AMERICAN THEATRE | Adrian Budhu Named Managing Director of Pioneer Theatre Firm

SALT LAKE CITY: Pioneer Theatre Firm (PTC), Utah’s largest skilled theatre, has introduced the appointment of Adrian Budhu as the corporate’s new managing director. Beginning Aug. 1, he’ll be a part of present PTC creative director Karen Azenberg in co-leading the famend regional theatre, situated on the College of Utah campus. Budhu succeeds interim managing director Diane Parisi, who just lately retired after serving the group for 30 years, and who stepped into the hole left by the sudden resignation of earlier managing director Christopher Massimine. The search was led by Cynthia Fuhrman from Tom O’Connor Consulting Group.

“Adrian Budhu…brings a wealth of expertise and a confirmed monitor report of efficient management in arts organizations throughout the nation,” stated PTC creative director Azenberg in a press release. “His visionary strategy and help of the high-caliber work which Pioneer Theatre Firm produces is so thrilling. We’re assured that underneath his management, PTC will proceed to develop for a few years to return.”

Budhu has just lately held interim management positions as the chief director at each the
Broadway Advocacy Coalition and The Theater Offensive, in addition to the function of managing
director at East West Gamers. Prior to those roles, he served because the chief working officer and
deputy director at Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the nationwide nonprofit devoted to
supporting skilled theatre and the writer of American Theatre. Earlier than his work at TCG, Budhu spent 5 years because the managing director of The Theater Offensive (TTO), an LGBTQ nonprofit arts group based mostly in Boston. His in depth skilled background spans a number of sectors, together with the GLBTQ Home Violence Venture, XAMonline.com, Metro Boston newspaper, and John Hancock Monetary. His insights on management, decision-making, tradition, and programming have been featured on this journal, and he has served as a panelist for the Nationwide Endowment for the Arts in theatre and musical theatre grants, in addition to for TCG’s A-ha! program. Budhu holds a B.S. in Administration Research from Boston College and has accomplished additional coaching in fundraising, together with incomes a Harvard Enterprise Faculty On-line Certificates in Disruptive Technique.

“Since relocating to Salt Lake Metropolis final 12 months, I’ve fallen in love with this neighborhood,” stated Budhu in a press release. “It’s additionally been a pleasure to find Pioneer Theatre Firm, which presents this neighborhood one thing extremely particular. Moving into the function of co-leading Pioneer Theatre Firm fills me with immense pleasure. I stay up for celebrating the transformative energy of theatre and supporting the splendidly distinctive work that PTC brings to its audiences.”

In latest a long time, Pioneer Theatre Firm has gained a status for top-tier regional premieres, in addition to world premieres, together with the pre-Broadway engagement of Shucked, A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, and The Messenger by Jeff Talbott. In keeping with a job itemizing posted earlier this 12 months, the theatre had a finances of roughly $5.5 million.

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