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Alley board pressured artistic director to leave
Boyd retired after leadership learned of staff's concern regarding behavior
Alley board pressured artistic director to leave
Boyd retired after leadership learned of staff's concern regarding behavior
Gregory Boyd, the Alley Theatre's former artistic director, retired under pressure from board leadership after they learned of "the depth of staff concerns regarding his behavior," the theater's top ...
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Dean Gladden, Alley Theatre's Managing Director, today issued a statement apologizing for the handling of abuse allegations against the former artistic director, Gregory Boyd, who announced his retirement ...
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Former Alley Theatre artistic director gets $383,000 severance
Gregory Boyd, the Alley Theatre's recently retired artistic director, will receive a severance package of more than $383,000 - raising questions about the theater's insistence that he had planned to retire ...
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- Maria Carrillo: Senior Editor
Phone: (713) 362-7845 | Email | @havana58 - Susan Carroll: Investigative Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-6318 | Email | @_SusanCarroll - Lauren Caruba: Investigative Fellow
Phone: (713) 362-7274 | Email | @laurencaruba - Mark Collette: Investigative Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-7586 | Email | @chronMC - Matt Dempsey: Data Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-7226 | Email | @mizzousundevil - James Drew:Austin-based Investigative Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-8416 or (512) 439-2896 | Email | @jamesjdrew - Peter Haden: Producer, Reveal
Phone: (713) 362-6412 | Email | @HadenMedia - Lise Olsen: Deputy Investigations Editor
Phone: (713) 362-7462 | Email | @chrondigger - James Pinkerton: Investigative Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-6410 | Email | @ChronJP - Monica Rhor: Narrative Writer and Investigative Reporter
Phone: (713) 362-7208 | Email | @monicarhor - Dane Schiller: Organized Crime Specialist
Phone: (713) 362-2199 | Email | @daneschiller | Blog
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Alley board pressured artistic director to leave
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