""Ed didn't just create a theatre-he created a home. I'm not stepping into this role to only continue his legacy-I'm stepping in to serve it, to help it evolve, and reach its next promise. I've seen firsthand the impact this theatre can have and I believe in its power, not just to reflect the world, but to shape it.""
""NCTC is where I first felt empowered to take risks, to tell stories from my perspective as a queer, Latiné artist, and where I learned how theatre can be both deeply personal and radically communal,""
Ed Decker will step down as Founding Artistic Director of the New Conservatory Theatre Center in January 2026 after 45 years of leadership. Ben Villegas Randle, a longtime collaborator, current Artistic Associate, Stage Director, and former Press Manager, will assume the artistic directorship. Decker founded NCTC in 1981 as a progressive arts education program and expanded it into a nationally recognized theatre producing hundreds of productions, including over 40 world premieres, and serving thousands of students through on-site and touring programs. NCTC is named a San Francisco Legacy Business and serves as a home for queer and allied art.
Read at San Francisco Bay Times
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