Primary Stages Names Jessica Sadowski Comas New Director of Development

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) is happy to welcome the newest addition to their staff: Director of Development, Jessica Sadowski Comas, who brings seven years of arts fundraising experience. Ms. Comas worked in individual giving and special events management at Florida State University and the now closed Coconut Grove Playhouse. Most recently, she was Manager, Institutional Giving at Manhattan Theatre Club, where she oversaw corporate fundraising and the sales campaign for their Spring Gala. Jessica holds an MFA in Theatre Management from FSU and BA in Arts Administration from the University of Alabama (UA).

Primary Stages Managing Director, Elliot Fox, commented, "We are thrilled to have Jessica on board, who brings with her solid experience in arts fundraising and a strong commitment to the theater. We look forward to strengthening our core support as we continue to build our fundraising capacity with Jessica as the Director of Development." In accepting her new position, Mrs. Comas had this to say, "Primary Stages is known for its focus on producing New York and world premieres and as a home for playwrights at all stages of their careers, including a number of America's most important contemporary playwrights. It is an honor to join this close-knit family of donors, subscribers, staff and artists as we work to enhance the landscape of the American Theater."

Primary Stages' current season continues next year with Shipwrecked! An Entertainment - The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies (January 27, 2009 - March 7, 2009) and concludes with the world premiere of a new comedy, Chasing Manet, by Tina Howe (March 24 - May 2, 2009), featuring Tony Award-Winner Jane Alexander. Primary Stages is currently represented on Broadway with Horton Foote's Dividing The Estate (produced by Lincoln Center Theater, by special arrangement with Primary Stages), which made its New York premiere last season.

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