Todd Schmidt Named Executive Director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival
A native of the Yellowhammer State, Schmidt leaves his post at New Jersey's Paper Mill after a career that has also encompassed Chicago and Wisconsin theatres.
A native of the Yellowhammer State, Schmidt leaves his post at New Jersey's Paper Mill after a career that has also encompassed Chicago and Wisconsin theatres.
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