When theatres change artistic leaders, actors sometimes feel the ground beneath them is a bit shaky. If the new artistic directors are from elsewhere, actors who have been fixtures on the local scene for years find they need to make themselves known. On the other hand, if an actor has been struggling fruitlessly to get a foot in the door of a particular theatre, new leadership could mean new opportunities. In the San Francisco Bay Area over the past two years, five major regional theatres, plus several small but important companies, have undergone staff changes. At San Jose Repertory Theatre, Rick Lombardo recently took over for Timothy Near, who left to pursue other projects; she'd run the 28-year-old company for two decades and essentially put it on the map. Lombardo has been the artistic director of Boston's New Repertory Theatre for the past 12 years. Similarly, longtime Marin Theatre Company artistic director Lee Sankowich — who,...
- 11/18/2008
- by Jean Schiffman
- backstage.com
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