| Nataki Garrett Named Chair of TCG Board | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:45 pm EDT 09/23/24 | |
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| Multi-hyphenate Artist and Artistic Leader Nataki Garrett Named Chair of TCG Board New York, NY - Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced Nataki Garrett (she/her), multi-hyphenate artist, entrepreneur, and co-artistic leader of One Nation, One Project, as chair of the TCG board. Garrett succeeds Howard Steward (they/he), who served as the TCG board chair from November 2023 through October 2024. Garrett is joined by remaining vice chairs Hana S. Sharif (she/her), Artistic Director; Arena Stage, Washington, D.C, Merrique Jenson (she/her), Director; SocialScope Productions, Director; Transformations Youth Organization, Kansas City, MO, and John Fontillas (he/him), Planner, Architect, Partner; H3, New York, NY, as well as Angela Lee Gieras (she/her), Executive Director; Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC, as Treasurer. "Harold Steward provided invaluable leadership and guidance as TCG continued to navigate the impacts of the pandemic," says TCG Co-Executive Directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson in a joint statement. "It was under their leadership that we were able to forge a pathway forward, envisioning a way to restructure the organization that meets the moment we are in and positions us for stability and long-term success. We are deeply grateful to Howard for their support during this pivotal time. We are also deeply honored that Nataki Garrett, a longtime supporter of TCG and a national artistic leader, has agreed to serve as our new chair. We look forward to working alongside her to find new and innovative ways to further TCG's mission." "Serving as Board Chair and working in partnership with leadership for TCG has been a great honor," says Steward. "I look forward to continuing to serve as a board member through its transformative restructuring and supporting Nataki and my fellow board members as she steps into her new role. TCG—and by extension, our vast members throughout the industry—could not be in better hands." "TCG's expanding leadership has an incredible opportunity to help our member theaters evolve our industry into a just and thriving ecology," says Garrett. "Through its vast network of programming, its alumni and history of leading the industry through change, TCG remains dedicated to being a conduit for connection, programming, career development, advocacy and knowledge-building. These are all things I feel deeply passionate about and that I have rooted my career in. I am very excited and honored to support this dynamic leadership team through one of the most important transitions in the organization's history. I am committed to doing everything I can as Chair to ensure they are successful." Garrett has served as board member for TCG since 2018. A change-maker, trailblazer, and 2024 winner of the prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award, Garrett is the CEO and Executive Director of the The Ladder Leadership Services, as well as the co-Artistic Director of One Nation/One Project and is leading their national arts and health initiative #ArtsforEveryBody. In 2020, She co-founded the theater advocacy organization Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition (PNTC) – a national advocacy coalition organized to help the theater industry advocate for the $15B Shuttered Venue Operators Grant of historically unprecedented funding from the federal government. Garrett's vision is to support artists; to manifest innovation; to inspire creativity and to ensure the future of performing arts by centering artists as thought leaders and change-makers who transform culture. — Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, leads for a just and thriving theatre ecology. Since its founding in 1961, TCG's constituency has grown from a handful of groundbreaking theatres to over 700 Member Theatres and affiliate organizations and over 7,000 Individual Members. Through its programs and services, TCG reaches over one million students, audience members, and theatre professionals each year. TCG offers networking and knowledge-building opportunities through research, communications, and events, including the biennial TCG National Conference, one of the largest nationwide gatherings of theatre people; awards grants and scholarships to theatre companies and individual artists; advocates on the federal level; and through the Global Theater Initiative, TCG's partnership with the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, serves as the U.S. Center of the International Theatre Institute. TCG is North America's largest independent trade publisher of dramatic literature, with 21 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama on the TCG booklist. It also publishes the award-winning American Theatre magazine and ARTSEARCH®, the essential source for a career in the arts. TCG believes its vision of "a better world for theatre, and a better world because of theatre" can be achieved through individual and collective action, adaptive and responsive leadership, and equitable representation in all areas of practice. TCG is led by LaTeshia Ellerson, Co-Executive Director: National Engagement, and Emilya Cachapero Co-Executive Director: National and Global Programming. For more information, go to www.tcg.org. |
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