Managing Directors News

Just last month, the best of Broadway gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate the 90th Annual Drama League Awards, and what better way to mark the occasion than with a tribute to some of Broadway's best directors? Watch in this video!

The Blank Theatre in Hollywood has announced the addition of six new members to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. They are Parvesh Cheena, Tim Jo, Marguerite Moreau, Aliza Goldstein, Kit Steinkellner, and Dan Halden.

Emmanuel Wilson, Co-Executive Director of Dramatists Guild of America, joins PlayPenn's Board of Directors, bringing his extensive experience in supporting playwrights to the Philadelphia-based organization.

In California, the continued momentum of the labor movement from last year continues on as dates are now set for the union election at Disneyland Resort in California. Job shuffles continue in key leadership positions, and Mark Morris Dance Group shows that dancers are athletes as part of a new show on ESPN+.

The deadline for Possum Point Players director applications for the 2025 season is Monday, August 1.  

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!

Crossroads Theatre Company has named Ezra Ezzard their new managing director.

OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2024 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors.

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.

Join in celebrating the best in stage direction and choreography at the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Awards Ceremony on May 6, 2024. Recognizing excellence in the performing arts.

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is accepting suggestions of Publisher candidates for its Board of Directors and Unclaimed Royalties Oversight, Dispute Resolution and Operations Advisory committees.

ChicArt Productions will launch its first 5-Day High-performance Lab for actors and directors: an in-person workshop designed to elevate the skills and careers of emerging actors, performance artists, and directors.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the casts, directors, and stage managers for its 2024 PlayLab Festival. Creative teams and casts, including Florida Rep ensemble members and returning guest artists, alongside others many making their Florida Rep debuts, join five playwrights from New York and Los Angeles, and around the country.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society is commemorating the 65th anniversary of its founding. Learn more about the organization and its history!

Timothy Rogers has been appointed Managing Director of Charleston Stage, succeeding Frank Mack, who left in February to join the Encore Musical Theatre Company.

 Children’s Theatre Company has named Jill A. Anderson to be its new Managing Director. Anderson will assume the post on July 22, 2024.

 Adventure Theatre MTC has announced a leadership transition. Melynda Burdette Wintrol, Executive Director, has accepted an invitation from Adventure Theatre MTC’s Board of Directors to be a member of their Executive Committee.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), has announced that long-time Managing Artistic Director Connie Canaday Howard is wrapping up her 24- year tenure on June 30, 2024. 

Nolen Bivens has announced that Americans for the Arts' Board of Directors has unanimously elected longtime arts advocate and Board member Edgar L. Smith, Jr. as its next Chair.

The Invisible Theatre Managing Artistic Director Susan Claassen will pass “the torch” of Artistic Leadership to Betsy Kruse Craig, Associate Managing Artistic Director.