Cambridge, NY, July 5, 2024 It is my great pleasure, on behalf of the Hubbard Hall Board of Directors, to announce that after an extensive search, we are thrilled to welcome Erin Harrington as the new Executive Director, effective July 8, 2024. The Hiring Committee and the Board are confident that Erin’s management skills, collaborative style, and artistic innovation will lead Hubbard Hall into the exciting Next Act.
Erin is a North Country native hailing from neighboring Warren County. She received her Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Potsdam, Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Theatre and English concentrating on dramaturgy and creative writing and a minor in Women and Gender Studies. She has extensive teaching and directing experience including the Saratoga Arts summer Youth theater program and guest lecturer on dramaturgy at SUNY Potsdam.
Erin has many years of experience in managing arts organizations, namely at The Depot Theatre in Westport, New York and most recently with Home Made Theater in Saratoga as Business Manager. In addition to her administrative and leadership roles, she is also an accomplished theater artist who led the creation of the Sensory Friendly Performance Program providing accommodations for patrons of all ages with sensory sensitivities. She directed The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time, which was named a top 10 non-equity production for the Capital Region by the Saratogian in 2022. She also received critical acclaim for the recent production of The Humans.
Erin explains, “As a passionate advocate for the transformative power of the arts, I am incredibly honored to join Hubbard Hall as its new Executive Director. I look forward to collaborating with this vibrant community to continue creating and celebrating exceptional art that inspires and brings us together.”
A heartfelt thanks to the Hiring Committee which consisted of myself and fellow Board Members Judy Pate, Don Boyd, Alyson Slack and Mark Pritchard and community members Terry Dansin and Sarah Ashton for their months of hard work and diligence. Also thank you to the Hubbard Hall staff and volunteers who took part in our community meet and greets with the finalists. It is this community spirit that makes Hubbard Hall such a special place.
Please welcome Erin Harrington to Hubbard Hall and let the Next Act begin!
Margaret Surowka – Chair,
and the Entire Hubbard Hall Board: Judy Pate – Treasurer, Alyson Slack – Secretary, Don Boyd – Vice Chair, Alexina Jones, Nancy Krauss, Elyssa Macura, Andrew Pate, Alexandra Scoville, Ann Villet
About Hubbard Hall
The Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education is a thriving arts center dedicated to developing, promoting and sustaining the cultural life of the Cambridge, Washington County, and the Taconic Tri-state and Capital Region communities. Located on a picturesque rural campus featuring an historic opera hall built in 1878, Hubbard Hall has hosted performances and training for thousands of artists, students and audience members as a nonprofit organization since 1977. www.hubbardhall.org