New Dramatists has named Christie Brown its new executive director, Brown's latest role in 15 years with the company. Brown will work alongside Artistic Director Emily Morse to lead the group.

“It’s an honor to join Emily at the helm of this magnificent organization, dedicated to supporting a group of extraordinarily talented playwrights,” says Brown in a statement. “We are ready to chart New Dramatists’ course forward with our unique mission: empowering playwrights to develop their work on their own terms. I feel proud to take over from Joel Ruark, who has elevated New Dramatists substantially over decades.”

“Christie’s immense creativity and impressive managerial acumen makes her infinitely suited to step into the position of Executive Director,” adds Morse. “She is exactly the leader we need at this moment, and I am eager and honored to collaborate with her to steward this exceptional organization, and work dynamically in service of the visionary artists comprising New Dramatists’ playwright company.”

Brown's appointment comes as the organization is in the midst of selling its current home on West 44th Street and looking for a new artistic home.

“New Dramatists’ Board of Directors had identified a natural successor to the Executive Director role in Christie Brown," says Board Chair David Rosenzweig. "The various roles she’s held in the organization encompass many of its facets, from her first assignment as literary director to her leadership of its fundraising efforts, to her recent management of finance, HR, and general administration. In that role, she was a key part of the leadership team that engineered New Dramatists’ successful navigation of the COVID shutdown."

Prior to her work at New Dramatists, Brown worked at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; ICM; and Signature Theatre.

New Dramatists works to provide playwrights with time, space, and resources to create new works. The group was founded in 1949.

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