The STC welcomes their new Artistic Director, John Fogle. Since 1977, Fogle has staged over 70 productions at a variety of venues in the greater Boston area – including the Gloucester Stage Company, the Charles Playhouse, the Lyric Stage, Quannapowitt Players, Theatre-By-The-Sea, Wharf Rat and the Mugford Street Players, which he also serves as Artistic Director.
In 1980, John Fogle co-founded Salem’s Barton Square Playhouse, where he staged numerous productions including Equus, The Gin Game, Sleuth, USA, A Life in the Theatre and Scrooge & Marley. In 1990, John founded Marblehead SummerStage, where he helmed Harvey, Our Town, Marathon ‘33, The Dining Room and Talley’s Folly.
He is past President of the Board of the Salem Theatre Company, where he has directed their premiere production, The Complete History of America (abridged), plus The Crucible (twice), Molly Sweeney, and, most recently, The Memory of Water. He just tackled his first musical, Blood Brothers, for Marblehead Little Theatre.
On three occasions, productions under his direction have taken “Best Production” award at the EMACT Drama Festival and have twice been cited as “One of the Year’s Ten Best” by the Boston Phoenix.
