Executives
TODD HAIMES (Artistic Director) joined Roundabout as the Executive Director at the age of 26. From 1983 to 1990, he served in that position, overseeing the company’s finances, marketing and fundraising. Mr. Haimes has been the Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company since July 1, 1990. Prior to joining RTC, Mr. Haimes held positions at Westport Country Playhouse and the Hartman Theatre. He is the former president and currently serves on the board of ART/NY. Mr. Haimes has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University. He has taught Theatre Administration in the Graduate Program at the Yale School of Drama and the Graduate Theatre Administration Program at Brooklyn College.
HAROLD WOLPERT (Managing Director) joined Roundabout Theatre Company as Managing Director in July 2005. Under Mr. Wolpert’s leadership, Roundabout opened the new Stephen Sondheim Theatre, which is the first LEED®-rated “green” venue on Broadway; began the Roundabout Underground program, which is designed to foster new works by emerging theatre artists; launched Access Roundabout, an audience-development initiative that makes more than 34,000 affordable tickets available to the public each season; and became the first American theatre company to produce a cinema broadcast of one of its productions,
The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD. A Philadelphia native, Mr. Wolpert earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wolpert served as Company Manager at Circle Repertory Company and Manhattan Theatre Club before transitioning to the role of General Manager at the Alley Theatre (Houston, TX) in 1994. He returned to Manhattan Theatre Club in 2000 as General Manager during the time that
Doubt and
Proof won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards® for Best Play. Also during this time, he was a key member of the planning and operating team for the $35 million restoration of the Biltmore Theatre. Mr. Wolpert is currently a Vice President and serves on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres, the Board of Directors of the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers, and teaches graduate studies at Brooklyn College’s Theatre Department as an Adjunct Lecturer to the M.F.A. Program in Performing Arts Management.
JULIA C. LEVY (Executive Director) has more than 27 years experience in the not-for- profit sector. She joined the Roundabout Theatre in February 1990 as director of development with the primary responsibility of managing the annual fundraising campaign. In her 21 years with the company, Julia has helped guide its growth from a small off-Broadway company operating one theatre to a leading not-for-profit institution with five theatres in the Broadway district. She works closely with the board of directors to ensure the artistic excellence and financial health of the organization. She has a broad range of experience managing multi-million dollar annual and capital campaigns. In addition to its fundraising program, she oversees the company’s government relations, arts education program, archive and institutional public relations efforts. Prior to Roundabout, she held fundraising positions at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Born in Woodbridge Connecticut, she received her BS in Business Administration from the University of Vermont and attended Harvard Business School Executive Education program and CORO Leadership New York Class of 2000. She currently serves on the Times Square Alliance Board of Directors and the NYC Department of Education Advisory Council for Arts Education. She has served as a panelist for the Connecticut State Council on the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and the Mellon Foundation. She is a frequent lecturer on arts management, sponsorship, and fundraising.