiences and equity, diversity, and inclusion.
David Beardsley Named SpeakEasy Stage’s First Executive Director
With experience in marketing and audience engagement, Beardsley joins a leadership that includes producing artistic director Paul Daigneault and new board co-chair Constance Gist Guindo.
Katie Maltais Named Managing Director at 5th Avenue Theatre
Maltais suceeds Bernadine C. Griffin, who retired after 21 years at the Seattle company.
Ayana Parker Morrison Named WP BOLD Associate Artistic Director
The WP Producers Lab alumna succeeds Rebecca Martinez after her 3 years in the role.
The Subtext: MJ Kaufman at Heart, at Home
This month Brian talks to MJ Kaufman, the co-writer of ‘A Transparent Musical,’ about their evolving sense of home, their creative instincts, and their dog, Milkshake.
Aniello Fontano Receives Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission
The annual commission partners an emerging playwright, director, and Method-trained actors to develop an ensemble play.
Offscript: Searching for the Future
This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC’s Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.
Seattle Rep Names Dámaso Rodríguez Its New Artistic Director
The former leader of Portland, Ore.’s Artists Repertory Theatre, he takes the reins of the theatre, and its already booked next season, from Braden Abraham.
