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Tony-Winning Director Christopher Ashley Named Artistic Director Of Roundabout Theatre Company, Latest Shake-Up In NYC’s Nonprofit World
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Tony Award-winning director Christopher Ashley will become its Artistic Director for the 2027-28 season.
Under Ashley’s leadership, La Jolla has also staged works by Tina Landau, Lisa Sanaye Dring, Joe Iconis, Sonya Tayeh, Anna Deveare Smith, Kimber Lee, and Charlayne Woodard. During his tenure the Playhouse has presented the LatinX New Play Festival, moved to a paid internship program, and initiated the Accountability and Inclusion Alliance, a staff-led group whose mission is to create impactful solutions for a safe, equitable, and anti-racist community. Roundabout’s flagship Broadway home, the Todd Haimes Theatre on 42nd Street, is currently housing David Henry Hwang’s comedy Yellow Face starring Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold, directed by Leigh Silverman.
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