The Hangar Theatre has named R.J. LAVINE managing director, effective Jan. 11. She is an Ithaca native who returned to the area nine years ago. Lavine has served as director of development and communications for the Kitchen Theatre Company since 2018. She was promoted from her prior role as the manager of growth and giving […]
The Hangar Theatre has named R.J. LAVINE managing director, effective Jan. 11. She is an Ithaca native who returned to the area nine years ago. Lavine has served as director of development and communications for the Kitchen Theatre Company since 2018. She was promoted from her prior role as the manager of growth and giving this past July. Lavine holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from American University and has studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute through a grant from Community Arts Partnership and is a graduate of the Actors Workshop of Ithaca. She has served in several other local acting roles. Lavine is succeeding MaryBeth Bunge, who served as managing director from 2017-2020, and retired in April 2020. Alfred Butler has since served as the interim managing director, co-leading the organization with interim artistic director Shirley Serotsky.
