Intiman Theater lays steps for its search for a new managing director
Seattle's churning theater scene has managed to find a new managing director for ACT Theatre, the respected veteran Kevin Hughes, and now comes the search for an executive director to replace Laura Penn at Intiman. Given the delicate finances of our theaters, a lot rides on these decisions. ACT stumbled badly in the initial phase of replacing Susan Trapnell, and then recovered. But these theaters don't have a lot of room for miscues. Penn will be leaving at the end of March to take up a new job in New York, as head of the union that represents theater directors and dance choreographers. She's been in the Seattle theater scene for 23 years, initially at Seattle Rep and then driving the rise of Intiman and its many, deep connections with the community. She wasn't looking for another job, but then the call came, with its chance to work in New York. Former Rep artistic director Sharon Ott was on the search committee, as were others the very-well-networked Penn knew.
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