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Article: Eustis goes Public as artistic director.(The Public Theater appoints Oskar Eustis)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- November 18, 2004
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The Public Theater has appointed Oskar Eustis to replace George C. Wolfe in the top post at the nonprofit theater. Wolfe's title is producer. Eustis' will be artistic director.
Announcement had been expected shortly after the presidential election, but when the appointment did not materialize then, speculation turned to possible snafus in negotiations between Eustis and the theater. Director Doug Hughes had been mentioned to replace Wolfe, but took himself out of the running weeks ago.
Eustis has been artistic director of Trinity Rep in Providence, R.I., since 1994, and he comes to the Public job with plenty of administrative and creative chops.
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