Andrew Hamingson became The Public Theater's
Executive Director in August 2008. From August 2004 to September
2008 he was Atlantic Theater Company's Managing Director overseeing
all administrative and fiscal matters including institutional
development, Board recruitment, budgeting, marketing and fundraising.
In addition, he oversaw the negotiations, planning and construction of
Atlantic's new state of the art $6 million theater complex on West
16th Street, and is currently leading the team to renovate Atlantic's
20th St. mainstage theater. In 2006 Atlantic Theater Company
transferred SPRING AWAKENING and THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE to
Broadway-the first time in over 20 years that a not for profit had
transferred back to back shows to Broadway. Prior to Atlantic,
he was Manhattan Theatre Club's Director of Development for 5 years.
While there he managed all aspects of the annual fundraising campaign.
In addition to the $8 million annual fund, he was responsible for
raising $35 million for the Capital Campaign for the renovation of the
historic Biltmore Theater. Andrew has a B.S. in Accounting from
the State University of New York's John Wiley Jones School of
Business, and an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU
Steinhardt. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Yale School of
Drama and an adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt's Program in
Performing Arts Administration.