One of D.C.'s top theater makers is leaving. What does it mean for the future?
The early announcement of David Muse's 2027 departure as artistic director of Studio Theatre, revealed in a letter to supporters and staff last week, allows the institution ample time to search for a replacement. That person will join Hana S. Sharif at Arena Stage, Karen Ann Daniels at Folger Theatre and Maria Manuela Goyanes's successor at Woolly Mammoth in a fresh class of leaders who are steering these companies through a period of cultural and economic uncertainty.
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