David Schmitz

Industry Pro Newsletter: Public Theater Crew Joins IATSE & NYC Congestion Pricing Postponed
by Alex Freeman - Jun 10, 2024

Starting tonight with a special preview episode, 'The Broadway Cast' with Ben Cameron is coming to BroadwayWorld. Also, we report on the indefinite postponement of NYC's congestion pricing plan. Stories include the Cultural Solidarity Fund's COVID relief efforts, Public Theater crew members joining IATSE.

David Schmitz Joins People's Light as Interim Managing Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2024

David Schmitz steps in as Interim Managing Director at People's Light during their 50th Anniversary Season. Learn more about Schmitz and about the company!

Lookingglass Announces New Artistic Director, Meets Its Yearly Fundraising Goal and More
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2024

Get the latest updates from LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY. For interviews and additional information, contact James Juliano.

Stages Names David Schmitz As Interim Managing Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2023

Stages has appointed David Schmitz as its Interim Managing Director. Schmitz is the Principal Executive for Amplify Leadership Advisors.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Multiple High-Profile Leadership Departures
by Alex Freeman - Jan 17, 2023

A new labor agreement in the UK, multiple high profile departures, and the end of the streaming truce between AEA and SAG-AFTRA are the highlights of this week’s Industry Pro newsletter, which indicates an industry that is in the midst of roaring back and finding its footing.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director Resigns as Organization Restructures
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2023

Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Executive Director David Schmitz has stepped down this week after three years in the position. The company's Artistic Director Nataki Garrett will be stepping into the position temporarily. 

Hitz Foundation Grants $10 Million To Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2022

Hitz Foundation, a private non-operating family foundation supporting numerous projects in science, the arts, and the environment throughout the world, has awarded the Oregon Shakespeare Festival a $10 million unrestricted grant, to be paid over the next five years.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival to Launch THEATRE ON FILM, Featuring Film Versions of 2022 Repertory Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2022

OSF has announced Theatre on Film, a new series of online watch parties featuring cinematic film versions of select 2022 repertory season productions, hosted live by directors, playwrights, actors, and community members on an interactive digital platform.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Anyania Muse as New Managing Director: Director of IDEA, People, Culture, and Operations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 14, 2022

OSF has promoted Anyania Muse, who joined the nationally influential organization’s leadership team in Spring 2021 as its first Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), to the position of Managing Director: Director of IDEA, People, Culture, and Operations.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2023 Season Featuring YERMA World Premiere, ROMEO AND JULIET & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2022

Today, OSF announced its 2023 season, celebrating groundbreaking artists shaping the future of American theatre and welcoming audiences in Ashland and worldwide to take part in the future of storytelling.

Yale Repertory Theatre to Present BETWEEN TWO KNEES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022

Yale Repertory Theatre will conclude its 2022 season with Between Two Knees. The play, written by the intertribal sketch comedy troupe The 1491s and directed by Eric Ting, is presented with Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Between Two Knees will be performed May 12–June 4 at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street).

Creative Teams and Casts Announced For 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2022

The imminent start of the 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival season—Artistic Director Nataki Garrett’s first full season—marks a celebratory return to repertory producing. The 2022 lineup features eight on-stage plays and musicals, from classic Shakespeare to works by some of today’s most exciting playwrights.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2021

Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced its 2022 Season, making a joyous return to repertory programming after two years of extreme uncertainty—and emerging with an ambitious vision of theatre as an accessible artform that can boldly meet our current moment.

Scarlett Kim and Mei Ann Teo Join OSF's Team of Associate Artistic Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2021

Collaborating across the many facets of artist engagement, development, and producing, Scarlett Kim and Mei Ann Teo join Evren Odcikin on a three-person, non-hierarchical team of Associate Artistic Directors—respectively, of Innovation and Strategy, of New Work, and of Artistic Programming.

PASS OVER Moves Up Broadway Opening to August 22
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 11, 2021

Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's acclaimed, award-winning play Pass Over, directed by Obie Award winner Danya Taymor, will move its opening night up to Sunday August 22, 2021, three weeks earlier than the previously announced opening date of Sunday September 12, 2021.

Photos: First Look at PASS OVER on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2021

Get a first look at the Broadway prpduction of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s acclaimed, award-winning play PASS OVER, directed by Obie Award winner Danya Taymor.

PASS OVER Announces Lucky Seat Digital Lottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2021

PASS OVER announced today that it has launched a digital lottery with Lucky Seat for its Broadway run, which began last night, Wednesday August 4, at the August Wilson Theatre (245 W 52nd Street, New York, NY). Opening night is set for Sunday September 12.

PASS OVER To Celebrate First Performance on Broadway with A Post-Show Block Party
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2021

PASS OVER announced today it will hold a block party on West 52nd Street in celebration of its first preview, and the first performance of a play on Broadway since March 2020, on Wednesday August 4 outside of the August Wilson Theatre (245 W 52nd Street, New York, NY).

PASS OVER Announces Audience Safety Policies for August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 16, 2021

PASS OVER announced today its audience policies and procedures for August performances at the August Wilson Theatre (245 W 52nd Street, New York, NY). Proof of full Covid-19 vaccination with an FDA or WHO authorized vaccine will be required for entry.

PASS OVER Box Office to Open Early on June 30 and July 1
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2021

PASS OVER will open the box office of Broadway's August Wilson Theatre early for two days only – Wednesday, June 30th and Thursday, July 1st – and offer a special walk-up offer for ticket buyers who can provide proof of vaccination.