Signature Theatre Names Emily Shooltz Next Artistic Director
A former associate artistic director at new-works incubator Ars Nova, she’ll succeed Paige Evans in the role starting in November.
A former associate artistic director at new-works incubator Ars Nova, she’ll succeed Paige Evans in the role starting in November.
Whitaker will serve in the 2024-25 season while Signature searches for a successor to Paige Evans.
A new-play leader who succeeded founder James Houghton and weathered the pandemic lockdown, she leaves the helm after 8 years.
The late playwrights’ advocate James Houghton left behind an embarrassment of riches for his successor, but she seems quite suited to the task.
The artistic director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center will take over from the theatre’s founder, James Houghton.