The Purple Rose Theatre Names David Ligotti to Board of Directors

The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) recently named David Ligotti to the board of directors for a three-year term. At the annual meeting the board also re-elected its officers for the 2016-17 season.

Ligotti is the owner of Oakwood Business Services, LLC, an accounting, tax and consulting firm. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Kalamazoo College, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science in taxation from Walsh College. He serves on the boards of Diversified Restaurants Holding and Leuk's Landing.

The officers re-elected to one-year terms are:

Co-Chair Steven K. Hamp, chair, New Economy Initiative;

Co-Chair Sheila Ford Hamp, vice chair, Detroit Lions;

Vice Chair Peter Feeney, managing partner, Chelsea Rhone, L.L.C.;

Treasurer John Mann, president and CEO, Chelsea State Bank;

Secretary Craig Common, Owner, Common Grill Restaurant.

"Our board is energetic, engaged and offers a diversity of skills," said co-chairs Steve and Sheila Hamp. "Running a professional theatre is complicated, with lots of moving parts and a constantly changing landscape, which is why so few regional professional theatre companies make it to their 25th anniversary. With a sense of earned celebration, we passed this milestone last year. Our dedicated staff and board of directors remain committed to Jeff Daniel's vision of being a home to original, world-class American theatre."

Completing the board line up for the 2016-17 season are:

Jeff Daniels, ex officio;

John Colone, owner, Hell MI, L.L.C.;

Philip J. Curtis, managing principal, Curtis, Curtis & Brelinski, P.C.

H. Ronald Griffith, special assistant to the president, Spring Arbor University;

Neil Hawkins, corporate vice president and chief sustainability officer, The Dow Chemical Company;

David P. Larsen, partner, Bodman PLC;

Maria Leonhauser, writer;

George Moses, co-owner, George Moses Company.

About the Purple Rose Theatre Company

Founded in 1991 by actor, playwright, musician and Chelsea native Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose Theatre Company is a creative home for original American plays. In the 168-seat theatre, patrons experience an intimate encounter with Live Theatre.

The PRTC also provides an apprenticeship program, performance classes, readings, lectures and tours. It commissions new work from established and early-career playwrights. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional theatre, the PRTC operates under a Small Professional Theatre agreement with the Actors' Equity Association.

For more information including this season's productions visit The Purple Rose Theatre Company.

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