Todd Haimes
Artistic Director, Roundabout Theatre Company.
25 years after coming to New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, artistic director Todd Haimes talks about the company’s growth from a financially troubled Off-Broadway group into one of the country’s largest not-for-profit theatres; his own transition from managing the business side to setting the artistic agenda; the relationship of the company to the world of commercial theatre, since both produce on Broadway; how he manages to attract top level artists to work at Roundabout for relatively minimal salaries; why he planned to leave the company 10 years ago — and why he ended up staying put; and how the company expanded its repertoire from Ibsen, Shaw and Shakespeare into more modern works, musicals and even brand-new plays.
Original airdate – July 18, 2008.
Running time – 55:41.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Todd Haimes program page.
You can also download directly the Todd Haimes program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 10:37 am
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