Jeremy Adams Named the Public Theater's New General Manager

The Public Theater has named Jeremy Adams as its new general manager, beginning April 27. He takes on the position after spending 13 years as a producer at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon in London. During his tenure, he was responsible for all national and international touring and residencies. He recently worked with the Public Theater on the 2014 co-production of Antony and Cleopatra.

As General Manager, Adams will be responsible for all theatrical administration including contract negotiation, company management, and theater-budget analysis. He will also collaborate with members of the senior team at the Public to plan and produce the theater's season.

"I am thrilled to welcome Jeremy to the Public Theater," said Executive Director Patrick Willingham. "He is passionate about the arts and the Public's mission to support artists and our community, and I know that he will bring invaluable skills and knowledge to our theater."

"I am thrilled, delighted, and honored to be joining the Public Theater to work with the incredible team led by Oskar Eustis and Patrick Willingham," Adams added. "It has long been an ambition to work in New York and it doesn't get much better than the Public Theater — one of America's major theater companies, where the scale, diversity, and reach of the programming is matched by its ambition"