FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Dawn M. Simmons, Director of Programs
(617) 720-6066; dsimmons@stagesource.org
November 22, 2011
MEG TAINTOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF WHISLER IN THE DARK
NAMED TO STAGESOURCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Boston, MA) – StageSource: The Greater Boston Theatre Alliance, is pleased to announce the appointment of Meg Taintor to our Board of Directors.
Ms. Taintor is the founding Artistic Director of Whistler in the Dark Theatre, for whom she has directed 11 productions. Also for Whistler, Meg produced three years of FeverFest, a new works festival dedicated to connecting adventurous audiences with young and vital theatre companies and artists in Boston. Meg has also directed for Mill6 Theatre and New Voices @ New Rep. In 2009, Meg joined with other artists working in the small and fringe theatre scene to form the Small Theatre Alliance of Boston, where she now serves as President of the Board. Meg believes passionately in the necessity for a strong community of local artists supporting and challenging itself to do better and more exciting work.
“I am thrilled that Meg has joined the board. I have admired her work in the community for a long time, and am excited to work with her as StageSource moves forward during this very exciting time.”, says StageSource Executive Director, Julie Hennrikus.
Meg Taintor says, "I am very excited to be joining the Board of StageSource. StageSource is an organization which is critical to the health and vibrancy of our community here in Boston theatre, and I look forward very much to joining the conversation about how to keep us moving forward."
Meg joins current StageSource Board Members: Kristen Baker - President, Cheryl Singleton – Vice President, Temple Gill, Anne Gotlieb, Neil Donohoe, Janet M. Bailey, Summer L. Williams, Patrick Gabridge, Troy Siebels, Spiro Veloudos, Sarah Newhouse,Paul Melone, Ken Kozik, Sue Kosoff, Gail Astrid Buckley - Clerk, Meg Taintor, Amy Cahoon – Treasurer.
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About Meg Taintor
Meg Taintor is the founding Artistic Director of Whistler in the Dark Theatre, for whom she has 11 productions. Also for Whistler, Meg produced three years of FeverFest, a new works festival dedicated to connecting adventurous audiences with young and vital theatre companies and artists in Boston. In 2009, Meg joined with other artists working in the small and fringe theatre scene to form the Small Theatre Alliance of Boston, where she now serves as President of the Board. Meg believes passionately in the necessity for a strong community of local artists supporting and challenging itself to do better and more exciting work.
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About StageSource
Founded in 1985, StageSource provides leadership and services to advance the art of theatre in the Greater Boston region. Our mission is to unite theatre artists, theatre companies and related organizations in vision and goals that inspire and empower our community to realize its greatest artistic potential. Current membership stands at over 2,000 individual theatre artists working both onstage and off. Our membership resides in all six New England states and New York. Our 220 organizational members operate from Western Massachusetts to upstate Maine. Their repertoire ranges from classical theatre to experimental and they range in size from the largest institutional theatres to smaller start-up and community theatre companies. The audiences they serve are as diverse as their repertoire.
For more information on our Board of Directors, StageSource Programs or our affiliates please contact, Dawn M. Simmons at (617) 720-6066, email dsimmons@stagesource.org or visit www.stagesource.org.
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