CHICAGO: Raven Theatre has named Sarah Slight to be their interim inventive director because the theatre searches for a substitute for inventive director Cody Estle, who introduced his departure final month.
“I am thrilled to serve Raven Theatre as interim artistic director,” mentioned Slight in a press release. “Thank you to Cody Estle for all he has done for Raven over the last decade. I am truly honored the board of directors have put their trust in me to continue the theatre’s great work while they look toward the future.”
“We are very pleased that Sarah is available and willing to step in as our interim artistic director,” mentioned Raven board president Stephen Johnson in a press release. “She brings solid theatrical experience to the role. Her presence will ensure continuing high-quality productions for our patrons and a supportive environment for the artists whose work is essential to these productions.”
Slight is a Chicago-based dramaturg, literary supervisor, and producer. Prior to working with Raven Theatre, she served because the affiliate inventive director at American Theater Company, inventive packages supervisor at Northlight Theatre, literary affiliate at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and literary supervisor at Red Eye Theatre. Credits embody The Luckiest (Raven Theatre), The Gradient (St. Louis Rep), The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Northlight Theatre), and several other extra.
Alongside Jess McLeod, Slight is the co-adapter of a condensed model of The Project(s) by PJ Paparelli and Joshua Jaeger, which toured by Chicago Public Schools and housing conferences in 2017. Slight holds an MFA from Columbia University and a B.S. from the University of Evansville.
Raven Theatre’s mission is to inform the tales of right this moment and the previous that join us to our cultural panorama. The theatre has been a cultural cornerstone on the north facet of Chicago for 39 years and counting. As of 2021, the theatre’s finances was roughly $404,000.
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