New York Stage and Film (NYSAF) has announced that Ian Belknap has been named Artistic Director, following an extensive process facilitated by Culture Change Lab (Miranda Gonzalez, Alexandra Meda, Monica Montoya). Belknap will assume the role full-time beginning November 11, 2024, taking over from Interim Artistic Director Liz Carlson, who led the organization through a period of strategic restructuring in the wake of the pandemic and helped facilitate the search. Additionally, NYSAF has shared that Producing Associate Isabelle (Fereshteh) Sanatdar Stevens has been promoted to Associate Artistic Director. Applications were reviewed and candidates interviewed by a team composed of artists, year-round NYSAF staff members, alumni, seasonal staff members, and the board of directors. From a total of 125 applicants, finalists joined NYSAF in person during the 2024 Summer Season at Marist College for further conversation in the context of the organization’s core programming. For more information, please visit www.newyorkstageandfilm.org. Press contact: Claire Wojciechowski/Print Shop PR (claire@printshoppr.com)...