New Leadership at The York Theatre Company Announced - Joseph Hayward and Debra Walton Assume New Roles

November 13, 2024
New Leadership at The York Theatre Company Announced - Joseph Hayward and Debra Walton Assume New Roles

The York Theatre Company (Marie Grace LaFerrara, Executive Dir) announced at the company’s 32nd Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala two new additions to its leadership team: Joseph Hayward, stepping into the role of Interim Producing Artistic Director, and Debra Walton, as the Interim Associate Artistic Director. They join Executive Director Marie Grace LaFerrara, General Manager Dominick Balletta, and the York's team as they embark on a new chapter for the theater. Hayward has been part of The York Theatre Company for the past four years, serving as Associate Producing Director under the guidance of Jim Morgan, The York’s former and longtime Producing Artistic Director who recently stepped down. Walton is an actor, director, and producer with a career spanning stage and production roles. The York Theatre Company Board of Directors includes W David McCoy (Chairman), Jim Kierstead (President), Riki Kane Larimer (Vice President), Molly Pickering Grose (Secretary), Gerald F. Fisher (Treasurer), Bernard Carragher, Timothy F Collins, Alan Govenar, Laurence Holzman, Katherine Huang, Joan T. Mischo, Charlotte Rosenblatt, Joan Ross Sorkin, and Claudia Zahn. For more information, visit www.yorktheartre.org. Press contact: Richard Hillman/Richard Hillman PR (646/234-5716)...