Angela Lee Gieras Named Exec Director of Shakespeare Theatre Co.
A seasoned expert in nonprofit management, she’ll leave the same post at Kansas City Rep to co-lead the D.C. theatre alongside artistic director Simon Godwin.
All Stories About Simon Godwin
The Sticking Place
Why and how Shakespeare Theatre Company took a starry, bloody, transatlantic ‘Macbeth’ to the warehouse.
Simon Godwin Named Aspen Institute’s Harman/Eisner Artist in Residence
The artistic director of Shakespeare Theatre Company will serve in a one-year residency to explore and deepen the social and civic impact of his work.
Britney, Baldwin, the Bard: The New Face of Classics at STC
Already in his short time so far at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, Simon Godwin has striven to redefine the stage canon.
The Next 10 Years
10 new artistic directors talk about their visions for their communities, and for the theatre field writ large.
Shakespeare Theatre Sets First Season Under New Leadership
New artistic director Simon Godwin’s first season will include works by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, James Baldwin, and a new adaptation of ‘Peter Pan’ by Lauren Gunderson.
Shakespeare Theatre Names Simon Godwin Its New Artistic Director
The young British director, currently an associate at London’s National Theatre, will succeed Michael Kahn at D.C.’s classical mainstay.
Updating the Classics: When, Where—and Why
From ‘Cherry Orchard’ on Broadway to ‘Cymbeline’ in London, period transplants have varied success.
