NEW ORLEANS: The NOLA Venture has introduced the departure of inventive director A.J. Allegra. Ensemble members Leslie Claverie and Pamela D. Roberts have been named affiliate inventive administrators, whereas Monica R. Harris has been named interim managing director.

“I enormously look ahead to taking over my new place throughout the NOLA Venture to usher in an
thrilling new chapter for the corporate,” Harris mentioned in a press release. “I need to specific my gratitude to A.J. Allegra and your entire firm ensemble for his or her continued steering, friendship, and encouragement.”

Harris has been an lively member of the New Orleans cultural scene for greater than 20 years. She has labored as a director, performer, and producer at theatres everywhere in the nation, together with on the NOLA Venture. Harris is a graduate of Loyola College New Orleans.

Harris will work with Claverie and Roberts all through the NOLA Venture’s transition interval. Claverie has been a NOLA Venture firm member since 2016, whereas Roberts is among the firm’s latest members.

Moreover, David Emond has been named president of the corporate’s board of administrators. Emond is an entrepreneur, educator, and youth advocate.

The NOLA Venture has aimed to carry daring, modern, and imaginative theatre to the folks of New Orleans for 18 years. The ensemble theatre undertaking challenges, entertains, and engages various New Orleans audiences by means of productions of basic works, improvement of recent works, and academic alternatives. As of 2022, the theatre had a finances of roughly $306,200.

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