Dear DCTA Community,
As you may know, DC Theater Arts (DCTA) is in a time of transition.
Our long-time Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Nicole Hertvik, stepped down in December of last year. Since then, I have had the privilege and honor to take on the role of Executive Director, alongside Megan Wills as Managing Director, John Stoltenberg as Executive Editor, Hannah Estifanos as our News Editor, and Eric Colchamiro as Manager of Development and External Affairs. We have a strong team assembled to lead DCTA into the future, and our writers continue to publish work that is vitally important for the performing arts in our region.
DCTA is a local arts journalism outlet with a three-pronged mission:
1. To provide thorough media coverage of theater produced in the DC region;
2. to boost the region’s reputation as a national theater capital, and
3. to train a new generation of arts journalists.
To accomplish these goals, we are now seeking qualified candidates for our Board of Directors who can help guide our future. Please consider applying or forwarding this message to someone who might be interested.
Being a member of our Board provides you with a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing organization during a strategic and transitional period, make a positive impact on the arts journalism sector in the DMV area, and provide support and creative opportunities for arts journalists, while bolstering community and professional theaters in the region.
DC Theater Arts is a growing organization and needs the support and input of community members with your experience and skills.
The main purpose of the DC Theater Arts Board of Directors is to oversee the fiduciary, legal, and reporting obligations of the organization as it transitions to a stable nonprofit with the goal of creating a lasting footprint in the region’s art and media communities.
Board meetings will be held quarterly and remotely — usually in February, June, September, and November. Each meeting will be about one hour in duration. In addition, Board members are asked to publicly support DC Theater Arts. DCTA values the skills of its Board members, and encourages them to reach out with ideas and questions about the organization throughout their Board tenure. Board terms last for your choice of one or two years, with the option to renew for a second and third term.
Please click here to fill out the DCTA Board application
Not interested in joining the Board, but still want to help? Please click here to donate directly to DCTA. Every dollar counts in our work to elevate the arts in our region.
Thank you for taking the time to read this invitation. We hope you will consider being a part of the DC Theater Arts Board of Directors. I am available to discuss any questions you may have. You can reach me via email at julian@dctheaterarts.org.
Sincerely,
Julian Oquendo
Executive Director, DC Theater Arts
