Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Appoints Kimberly E. Douglas as Managing Director
Tom O’Connor Consulting Group (TOCG) is pleased to announce that Kimberly E. Douglas (she/her) has been appointed Managing Director by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director) in Washington D.C., following our extensive national search.
As shared in a release from the company, Kimberly Douglas most recently worked for THEARC Theater (a program of Building Bridges Across the River) for 14 years, serving as the Managing Artistic Director after starting as Production Manager and later Director of Theater Operations & Programming. THEARC was part of the Woolly Mammoth Connectivity Core Partner program, with Woolly and THEARC collaborating on productions and projects such as What to Send Up When it Goes Down, Homegrown, and 19. Through a seat reserved for Connectivity Core Partners, Douglas joined Woolly Mammoth’s Board of Directors in 2021 and has been a champion of Woolly’s mission and guiding principles.
"My journey within the D.C. arts community has been an extraordinary experience of growth, perseverance, and authentic dedication to uplifting the arts,” says Douglas. “I'm overjoyed for this new role, and I look forward to contributing my gifts to Woolly Mammoth as we make bold, audacious theatre; make an impact in the arts community and society; and tell the important and necessary stories, onstage and beyond."
“Kimberly Douglas is as Woolly as they come!” says Goyanes. “She is an out-of-the-box thinker with incredible integrity who cares deeply about the role of theatre to ignite conversation in the DMV. I met Kimberly in my first month on the job, and from that moment, we started planning collaborative projects together for Woolly Mammoth and THEARC. It’s been a privilege to work alongside her through Connectivity and then on our Board of Directors, and I cannot wait to see what we cook up for D.C. as she steps into this role.”
“After years of admiring Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s bold vision and national impact, it was such an honor to support the company on the search for their Managing Director,” said Cynthia Fuhrman, VP of Executive Search at TOCG. “The search committee’s focus on Woolly’s values and mission throughout the process was always clear, and it made for rich conversations every step of the way. We are thrilled to cheer Kimberly’s appointment, and we are eager to see where she and Maria take the company next!”
About Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The Tony Award®-winning Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company creates badass theatre that highlights the stunning, challenging, and tremendous complexity of our world. For over 40 years, Woolly has maintained a high standard of artistic rigor while simultaneously daring to take risks, innovate, and push beyond perceived boundaries.
One of the few remaining theatres in the country to maintain a company of artists, Woolly serves an essential research and development role within the American theatre. Plays premiered here have gone on to productions at hundreds of theatres all over the world and have had lasting impacts on the field. Currently co-led by Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes and Managing Director Kimberly E. Douglas, Woolly is located in Washington, D.C., equidistant from the Capitol and the White House. This unique location influences Woolly’s investment in actively working towards an equitable, participatory, and creative democracy.
Woolly Mammoth stands upon occupied, unceded territory: the ancestral homeland of the Nacotchtank whose descendants belong to the Piscataway peoples. Furthermore, the foundation of this city, and most of the original buildings in Washington, D.C., were funded by the sale of enslaved people of African descent and built by their hands.
About Tom O’Connor Consulting Group
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