The House Theatre Welcomes Erik Schroeder as New Managing Director

The House Theatre of Chicago has announced that Erik Schroeder will come aboard as the company's new Managing Director, a role currently filled by Interim leader, and board member, Brian Bauer.

The Board is making additional investments in staff growth with the upcoming hire of a full-time Director of Development. The House launches its 16th Season this fall.

Artistic Director and founder, Nathan Allen, remarked, "It is such a pleasure to welcome Erik Schroeder to The House. As a friend, and long time admirer of his leadership in the community I am looking forward to partnering with him as we continue growing. Erik's spirit, experience, and hustle make him a great fit for our ambitious organization."

Board President David Shapiro spearheaded the national search. "The House is in a very healthy position following these last five seasons of sustained institutional advancement. We look forward Erik's leadership as The House enters its next phase of artistic and institutional growth," Shapiro said.

Erik Schroeder will join the staff of The House after completing the Leadership U: One-on-One fellowship, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, during which he is working at the Manhattan Theatre Club under executive producer Barry Grove and general manager Florie Seery. Schroeder previously served as Director of Marketing for Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company from 2008-2015. While in Chicago he also taught as an adjunct instructor at Columbia College Chicago's Business and Entrepreneurship Department, and served on the board of directors of The Hypocrites.

"I have been a huge fan of The House since seeing The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan in 2002," remarked Schroeder. "Fifteen years later I remain in awe of their imagination, tenacity, vitality and ambition, and I am thrilled to join their ranks. I look forward to contributing my energy to the remarkable work being done by The House staff, board and artists to build new audiences, engage a larger community, and lay the foundation for the next chapter of the adventure unfolding on stage -- and behind the scenes -- at this exciting company."

The House is Chicago's premier home for intimate, original works of epic story and stagecraft. Founded and led by Artistic Director Nathan Allen and driven by an interdisciplinary ensemble of Chicago's next generation of great storytellers, The House aims to become a laboratory and

The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends to explore connections between Community and Storytelling through a unique theatricalexperience. Since becoming eligible in 2004, The House has been nominated for 66 Joseph Jefferson Awards (23 wins), became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award in 2007, and was awarded a 2014 National Theatre Company Grant by the American Theatre Wing, founder of the Tony Awards. The 15th anniversary year of original work is underway and The House continues it mission to unite Chicago in the spirit of Community through amazing feats of Storytelling.

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