Managing Director Dean R. Gladden to Retire From Alley Theatre
After 19 years at the Texas theatre and decades of leadership at U.S. theatres, Gladden will step down on June 30, 2025.
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Michael Barakiva Named Cleveland Play House Artistic Director
The director and novelist replaces Mark Cuddy, who has navigated the theatre through controversies.
Rachel Fink Named Managing Director at Cleveland Play House
Fink, who grew up in Northeast Ohio, will join the company this summer after years working in theatre in Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Artists Pull Play From Cleveland Play House Over Mishandled Assault
Stori Ayers and Charly Evon Simpson resigned in solidarity with a performer whose assault they feel was mishandled. That performer says the problem is bigger than a single incident.
CPH Managing Director Collette A. Laisure Ends Tenure
After joining the organization in 2021, Laisure became the first woman and person of color to hold the managing director position in CPH’s 107-year history.
Mark Cuddy Named Interim Artistic Director at Cleveland Play House
The longtime leader of Rochester, N.Y.’s Geva Theatre Center will take the helm of Cleveland’s flagship theatre while it searches for a permanent successor to Laura Kepley.
Cleveland Play House A.D. Laura Kepley to Step Down
She’ll leave in June after 9 years in the top spot, and a dozen years with the theatre.
Cleveland Play House Names Interim Managing Director, CFO
Collette Appolito Laisure and Anita H. Cook, respectively, will step into the new roles.
Remembering Kevin Moore’s Life of Passion and Purpose
Two Cleveland Play House staffers reflect on Moore’s remarkable contributions to Cleveland theatre, and American theatre writ large.
Cleveland Play House Announces Virtual Season
The 2020-21 programming will feature special events, cabarets, and a new play festival.
