Mesa Arts Center will be getting a new leader. Cindy Ornstein retired at the end of June as its executive director; she also served as director of arts and culture for the city. In that role, she oversaw the Arizona Museum of Natural History and the i.d.e.a Museum.Ornstein spent 13 years with the city and helped lead its arts and culture institutions through the pandemic.The
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Theaters and performing art centers hit hard by the coronavirus are now looking to a brighter fall.
The COVID-19 vaccines are a lifeline for the struggling live arts community and audiences are ready.
Cindy Ornstein is executive director of the Mesa Arts Center and the director of arts and culture for the city of Mesa. After more than a year of remote shows, she said they are excited to return to normal for their new season.
And that means masks will be optional at shows too.
Across town at the Childsplay Theatre, they are also looking forward to getting back on stage. But they’re taking a more cautious approach, according to Childsplay’s Marketing Director Averi Gutierrez.