WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.: Williamstown Theatre Festival has named Kit Ingui as managing director, operations & advancement, as part of the company’s new collective leadership model. Ingui will succeed Eric Gershman, interim managing director, operations & advancement, in November.
“Regional theatres are at a crucial moment to captivate new audiences and re-establish performing arts as a cornerstone of culture, and both Williamstown Theatre Festival and Long Wharf Theatre are shining examples of this creative, transformative work,” said Ingui, who has been serving as Long Wharf’s managing director since 2019, in a statement. “I am thrilled to foster new relationships and execute new ideas in partnership with Raphael Picciarelli for the community of Williamstown Theatre Festival and look forward to cheering on my colleagues and friends in New Haven, especially my visionary partner of five years Jacob G. Padrón.”
Ingui joined Long Wharf Theatre in 2017 as associate managing director and was promoted to managing director in October 2019. Before her time at Long Wharf, she was an associate general manager for Joey Parnes Productions (JPP) in New York City. With JPP, Ingui also company managed the Broadway productions of This Is Our Youth, the Off-Broadway transfer of Satchmo at the Waldorf, the 2014 Tony-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, the 2013 Tony-winning play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and End of the Rainbow starring Tracie Bennett. Ingui served in the producing offices of the Tony Awards from 2006 to 2008; the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Drama Desk Awards; and was co-line producer for the 2015 and 2016 Drama Desk Awards. Before shifting to commercial theatre, Ingui worked at numerous nonprofit theatres in New York City, including Vineyard Theatre, Classic Stage Company, and Playwrights Horizons. Her professional theatre career began as a scenic carpenter with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival in Atlanta. She graduated from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla.
“We knew that in order to successfully implement a new collective leadership model, we needed a co-managing director who is a true collaborator and an innovator in the field,” said Picciarelli, WTF’s managing director, strategy & transformation, in a statement. “Kit’s trailblazing work at Long Wharf has been the talk of the American theatre, and it’s exactly the type of bold visionary transformation that we’re after. I cannot wait to partner with Kit as we realize an ambitious future for Williamstown Theatre Festival in the years to come.”
Williamstown Theatre Festival brings together emerging and professional theatre artists together in the Berkshires to create a summer festival of world premiere plays and musicals, new revivals, and an array of accompanying cultural events. As of 2022, the festival had an operating budget of approximately $4.6 million.
