Next Act Theatre Names Libby Amato as Managing Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 22, 2023
Next Act Theatre has announced the promotion of Libby Amato to the role of Managing Director. With almost 20 years of experience with the company, Amato's new position is effective immediately. Learn more about Amato's journey and her plans for the future of Next Act Theatre.
Next Act Theatre Hires Kerri Kilbourne As Managing Director
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2023
Next Act Theatre announced today that Kerri Kilbourne has been hired as its new Managing Director. Kilbourne was hired after a two-month national search and will assume the role on Wednesday, February 23, 2023. She is the first person in the position of Managing Director at Next Act Theatre since 2014.
Rivendell Welcomes New Ensemble Members
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2023
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago’s only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, welcomes eight new ensemble members.
Industry Pro Newsletter: New Funding Challenges in the UK and US, New Leaders Take Their Posts
by Alex Freeman - Nov 14, 2022
In the US, programs designed to help businesses and producers make it through the pandemic have been winding down or coming to an end over the last fiscal year - but audiences and funding aren’t yet back to their pre-pandemic levels, leaving leaders in a tough position to figure out how to get their institutions back on firm financial footing.
Sarah Slight Named Raven Theatre's Interim Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022
The Board of Directors of Raven Theatre has announced that Sarah Slight will serve as the theater’s Interim Artistic Director beginning December 1, 2022, as the theater conducts a search to replace Cody Estle, who is departing to serve as the Artistic Director of Next Act Theatre in Milwaukee.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Quiet Quitting in the Arts and Supply Chain Woes Hit the Theater
by Alex Freeman - Oct 31, 2022
For many working in the entertainment industry, it can often feel like we’re living in a different economy than everyone else - the hours maintained have long been different from the rest of the working world, the day to day tasks, the workplace cultures. This week, different stories about how broader economic trends are showing up in the arts.
Next Act Theatre Hires Cody Estle As New Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2022
Next Act Theatre has announced that Cody Estle has been hired as its new Artistic Director. Estle was hired after a four-month national search and will assume the role on December 1, 2022. He will overlap outgoing Producing Artistic Director David Cecsarini before fully taking over leadership of the company in spring 2023.
Cody Estle To Step Down as Raven Theatre Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2022
Cody Estle will step down as Raven Theatre's Artistic Director at the end of November 2022, after serving as the company’s artistic leader since 2017. Estle will join Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre as Artistic Director.