Board Director Opportunity

Playwrights’ Center

Help Shape the Next Chapter of One of America’s Most Influential Arts Organizations

For more than 50 years, the Playwrights’ Center has been one of the nation’s premier organizations dedicated to developing playwrights and advancing new dramatic work. From its home in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Center has supported generations of playwrights and helped develop work that has reached major regional theaters, Broadway, television, streaming, and film.

The Playwrights’ Center is entering an important period of organizational transformation. As we look toward the future, the Board of Directors is being intentional about bringing together experienced leaders who can help reimagine and strengthen key operational, financial, governance, and strategic components of the organization.

This is an opportunity to join the Board at a particularly consequential moment. New directors will have the opportunity to help shape how the organization operates, grows, and fulfills its mission while contributing to the development of a strong, sustainable foundation designed to serve playwrights and the broader theater community for years to come.

About the Opportunity

This is a volunteer Board Director position for experienced professionals who are committed to active governance, strategic leadership, and meaningful engagement.

Board Directors serve three-year terms and act as fiduciaries of the organization, working collaboratively with fellow directors and organizational leadership to provide oversight, strategic direction, financial stewardship, and long-term planning.

This is an active governing board. Directors are expected to contribute not only their professional expertise and perspective, but also their time, networks, advocacy, and leadership in support of the

Playwrights’ Center’s mission and long-term sustainability.

Candidates residing in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles metropolitan areas are especially encouraged to express interest, reflecting the Center’s Minnesota roots and national reach.

The Leadership Opportunity

The next chapter of the Playwrights’ Center will require thoughtful leaders who are comfortable navigating organizational change and helping translate an ambitious mission into a sustainable operating model.

Incoming Board Directors will have the opportunity to contribute to work including:

• Long-term organizational and strategic planning
• Financial sustainability and responsible stewardship
• Evaluation and evolution of organizational operations
• Revenue diversification and fundraising strategy
• Corporate partnerships and philanthropic development
• National brand positioning and audience growth
• Board development and governance
• Organizational structure and leadership strategy
• Expansion of PWC’s relationships across theater, entertainment, philanthropy, business, and the broader creative economy

Our goal is not simply to fill open board seats. We are intentionally assembling a Board whose collective experience, networks, and leadership capabilities can help guide the organization through this period of transformation and position it for stability, relevance, and impact for years to come.

We’re Seeking Leaders With Experience In

We are particularly interested in seasoned professionals who bring both strong functional expertise and a demonstrated connection to theater, the performing arts, entertainment, creative industries, arts philanthropy, or mission-driven cultural organizations.

Relevant experience may include:

• Corporate sponsorships and strategic partnerships within arts, entertainment, media, or cultural organizations
• Major gifts, philanthropy, fundraising, or advancement for nonprofit, arts, or cultural institutions
• Strategic planning and organizational transformation within mission-driven or creative organizations
• Business-model development and revenue diversification for nonprofits, arts organizations, or cultural institutions
• Brand marketing and national brand development within arts, media, entertainment, or culture
• Corporate banking, commercial lending, or financial services with nonprofit, arts, or cultural-sector experience
• Finance, accounting, audit, investment, or financial governance for nonprofit or mission-driven organizations
• Human resources, talent strategy, organizational development, or culture within creative or nonprofit environments
• Sales, business development, or partnership leadership within media, entertainment, arts, or cultural organizations
• Legal, nonprofit governance, or executive leadership
• Organizational operation