FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE....July 18, 2007
Contact David King,
518-792-3775 x206, dave@lakegeorgervpark.com
ADIRONDACK THEATRE FESTIVAL
announces new Producing
Artistic Director
Mark Fleischer
Chicago-based Director and former leader of Plano Repertory Theater in
Texas to replace ATF’s founders beginning November 5, 2007
Fleischer to be introduced at
Opening Night of Tick…Tick…BOOM!
and be in Glens Falls through July 25.
Press invited to 15-minute
introduction and Opening Performance at 8pm July 20 at Charles Wood
Theater, Glens Falls
The Adirondack
Theatre Festival’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring
of Mark Fleischer as the company’s new Producing Artistic Director after
a six month search which drew over 130 applicants. Fleischer will be
introduced to ATF’s Opening Night audience at Tick…Tick…BOOM! on July 20th
at 8pm, and will be in Glens Falls and attending subsequent performances
through July 25th.
Fleischer is a
Director, Educator, and Producer who currently resides in Chicago where
he is a freelance Director and obtained his graduate degree from The
Theatre School at DePaul University. Prior to moving to Chicago,
Fleischer ran Plano Repertory Theater in Plano, Texas for nine years
where he was responsible for all artistic and administrative areas.
During his tenure there PRT grew from a community theater with a
$150,000 budget and 538 subscribers to a professional company operating
under an Actors Equity Association contract with a budget of $750,000
and 3000 subscribers. While in Chicago he worked on numerous projects
at DePaul as well as the Goodman Theater and Victory Gardens.
“I think as
everyone in our community and region gets to know Mark they will be as
thrilled as we are that he has agreed to lead this company into its next
chapter,” says ATF Board President David J. King. “Mark’s combination
of a strong artistic vision for theater which is bold and enriching,
along with his track record for growth and community service in Plano,
was a combination which spoke strongly to our Search Committee and
Board.”
Fleischer will begin his contract with ATF on November 5, 2007 and will
be in Glens Falls monthly, remaining based in Chicago this winter while
his wife Anne finishes her advanced degree. “The people and the mission
at ATF are what make this an exciting opportunity,” says Fleischer.
“ATF is such a unique theater—not only for the region, but also for the
country. There are very few summer theaters which are committed to
fully producing new and contemporary work. David Turner and Martha Banta
have created such a strong foundation for growth. I know that the heart
of ATF’s success has been the support and involvement of the people of
the Glens Falls region and I am looking forward to getting to know the
community and region when I arrive in November.”
A full bio of Mark Fleischer is available at www.atfestival.org/Future-Page.htm
The Adirondack
Theatre Festival’s 13th season concludes with TICK…TICK…BOOM!
now through July 28 at the Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St. in
downtown Glens Falls. Tickets are $28, with $9 rush tickets available
for ages 23 and under the day of the show The Box Office is located at
the Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen Street in Glens Falls and is open
12-6pm MON-SAT. Also call 518-798-WOOD or go to
www.ATFestival.org.
HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL PHOTOS OF MARK FLEISCHER
AND ATF SHOWS PAST AND PRESENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT
www.ATFestival.org/press.
