Farewell and Kudos to Lynne Meadow

[macbeth]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 12:27pm

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/theater/mtc-lynne-meadow-steps-down.html

53 years and since she was 25! What a tenure - has anyone been in their position longer? Also love that she's going out on a high note after another Tony win. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 12:30pm

MTC has consistently offered really professional and smart pieces, so thanks Lynn! Now we just need to get Ruined to Broadway. 

[verywellthensigh]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 12:43pm

One hell of a career!  So many great playwrights she helped launch.  

Updated On: 6/26/25 at 12:43 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 12:55pm

I wonder who will be her replacement, Anna D. Shapiro?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 3:06pm

MTC had some years of stuffy offerings, but she has really evolved with the times and helped broaden their audience. That is commendable. Not to mention growing it from such humble beginnings. 

It’s a huge job, and not an ideal fit for someone who wants to focus on being a director. The people who’ve had good track records running other off-Broadway and top-tier regional nonprofits are almost all viable contenders.

I wonder if Diane Paulus was ever in the mix for running Roundabout, LCT, or 2nd Stage, or if running a Broadway nonprofit just isn’t of interest?

As with all the other Broadway nonprofits in transition, there is no internal heir apparent (Nicki Hunter, Lynne’s associate, being the closest thing to one, and former staffers like Paige Evans and Mandy Greenfield).

Updated On: 6/26/25 at 03:06 PM

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 3:19pm

Some favorites from her tenure:

Airline Highway
Jitney
The Little Foxes
The Children
Choir Boy 
Ink
Mary Jane

[Melissa25]

Posted: 6/26/25 at 3:32pm

I am so glad that Lynne did not accept that offer to work at the Zabar's cheese department. I have enjoyed going to MTC for so long and appreciate all that she has done. My all-time favorite of course is Doubt. Looking forward to attending the shows that she directs.   

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 6/27/25 at 3:44am

Fordham2015 said: "Some favorites from her tenure:

Airline Highway
Jitney
The Little Foxes
The Children
Choir Boy
Ink
Mary Jane"

Have seen everyone of these and would concur with each one.

My list would also include:

Cost of Living

Skeleton Crew

How I Learned To Drive (2022)

The Height of the Storm

Heisenberg

The Other Place

Venus in Fur

Just to name a few. It's a pretty damn impressive list of great theater when you stop and think about it. Kudos to her for a job very well done.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/27/25 at 8:36am

To these other titles mentioned here, I'd add the following memorable evenings at MTC under Lynne's leadership:

Crimes of the Heart
Sight Unseen
Translations
The Miss Firecracker Contest
Loot
Frankie and Johnny...
Woman in Mind
Eastern Standard
The Lisbon Traviata
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
The Loman Family Picnic
Love! Valour! Compassions!
Sylvia
Fuddy Meers
Tale of the Allergist’s Wife
Proof
House/Garden
Yellowman
Kimberly Akimbo
Regrets Only
Blackbird
Ruined
Casa Valentina