The longtime director of the Baruch Performing Arts Center, Ted Altschuler, has stepped down. In his place BPAC welcomes Howard Sherman as interim director.
BPAC Interim Director Howard Sherman
Sherman is an arts administrator, writer, and advocate. He has been executive director of the American Theatre Wing and O’Neill Theatre Center, managing director of Geva Theatre, general manager of Goodspeed Musicals and public relations director of Hartford Stage, as well as interim director of Inclusion in the Arts. He is the US columnist for The Stage in London and author of the 2021 book Another Day’s Begun: ‘Our Town’ in the 21st Century. He has been honored by the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund for his efforts combating theatrical censorship.
“Ted Altschuler’s leadership has built BPAC into a thriving resource for Baruch, for CUNY, for neighborhood and the New York cultural community,” Sherman said. “I hope to build on the incredible foundation he created. It is essential that the work on our stages reflects the diversity of Baruch’s students, faculty and staff across the range of artistic disciplines. I’m committed to exploring new ways for BPAC to be a home for expressive and innovative entertainment in the heart of Flatiron, speaking to and about the city and the world.”
BPAC hosts its first visiting production since the pandemic shutdown April 20-23, the Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY 2022 New York Season World & New York premiere, at the Rose Nagelberg Theatre; tickets here.
