Angela Lee Gieras. (Photograph by Tom Styrkowicz/53Tom)
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Shakespeare Theatre Firm (STC) has introduced that Angela Lee Gieras would be the firm’s new govt director. Gieras comes from Kansas Metropolis Repertory Theatre (KCRep), the place she has served as govt director since 2013. She’s going to be part of STC on Sept. 13, and lead the Tony-winning theatre alongside creative director Simon Godwin. Gieras replaces interim govt director Susie Medak, who stepped in after the departure of longtime chief Chris Jennings in 2023 and continued within the submit after the short-lived tenure of a beforehand named substitute, Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg, who left the submit after only a month earlier this 12 months.
“Angela involves STC with an intensive background in arts management and financial duty,” stated Anita Antenucci, chair of STC’s board of administrators, in a press release. “Now we have been very impressed along with her observe report of theatre administration and supporting the event of expertise and organizational power throughout quite a few arts organizations. We’re excited so as to add her expert management, in partnership with Simon Godwin, to hold on STC’s mission and ambition.”
“I’m delighted that Angela is coming to Washington to assist lead STC,” stated Godwin in a press release. “Her lengthy work alongside KCRep creative director Stuart Carden is an unimaginable mannequin of co-leadership and profitable steerage. I sit up for working aspect by aspect for the subsequent stage of STC’s progress.”
As KCRep’s Government Director for 11 years, Ms. Gieras partnered with creative management overseeing a number of essential institutional successes, together with navigating by means of the pandemic, delivering break-even or higher monetary outcomes, rising single tickets and fundraising; guiding the corporate by means of a profitable marketing campaign and renovation of its landmark Spencer Theatre; rebranding the group; crafting a five-year $5 million marketing campaign that elevated funding in audiences, new works, and training; launching a new-works competition and free neighborhood tour; and growing operational fundraising by 70 p.c and setting quite a few single ticket gross sales information.
Devoted to exploring and increasing greatest practices in nonprofit administration and management, Gieras based Impressed Arts Administration, LLC, and launched a research of co-leadership in theatres nationwide. She has consulted or labored with many regional theatres, together with American Conservatory Theater, Enviornment Stage, Dallas Theater Heart, the Guthrie, Portland Heart Stage, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Firm. She serves on the board and as treasurer of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the theatre service group and the writer of American Theatre, and is a previous board member and co-chair of the nominating and EDI committee of League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
“I’m impressed and humbled to hitch Shakespeare Theatre Firm and companion with Simon Godwin as govt director,” stated Gieras in a press release. “Simon’s audacious imaginative and prescient, and his expertise at translating a basic for a contemporary viewers by means of his route, captivated me. As an knowledgeable in management improvement, fundraising, and monetary administration, I sit up for collaborating with STC’s passionate and esteemed board and workers to proceed to deepen the affect of basic and up to date performs.”
Along with assuming the fiscal duty for STC, Ms. Gieras will oversee the theatre’s continued dedication to studying and neighborhood engagement. The Arts Consulting Group led the expansive nationwide seek for STC’s govt director.
Based in 1986, Shakespeare Theatre Firm goals to create world-class Shakespeare productions and modern up to date work, addressing probably the most pressing questions with scale and audacity. As of 2023, the theatre’s funds was round $19.2 million.
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