Stage Notes: ‘The Cake’ review; DTC’s managing director announces retirement
‘The Cake’ at Theatre Arlington (Courtesy photos by Jacob Oderberg) Stage Notes is a weekly aggregate post about theater, classical music and stage news, events, reviews and other pertinent information. Dallas Theater Center’s Managing Director Jeffrey Woodward to retire Dallas Theater Center (DTC) announced Thursday that Jeffrey Woodward will retire from his position as managing director in April 2023 after almost eight years of leadership.
Woodward has worked in American regional theater for more than 40 years at Syracuse Stage, the McCarter Theater Center, Hartford Stage, and the Mark Taper Forum.
He currently is on the planning committee for the Nonprofit Professional Theater Alliance and a member of the executive committee for the Dallas Arts District.
Two of the theaters he has managed have won the Regional Theater Tony Award: Dallas Theater Center in 2017 and the McCarter Theater Center in 1994. “While I am retiring as a managing director,” Woodward says “I plan to remain active in the national and local nonprofit community with consulting projects.” In his time at DTC, he has spearheaded several initatives. “Jeff Woodward has been an incredible advocate for Dallas Theater Center and we are deeply grateful for his sincere commitment and vast contribution to the organization during his tenure,” DTC Board of Directors Chair, Jennifer Altabef said in a press release. “With his leadership, Dallas Theater Center was able to continue producing inspirational work that touched our community during the most challenging days of the pandemic; Jeff encouraged the development of our Brierley Resident Acting Company, increased our efforts to highlight local talent, and expanded our efforts for Dallas Theater Center to be at
