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May Adrales Named New Artistic Director of the Lark

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May Adrales has been named artistic director of the Lark, the international lay development laboratory dedicated to amplifying the voices of playwrights. Founding artistic director John Clinton Eisner recently stepped down.
Adrales has a long history with the Lark, first joining the organization the New Generations Future Leaders Fellowship. In 2008, she became the director of artistic programs, creating the Monthly Meeting of the Minds, Winter Writers Retreat, and Playground initiatives. She is hands down exactly the right person for the job because she has spent a lifetime fighting for artists to have a place at the center of the cultural conversation, Eisner said in a statement.

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May Adrales Named The Lark's New Artistic Director

May Adrales
Stage auteur May Adrales has been selected as The Larkâs new artistic director, with the announcement arriving less than a week after John Clinton Eisner shared his retirement from the Off-Broadway company. Adrales returns to The Lark after nearly a decade at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, which she joined as a board member in 2012 and became associate artistic director of in 2017.
Prior to Milwaukee Rep, Adrales served as The Larkâs director of artistic programs from 2008 to 2010 and then continued served on its artistic board until 2014. During her tenure, she created several programs that remain as a toolbox of play development, including Monthly Meeting of the Minds, Winter Writersâ Retreat, and Playground. From 2006 to 2009, she was an artistic associate at The Public Theater.

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