across the United States. We are impressed by Ms. Kerwin’s experience and vision and
are excited to have her lead OKC Rep into the next generation,” said Search Committee
Chair Max Weitzenhoffer, who is chairman of Nimax Theaters and a member of the OKC Rep board of directors.
Kerwin will be starting with OKC Rep July 6 and is relocating to Oklahoma City from New York City, where she serves as the associate producer for The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival. She is also a line producer for plays and musicals in The Public’s five performance spaces and co-leads The Public’s Devised Theater Working Group.
New York Stage and Film Commits $100,000 to Support Artists with NEXUS Initiative
New York Stage and Film, considered “one of the preeminent incubators for theater in the country,” has committed $100,000 to their new NEXUS Initiative that brings together 20 multi-hyphenate artists to explore the question “where does story exist at the intersection of stage and film?” Through this inaugural program, NYSAF will offer direct support to these artists – each participant receives $5,000 and will take part in a series of conversations focused on the needs of new and expanded forms of storytelling that resonate with our time.
In order to increase access to the program and respond to the ideas of a broad range of storytellers, these 20 participants were recommended by 14 leading artists of stage and film for their accomplishments in exploring new forms of storytelling. The leading artists selection committee includes Ayad Akhtar, César Alvarez, Luis Castro, Elsie Choi, Marcus Ga